Are you a New Mexico high school or home-schooled student? Are you planning on going to college? Are you interested in earning college credits before you finish high school? What if you could do all that without having to pay college tuition?
Dual Credit is a statewide program in which eligible students can receive both high school credits and college credits for taking approved college courses.
Talk to your high school guidance counselor to see if Dual Credit classes are a good fit for you.
New Dual Credit Student Admissions Application
Paper Applications no longer accepted as of Oct 1st, 2022
Deadline to Apply for Summer 2023
May 12, 2023
Deadline to Apply for Fall 2023
August 11, 2023
Applying & Registration
Students new to the program OR students who did not take classes the previous year must complete the following:
- Meet with your high school counselor to discuss the classes you’d like to take.
- Download the forms in the packet.
- Once the classes are approved and the Dual Credit Packet is signed by the high school counselor, deliver the packet in person to NMSU-A Admissions in the NMSU-A Student Services building.
- Complete the Online Application.
- Current transcripts must be sent to NMSU-A from the high school.
**Incomplete forms will not be processed.
Important Note! If you withdraw from or fail any Dual Credit course, it may affect your eligibility to receive future financial aid, including the Bridge Scholarship, Opportunity Scholarship, and/or the Lottery Scholarship.
Student Account
(MyNMSU & Canvas)
New students must create a MyNMSU and Canvas account. MyNMSU is a records account that includes a student email. Canvas is the Learning Platform that gives access to classes.
- Download the forms in the packet.
- Meet with your high school counselor to discuss the classes you’d like to take.
- Once the classes are approved and the Dual Credit Packet is signed by the high school counselor, deliver the packet in person to NMSU-A Admissions in the NMSU-A Student Services building.
- Current transcripts must be sent to NMSU-A from the high school.
**Incomplete forms will not be processed.
Important Note! If you withdraw from or fail any Dual Credit course, it may affect your eligibility to receive future financial aid, including the Bridge Scholarship, Opportunity, and/or the Lottery Scholarship.
Dual Credit Infographic for Students
Academic Advisors by High School
