Applying & Registration

First Steps:

Step 1

Complete the application to New Mexico State University – Alamogordo in the Dual Credit program.

Students whom:

• Are new to dual credit at NMSU-Alamogordo
• Students who did not take classes the previous year
• Students who withdrew from the University

Must complete the application:

Step 2

After completing your Dual Credit application meet with your high school counselor to discuss the classes you’d like to take. We encourage all students to have a degree path or a goal in mind when planning classes to take.

Local high schools and Homeschools set dual credit participation requirements for their students. Check with your high school or homeschool to see if you can take dual credit classes, how many you can take and other requirements for your high school.

After you meet with your counselor download the Dual Credit Packet.

Local educational agencies (LEA) are your local high school or homeschool that the student attends.

Complete the packet with your high school counselor to have the courses approved by the local education agency (LEA). Once the classes are approved and the Dual Credit Packet is signed by the high school counselor, the student and their parent, deliver the packet in person to NMSU-A Admissions in the NMSU-A Student Services building or scan the document and send it to dualcreditnmsua@nmsu.edu .

Your local education agency (LEA) is required to submit current high school transcripts each semester. This can be done via a physical copy submitted with the dual credit packet or the LEA can email it to admissnmusa@nmsu.edu with the student's name. If Home schools have questions about what the transcript needs to contain for this program, please reach out to admissnmsua@nmsu.edu.

**Incomplete forms will be rejected and returned to the sender to be corrected. Forms can be resubmitted to dualcreditnmsua@nmsu.edu and processed if submitted before the Dual Credit deadline.

Step 3

After the student has completed the dual credit application and submitted the dual credit packet, they will need to register for one of our dual credit orientations. These are offered at local high schools and at the NMSU-Alamogordo campus. Students will need to sign up for the orientation with the same admissions account which is the email and password they completed the online application with.

If you have questions, please reach out to admissnmsua@nmsu.edu .

Step 4

Students will need to create a MyNMSU account before they attend dual credit orientation. This can be done at https://myaccount.nmsu.edu/activation using their Aggie ID. This number will be provided to them with their acceptance email. If you have any questions about how to create a my.nmsu.edu account, please contact admissnmsua@nmsu.edu.

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.

Local educational agencies (LEA) are your local high school or homeschool which the student attends.

Students who have completed their first semester with NMSU-Alamogordo may continue to take dual credit courses as long as all four of the following conditions are met.

1. Students must still be in good standing with the Local Education Agency (LEA) and have the approval of the LEA to take classes at NMSU-Alamogordo. These requirements are set by the LEA. To see if you or your student is still in good standing please reach out to your high school or home school.

2. Students must be currently enrolled at the LEA. Students who have graduated high school or completed a High School equivalency are no longer eligible for this program and must reapply as an undergraduate student.

3. Students must have attended Dual Credit courses at NMSU-Alamogordo within the last two normal academic semesters.

4. Students must be currently admitted to the university. If the student has withdrawn from the University, they must reapply before they can take additional courses.

Local educational agencies (LEA) are your local high school or homeschool that the student attends.

Complete the packet with your high school counselor to have the courses approved by the local education agency (LEA). Once the classes are approved and the Dual Credit Packet is signed by the high school counselor, the student and their parent, deliver the packet in person to NMSU-A Admissions in the NMSU-A Student Services building or scan the document and send it to dualcreditnmsua@nmsu.edu .

Your local education agency (LEA) is required to submit current high school transcripts each semester. This can be done via a physical copy submitted with the dual credit packet or the LEA can email it to admissnmusa@nmsu.edu with the student's name. If Home schools have questions about what the transcript needs to contain for this program, please reach out to admissnmsua@nmsu.edu .

**Incomplete forms will be rejected and returned to the sender to be corrected. Forms can be resubmitted to dualcreditnmsua@nmsu.edu and processed if submitted before the Dual Credit deadline.