Western New Mexico University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Western New Mexico University Academics

Western New Mexico University is unique in its study options. For one thing, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination and Teacher Certification. Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Partial Services/Facilities For Students With Learning Disabilities, Services/Facilities For Hearing Impaired, Services/Facilities For Speech Or Communications Disorders, Services/Facilities For Visually Impaired, Wheelchair Accessibility, 150 work stations, available in: dorms, libraries, computer centers, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Email Accounts Provided to All Students, Online Course Registration for Freshmen, Commuter/Off-Campus Students Can Connect to Campus Network, Computer Helpline Available, Online Library, Offers distance learning courses or programs (online or partially online): Yes, During Normal Term Periods, Over the Summer, Percent of courses taught as online courses: 6%, Percent of courses taught as blended (online and offline): 0% and Percent of courses taught face-to-face: 94%. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Western New Mexico University.

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology, Botany, Zoology

Social Sciences:

Social Sciences – General, Sociology

History:

History – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

English Language and Literature:

English

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry

Popular majors:

twenty-six percent health professions, twenty-one percent business per marketing, twenty percent education, fourteen percent mechanic and repair technologies, nine percent liberal arts, six percent engineering, twenty-three percent business per marketing, nineteen percent education, fifteen percent liberal arts, seven percent security and protective services, seven percent social sciences, six percent psychology

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Administrative/Secretarial Services, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Marketing Management, Office Management, Operations Management

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Education:

Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, ESL Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, Health Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education, Technology/Industrial Arts Education

Foreign Language and Literature:

Spanish

Public Administration and Service:

Public Services, Social Work

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology, Medical Administrative Assistance, Nursing – Practical

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies, Law Enforcement Administration

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of June.

Western New Mexico University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 100% and Open admission. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer students are not ignored, and yet did not report the exact number of transfer students. This school did not report their application fee.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application due date was not reported. Similarly, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of August. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of August and the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of June. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of April.

Western New Mexico University Financial Aid

Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Financial aid distribution is at fifty percent scholarships per grants and fifty percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics and State/District Residency. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Athletics and State/District Residency.

Western New Mexico University Students

Western New Mexico University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Furthermore, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. Again, the student body consists of eighty-seven percent in-state students, thirteen percent out-of-state students, twelve percent part-time students, sixty-one percent women, thirty-nine percent men, three percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent black per non-hispanic, forty-nine percent hispanic, thirty-four percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien and eleven percent race per ethnicity unreported. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-seven degree-seeking undergrads, three hundred and twelve first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five hundred and ninety-three graduate enrollment. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 100 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited, College Board member and Hispanic serving.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. In any event, the school is located 155 miles from El Paso, Texas; 193 miles from Tucson, Arizona.Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as museum specializing in Native American cultures, fine arts center and gallery, amphitheater.

Western New Mexico University Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division II Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball