The Record Specialists, in collaboration with the departments in the College of Arts & Sciences, are here to ensure that degree requirements under your catalog year are met according to NMSU’s academic guidelines.
Record Specialists work with students whose majors, supplemental majors, or minors are in the College of Arts & Sciences to facilitate proper recording of academic progress towards degree certification.
The STAR audit is the principal tool by which degree requirements are confirmed and degrees are certified by Record Specialists. For assistance with semester-by-semester Academic Planning, contact your departmental academic advisor before enrolling in classes. CONTACT INFORMATION
You are assigned to a Record Specialist based on the last two digits of your Banner ID. Please note that students are seen by appointment only.
Check degree application deadlines and Application for Degree through MyNMSU.
Once you've logged in, go to the Application for Degree (Diploma):
Click the Student and Financial Aid tab
Under Quick Links select Student Records
At the bottom of the list under Graduation you'll find the Application for Degree (Diploma) link.
The online degree application requires that the major, supplemental major or minor and catalog year be current on Banner.
To update, please submit a Change or Declare a major, Minor or Supplemental Major form on-line.
Submit two semesters before graduating. If you are graduating in the current semester, submit a Degree Application rather than a Degree Check.
REVIEWED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY - for those students who have 30 credit hours or less to graduate. If you are graduating in the current semester, submit a Degree Application rather than a Degree Check.
The student will be notified via NMSU email for an appointment and/or sent a summary of academic standing for graduation.
Meet with your advisor and/or department head as soon as possible. Only applies to departmental requirements.
Students meet with their academic advisor or department head to determine if a substitution or waiver is recommended within the major requirements.
The completed form is reviewed, approved or disapproved by the department head.
The Department Head's signature is required.
The form is submitted to your assigned Record Processor for approval by the Associate Dean for Academics.
The student will be notified via NMSU email if the request was not approved. If approved, the change will appear on the STAR audit.
Transfer students are required to provide their high school transcript. If approved, the language requirement will be reflected on the STAR audit. The student will be notified via NMSU email if the request was not approved.
