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Title: Higher Education Opportunities for Immigrant Students Immigrant Student Issues Committee New Mexico State University,


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Higher Education Opportunities for Immigrant
Students Immigrant Student Issues
CommitteeNew Mexico State University, Doña Ana
Community College,Las Cruces Public Schools
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Immigrant Student Issues Committee
  • The Immigrant Student Issues Committee at
    NMSU/DACC was created in order to answer
    questions among faculty, staff and community
    members about services, policies and
    opportunities applicable to students that are
  • A) Undergraduate International Students, with
    student visas
  • B) Undocumented Students
  • C) U.S. Citizens or Legal Permanent Residents
    who have graduated from a U.S. high school
    have limited English Proficiency.
  • D) U.S. Citizens or Legal Permanent Residents who
    have graduated from a foreign high school

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  • This presentation includes information on
  • Admissions Criteria
  • Opportunities for scholarships/financial aid
  • Other opportunities at NMSU Las Cruces Campus and
    Doña Ana Community College

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  • For Students Who Are
  • A) Undergraduate International Students, with
    student visas
  • B) Undocumented Students
  • C) U.S. Citizens or Legal Permanent Residents
    who have graduated from a U.S. high school
    have limited English proficiency.
  • D) U.S. Citizens or Legal Permanent Residents who
    have graduated from a foreign high school.

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  • Students in ALL categories above are able to
    study at public community colleges or
    universities in the state of New Mexico as long
    as they
  • 1) Meet the academic entrance requirements
  • 2) Are able to pay tuition, fees, books and
    living expenses or
  • 3) Are able to obtain these resources through
    various combinations of scholarships, financial
    aid and /or employment. (Not all students in
    these categories are able to receive federal
    financial aid, nor are they all able to be
    employed on campus.)

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Where does an undergraduate international student
start???
  • If a student has a student visa OR is the
    dependent of a person with a student visa, the
    student starts the admissions process at the
  • International Student Services, Suite G
    Educational Services Building
  • Ph 575-646-4482

Undergraduate and graduate students are required
to have a TOEFL English score (unless they have a
U.S. High school diploma, college/university
degree, or a degree from an English-speaking
country (list available) ).
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  • International Students who graduate from a
    foreign high school, must have their transcript
    translated when it is in a language other than
    English.
  • Translations of transcripts from Spanish-speaking
    countries can also be obtained from
  • Jeff Longwell - Department of Languages
    Linguistics
  • 575- 646-3408 jelongwe_at_nmsu.edu
  • Marcela Salmon - College of Engineering
  • 575- 646-5894 msalmon_at_nmsu.edu
  • If you cannot contact them call Student Services
    at
  • 575-646-2017
  • There is a charge to have transcript translated.

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International Student ServicesContact Information
  • Mary Jaspers
  • Educational Services, Suite G
  • MSC 3G
  • New Mexico State University
  • 575-646-2017
  • marjaspe_at_nmsu.edu

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B) Where does an undocumented student start???
  • If a student is undocumented, to study at NMSU
    Las Cruces they begin the process at Chicano
    Programs.
  • When filling out the NMSU Application for
    Admission form, individuals without official
    immigration status should check other when
    answering the section on citizenship/residency
    status.

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Chicano Programs
  • Chicano Programs, Rm. 138 Garcia Annex
  • (south of Corbett Center)
  • Ph 575-646-4206 and ask for an appointment
    with
  • Dr. Spencer lgutzspc_at_nmsu.edu

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If an Undocumented student wants to study at the
Doña Ana Community College (DACC), begin the
process with
  • Becky Orduñez
  • DACC Admissions, Room 116
  • DACC Main Building
  • 575-528-7244
  • beordune_at_nmsu.edu

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What types of financial support are available to
undocumented students?
  • Undocumented Students are eligible for the major
    state-funded, and some private incoming freshman
    Scholarships, if the individual
  • -Resided in New Mexico for at least one year,
  • and graduated from a NM GED program OR attended
    for at least one year and graduated from a New
    Mexico public high school
  • AND
  • -If the individual entered a college or
    university the first regular semester after high
    school graduation or GED completion.

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These Scholarships include
  • Non-Competitive State Funded
  • Opportunity
  • Lottery Success
  • Regents
  • Crimson Academic

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Scholarships (continued)
  • Competitive/Honors
  • Crimson Honors
  • New Mexico Scholars
  • NMSU Leadership
  • Presidents Associates Scholarship

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For additional information on Scholarships
available for students contact
  • Michelle Cisneros
  • Scholarship Coordinator
  • Office of Financial Aid
  • DACC Room 115
  • (Main building)
  • micisner_at_nmsu.edu
  • 575- 528-7255

Marlene Melendez Office of Financial Aid NMSU
Main Campus Educational Services
Building melendem_at_nmsu.edu 575-646-6118
  • General Scholarship Application
  • (available online January 3 - March 1)
  • www.fa.nmsu.edu/sch/appl

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  • Undocumented students are NOT eligible to
  • Receive State-funded Work Study or Federal
    Financial Aid.
  • Work on campus, either through Work Study or
    Student Employment
  • NOTE In order to be hired, an I-9 document
    (with a legitimate Social Security Number, US
    Birth Certificate or other official US document
    named on the I-9 form that establishes US
    employment eligibility) must be filed with the
    NMSU/DACC Human Resources offices.

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Student Services for undocumented students
  • There is no citizenship or official residency
    requirement for students to live in campus
    housing or to use the campus dining services.
  • They simply must have the resources to pay for
    the services, whether it be through scholarship
    funding or their own means.

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Continued..
  • There is no citizenship or official residency
    requirement for students to access general
    academic and student services available to
    NMSU/DACC students (based on their full-time or
    part-time status).
  • Veterans services, Study Abroad, National
    Exchange programs, and Athletics travel programs
    are all problematic without official U.S.
    documentation

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C) Where do U.S. Citizens or Legal Permanent
Residents who have graduated from a U.S. high
school start?
  • Doña Ana Community College NMSU
  • DACC Admissions, Rm. 116 Las
    Cruces Campus
  • DACC Main Building Admissions Suite
    A
  • 575- 528-7244
    Educational Services Bldg.
  • 575-646-3121

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  • These students may be new to the US and have low
    English proficiency making them eligible for the
    CITE Program at NMSU or ESL (CCDL) classes at
    Doña Ana Community College (DACC).

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D) Where do U.S. Citizens or Legal Permanent
Residents who have graduated from a foreign high
school start?
  • Doña Ana Community College (DACC)
  • DACC Admissions, Rm. 116
  • DACC Main Building
  • Ask for Becky Orduñez beordune_at_nmsu.edu
  • 575- 528-7244

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D) Where do U.S. Citizens or Legal Permanent
Residents who have graduated from a foreign high
school start?
  • NMSU Las Cruces Campus
  • Admissions Office Suite A
  • Educational Services Bldg.
  • Ph 575-646-3121

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  • These students who come to DACC/NMSU with a
    non-English transcript, must have their
    transcript translated before DACC or NMSU
    Admissions can admit them.
  • These students may also have low English
    proficiency making them eligible for the CITE
    Program at NMSU or ESL classes at DACC.

NOTE These students DO NOT need to go through
International Programs.
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Immigrant non-immigrant students may qualify
for
  • Chicano Programs
  • Center for Intensive Training in English(CITE)
  • ENLACE
  • ONLY US Citizens Legal Permanent Residents may
    qualify for
  • - College Assistance Migrant Program
    (C.A.M.P.)

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For more information on this topic
  • Visit our website at Immigrant Student Issues
    website
  • Or visit the NMSU Homepage
  • Search for Immigrant Student Issues click
    on NMSU, Estás en tu casa en Programas
    Chicanos
  • On the menu on the left find
  • Immigrant Student Issues Committee

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