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EXPLORE YOUR

PATHWAY  TO

2+1+

THREE DEGREES

IN FIVE YEARS

2+1+2 DEFINED

2+1+2 DEFINED

The 2+1+2 Program provides an unexpected pathway to your graduate degree through a partnership between CNM and UNM. With the 2+1+2 Program, you can transition from an associate degree, through a Bachelor Arts in Liberal Arts degree and into a graduate program in as little as five years.

The 2+1+2 Program strategically utilizes established academic program at two of New Mexico's finest highest education institutions and helps students navigate them in a fastest and more affordable way. 

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HOW IT WORKS

EARN AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE AT CNM

Apply to and attend Central New Mexico Community College. Pursue an associate degree of your choice in

any discipline. We encourage students to complete their UNM General Education requirements while at CNM if possible. Associate degrees typically take two years to complete which is why reflected in the first "2" of the 2+1+2 Program name. Once you have earned at least 18 credit hours contact the UNM Innovation Academy to discuss your next steps.

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EARN A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LIBERAL ARTS DEGREE AT UNM

Apply to and attend The University of New Mexico. List your intended major as Liberal Arts. This is a customized undergraduate degree program that allows you to select focus areas  across multiple academic subjects. Students will spend one year designated exclusively to Liberal Arts courses which is reflected by the "1" in the 2+1+2 Program name. For more information and to contact a Liberal Arts academic advisor visit lais.unm.edu and check out this video discussing a UNM BALA degree.

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EARN YOUR GRADUATE DEGREE AT UNM

Apply to and attend The University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management to earn your Master of Business Administration (MBA), or the School of Public Administration to earn your Master of Public Administration (MPA). As long as all admission requirements are met, you are guaranteed a spot in these graduate programs. Admission requirements can be found at mgt.unm.edu for the MBA Program and spa.unm.edu for the MPA Program. The first year of the final "2" in the 2+1+2 Program will include shared credit courses that will count for both the BALA degree and the MBA or MPA degree. The last year in the final "2" will be used to complete either the MBA or MPA degree.

GRADUATE WITH THREE DEGREES IN AS LITTLE AS FIVE YEARS

HOW IT WORKS

WHY 2+1+2?

SAVE
TIME

DUAL CREDIT IS APPLICABLE AND CAN MAKE THE PROGRAM EVEN FASTER. 

MANY STUDENTS SPEND

4-6 YEARS ON THEIR UNDERGRADUATE

STUDIES ALONE.

SAVE
MONEY

PLEASE SEE THE NUMBERS FOR COMPLETE LIST OF COMPARISONS

NEW RESIDENTES MEXICO RESIDENTS SAVE $37,480 ON AVERAGE IN TUITION AND FEES FOR ALL THREE DEGREES

EARN A GRADUATE
DEGREE

THE MAJORITY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS STOP AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL. HOWEVER JOB MARKETS ARE BEGINNING TO DEMAND GRADUATE LEVEL EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND PROMOTION.

START WITH A SMALL COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

MANY STUDENTS MAY BE

CONCERNED ABOUT GOING 

DIRECTLY INTO A BIG UNIVERSITY. 2+1+2 ALLOWS STUDENTS TO START AT A SMALL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THEN TRANSITION TO A LARGE UNIVERSITY. 

WHY 2+1+2

THE NUMBERS

$60,000

$56,277

AVERAGE
COST OF JUST THE MBA AT
AN OUT OF STATE AACSB ACCREDITED
INSTITUTION
AVERAGE COST OF ALL THREE DEGREES WITHOUT 2+1+2 PROGRAM(WHEN 
ATTENDING CNM AND UNM)

$29,435

AVERAGE COST OF ALL THREE DEGREES WITH THE 2+1+2 PROGRAM

$18,797

AVERAGE COST OF ALL THREE DEGREES WITH THE 2+1+2 PROGRAM WHEN ELIGIBLE FOR NM LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP

$38,641

AVERAGE SAVINGS FOR 2+1+2 STUDENTS WHEN ELIGIBLE FOR NM LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP

$27,645

AVERAGE SAVINGS FOR 2+1+2 STUDENTS
ESTIMATES BASED ON 2018-2019 TUITION RATES
INCLUDES FEES
THE NUMBERS
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