The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) allows graduate students who are residents of the WICHE member states and enrolled in certain programs to pay in-state tuition at participating universities outside of their home state. The WRGP tuition rate is automatically applied to a student’s account if eligibility requirements are met.
The WICHE states include:
| Alaska | Idaho | South Dakota |
| Arizona | Montana | Utah |
| California | Nevada | Washington |
| Colorado | North Dakota | Wyoming |
| Hawaii | Oregon | The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
Eligible Programs at New Mexico State University
Students must be accepted into one of the following programs at NMSU to receive the WRGP tuition rate:
- Applied Geography-Geospatial Science
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Chemical and Materials Engineering
- Community Health Education
- Communication Studies
- Criminal Justice
- Cultural Resources Management
- Economic Development
- Financial Mathematics
- Nursing-PhD-Border Health Issues and Disparities Emphasis
- Nursing-Multiple Concentrations
- Online Teaching and Learning
- Psychology
- Public Administration (MPA)
- Public History
- Rhetoric and Professional Communication
- Sociology
- Space Physics
- Spanish (Online)
- Water Science and Management
Eligibility Requirements
- Be admitted to the NMSU Las Cruces campus as a degree seeking graduate student in academic good standing
- Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- Be a resident of one of the participating states
- Be nominated by the admitting College or Department
Renewal Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 5 or more credit hours per term on the NMSU Las Cruces campus
- Maintain a semester GPA of 3.0 or better
- Renewable for a maximum of six semesters, provided the student meets all other eligibility requirements