New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 46 - LIBRARIANS
Part 2 - LIBRARIAN CERTIFICATION IN NEW MEXICO, RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section 16.46.2.9 - TYPES OF CERTIFICATES

(1) A Grade II librarian's certificate is issued to an applicant without examination when the applicant is a graduate of an accredited college or university, and has a major in library science or has completed twenty-one (21) semester hours of library science courses beyond the requirements of a Grade I certificate.

(2) A Grade II librarian's certificate is issued by examination to an applicant who lacks the educational requirements for a Grade II certificate if they successfully pass the examination given by the State Librarian for a Grade II certificate.

(1) A Grade I librarian's certificate is issued to an applicant without-examination when the applicant has completed two (2) years of undergraduate work plus nine (9) semester hours of library science courses in an accredited college or university.

(2) A Grade I librarian's certificate is issued by examination to an applicant who lacks the minimum educational requirements for a Grade I certificate if they successfully pass the examination given by the State Librarian for a Grade I certificate.

(1) The State Librarian issues a temporary certificate without examination to an applicant who is unqualified for any other type of librarian certification when the State Librarian receives written recommendation for the issuance of a temporary certificate for the applicant from the library board or governing body concerned, stating that no qualified applicant is available for the position.

(2) The temporary certificate is issued for all grades and is valid for one (1) year only, but may be renewed or extended for one year periods upon written recommendation from the library board or governing body concerned, stating that no qualified applicant is available for the position.