New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 60 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 3 - ALTERNATIVE LICENSURE
Section 6.60.3.8 - PATHWAYS FOR ALTERNATIVE TEACHING LICENSURE

A. Alternative EPP pathway. A two-year alternative teaching license may be granted to candidates who simultaneously complete face-to-face or online courses through a department-approved EPP while serving as a teacher of record for two years. Candidates who complete the EPP and meet coursework and testing requirements at the conclusion of the two-year alternative license period shall be eligible to transfer to a level 1 standard teaching license.

B. Alternative NMTEACH pathway. A two-year alternative teaching license may be granted to candidates who simultaneously complete required teaching of reading coursework and testing requirements while serving as a teacher of record. Candidates who complete coursework and testing requirements and who earn two consecutive ratings of effective or higher on NMTEACH at the completion of the two-year alternative license period shall be eligible to transfer to a level 1 standard teaching license.

C. Alternative post-secondary experience pathway. A one-year alternative license may be granted to candidates who have obtained a bachelor's and master's degree in a field outside education and who have taught at an accredited college or university for a minimum of five years. Candidates who serve as the teacher of record for one full school year who earn an effective or higher rating on NMTEACH and who satisfactorily demonstrate teaching competencies for the type and level of licensure being sought, as determined by the LEA, shall be eligible to transfer to a level 2 or level 3A standard teaching license. Candidates following the alternative post-secondary experience pathway shall not be required to complete testing requirements.