New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 61 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTORS
Part 2 - LICENSURE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, GRADES K-8
Section 6.61.2.8 - REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.61.2.8
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Persons seeking licensure in elementary education pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall meet the requirements enumerated in Subsection A or Subsection B of this section.
(1) bachelor's degree from a
regionally accredited college or university and including, for those students
first entering a college or university beginning in the fall of 2017, the
following:
(a) nine semester hours in
communication
(b) six semester
hours in mathematics
(c) eight
semester hours in laboratory science
(d) nine semester hours in social and
behavioral science
(e) nine
semester hours in humanities and fine arts; and
(2) credits from a regionally accredited
college or university which include thirty to thirty-six semester hours of
professional education in an elementary education program approved by the PED,
including completion of the PED's approved functional areas and related
competencies in professional education; and
(3) a mandatory student teaching component;
and
(4) twenty-four to thirty-six
semester hours in one teaching field such as mathematics, science(s), language
arts, reading, and social studies (or other content related areas); individuals
must also complete the PED's approved functional areas and related competencies
in the teaching field; and
(5) in
addition to the requirements specified in Paragraphs (1), (3), (4), (6) and (7)
of Subsection A of 6.61.2.8 NMAC, six hours in the teaching of reading for
those who have first entered any college or university on or after August 1,
2001 regardless of when they graduate or earn their degree; and
(6) pass all required portions of the NMTA or
any successor teacher examination adopted by the PED; and
(7) if teaching in an elementary school,
satisfy the requirements of a highly qualified beginning elementary teacher;
and
(8) if teaching the core
academic subjects in a middle or junior high school, satisfy the requirements
of a highly qualified beginning middle or junior high school teacher holding
elementary K-8 licensure; or
B. Possess a valid certificate issued by the national board for professional teaching standards for the appropriate grade level and type.
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