New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 62 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATORS
Part 2 - LICENSURE FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION, GRADES PRE K-12
Section 6.62.2.8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR STANDARD LICENSURE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
Persons seeking standard licensure in educational administration pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall meet the following requirements:
A. hold a level 2 teaching license and have met all of the requirements for a level 3-A teaching license in Subsection B of 6.60.6.9 NMAC, or hold a level 2 teaching license and for at least four years have held a level 3 school counselor license while working as a teacher or school counselor; and
B. hold a bachelor's degree and a post-baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university or hold current certification by the national board for professional teaching standards; and
C. have completed a PED approved administration apprenticeship program:
D. a minimum of eighteen (18) semester hours of graduate credit in an educational administration program approved by the PED which addresses PED's approved functional areas and related competencies in educational administration; colleges and universities may offer these hours through their educational administration, educational leadership, public administration, business administration, or other appropriate departments; and
E. a candidate who applies for licensure in educational administration on or after the September, 2007 administration of the PED's specialty area licensure examinations shall take and pass the licensure test in administration as stated in 6.60.5 NMAC prior to the issuance of the license.