Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Teacher candidates seeking to add a TESOL
endorsement to an initial level 1 license shall meet the following
requirements:
(1) pass the content knowledge
assessment in TESOL or a department-approved licensure test in TESOL from
another state; and
(2) complete a
minimum of 24 hours in TESOL coursework in alignment with the key competencies
defined in
6.64.11.9
NMAC:
(a) Six hours shall be in one language
other than English or any combination of coursework in applied linguistics,
second language acquisition, or second language teaching methodology.
(b) 12 hours shall be upper division or
post-baccalaureate credits in alignment with the key competencies defined in
6.64.11.9
NMAC.
B.
Teachers seeking to add a TESOL endorsement to an existing license shall meet
either the requirements of Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of 6.64.11.8 NMAC or
the requirements of Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of 6.64.11.8 NMAC.
(1) The first option shall include the
following:
(a) pass the content knowledge
assessment in TESOL, a department-approved licensure test in TESOL from another
state, or a predecessor New Mexico teacher licensure examination in TESOL;
and
(b) earn 12 semester hours of
credit in TESOL.
(i) Six hours shall be in one
language other than English or any combination of coursework in applied
linguistics, second language acquisition, or second/foreign language teaching
methodology.
(ii) Six hours shall
be upper division or post-baccalaureate credits in alignment with the key
competencies defined in
6.64.11.9
NMAC.
(2) The
second option shall include the following: earn a minimum of 24 semester hours
of credit in TESOL in alignment with the key competencies defined in
6.64.11.9
NMAC.
(a) Six hours shall be in one language
other than English or any combination of coursework in applied linguistics,
second language acquisition, or second/foreign language teaching
methodology.
(b) 12 hours shall be
upper division or post-baccalaureate credits in alignment with the key
competencies defined in
6.64.11.9
NMAC.
C.
Licensed teachers with TESOL certification from the national board for
professional learning standards shall pass the content knowledge assessment in
TESOL or a department-approved licensure test in TESOL from another
state.
D. Teachers with a
reciprocal license from a country outside the United States shall meet the
following testing and coursework requirements:
(1) pass the content knowledge assessment in
TESOL;
(2) earn a minimum of 24
semester hours of credit in TESOL; and
(3) pass an English language proficiency
examination.
E. Teacher
candidates seeking to waive credit hours in one language other than English
shall provide documentation that the candidate:
(1) has passed the language proficiency
examination(s) for bilingual education in Spanish; or
(2) has passed the language proficiency
examination for any language other than English; or
(3) holds a Native American language and
culture certification pursuant to 6.63.14 NMAC; or
(4) holds a New Mexico diploma of excellence
with the state seal of bilingualism-biliteracy in a language other than English
or its equivalent from another state; or
(5) holds either a bachelor of arts or
science degree, master of arts or science degree, or doctorate degree in a
language other than English from an accredited college or university outside
the United States.
