What are different ways to get licensed as a teacher in NM?
Option 1 – Approved Program Possess a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university AND have completed an approved educator preparation program that includes student teaching, and pass the New Mexico Teacher Assessments (NMTA) for Basic Skills, Teacher Competency and the Content Knowledge Assessment in the subject matter area. (For Elementary, it is the Elementary Content.) Option 2 – Reciprocity Possess a bachelor’s and/or a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university; possess a current valid and standard certificate/license from another state/country; provide proof of having completed an approved teacher education program (if the program is not contained on a transcript, you must provide documented evidence of the program you completed); provide proof of passage of a teacher competency exam for that out-of-state/country certificate/license, and provide evidence of having satisfactorily taught under that out-of-state certif
