N.M. Admin. Code § 6.61.10.8 - REQUIREMENTS
A. Persons seeking
licensure to teach students with blindness and visual impairment pursuant to
the provisions of this rule shall meet the requirements of Subsection A of
6.61.10.8 NMAC.
(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 24 - 36 semester hours of professional
education in a program of studies that prepares candidates to teach blind and
visually impaired students, including completion of the PED's approved
functional areas and related competencies in professional education;
and
(3) a mandatory student
teaching or practicum component; and
(4) 24 - 36 semester hours in one teaching
field such as mathematics, science(s), language arts, reading, or from among
history, geography, economics, civics and government (or other social studies
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) and (6) of Subsection A of
6.61.10.8 NMAC, six hours 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) passage of all required
portions of the New Mexico teacher assessments (NMTA) or any successor teacher
examination adopted by the PED.
B. Possess a valid certificate issued by the
national board for professional teaching standards for the appropriate grade
level and type.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.