Secondary Licensure Program Requirements:

• Admission to the NMSU Graduate School – Online Application
• Acceptance and enrollment in the TPAL MA program;
• Complete the Core Course Requirements (TEP portfolio can be submitted during the semester in which you are finishing the Core courses) 
  • EDUC 5120
  • SPED 5105
  • EDUC 5110 (field experience required)
• Admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP)
  • Obtain application information at the TEP admission page.
  • Make an appointment for a degree check prior to submitting TEP application
  • Submit TEP portfolio to College (dates to be announced – 3rd Friday of September for Fall, 3rd  Friday of February for Spring).
  • Complete all requirements for a Teaching Field in Secondary Education (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, or Social Studies)
    • Transcripts will be evaluated for teaching field deficiencies at the request of your advisor
  • Complete remaining Course Requirements
    • Electives (6 credits)
    • EDUC 5160
    • EDUC 5130
    • EDUC 5140
    • READ 5330
    • EDUC 54__ (field experience required)
• Submit a Student Teacher Entry Portfolio (STEP) one semester prior to student teaching.
  • Obtain application information at the Student Teaching Information and Application page.
  • Make an appointment for a degree check prior to submitting STEP application
  • Before STEP is submitted, candidate must pass the Content Knowledge portion of the Praxis Assessment
  • Submission Deadlines: First Friday in March for the Fall semester (by 3:00 pm); First Friday in October for the Spring semester (by 3:00pm)
• Complete Student Teaching in the final semester of the program
  • Take EDUC 5810 and EDUC 5811 concurrently (16-week student teaching internship and seminar)
  • Before completing student teaching, candidate must pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7-12 portion of the Praxis assessments.

Secondary Licensure Course Requirements:

COURSE REQUIREMENTS (24 credits)

• *EDUC 5120 – Multicultural Education
• *SPED 5105 – Introduction to Special Education in a Diverse Society
• *#EDUC 5110 – Explorations in Education (SPRING ONLY)
  # Field Experience Required.  You MUST complete a background check and fingerprinting process at the beginning of the semester to obtain district clearance.  Fliers will be posted each semester in O’Donnell Hall.
  *must be completed or in progress to apply for TEP – failure to successfully complete TEP co-requisites will delay program admission
• EDUC 5160 – Curriculum & Pedagogy
• EDUC 5130 – Technology & Pedagogy
• EDUC 5140 – Research & Pedagogy
• Education electives can be selected from any graduate level 5000+ courses
• If Teaching Field deficiencies exist, student must take required courses to meet deficiencies
• Other courses/elective courses can be taken at any point during the MA program when pre-requisites are met

TEACHING METHODS COURSES (6 credits)
(must be admitted into TEP to register for the following courses)

• READ 5330 – Content Area Literacy
• #EDUC 54__ – Teaching Methods in the Content Area (FALL ONLY)
  # Field Experience Required

STUDENT TEACHING (9 credits)
(any additional coursework taken during the student teaching semester must be approved by TEP office)

• EDUC 5810.M02 – Student Teaching Seminar
• EDUC 5811.M02 – Internship/Student Teaching

Program Requirements:

• • Admission to the NMSU Graduate School – Online Application
  • Acceptance and enrollment in the School of Teacher Preparation, Administration & Leadership MA program
  • Complete Core Courses (courses with * are prerequisites to TEP Methods Courses; TEP portfolio can be submitted during the semester in which you are finishing the Core Courses).
    • *EDUC 5120: Multicultural Education
    • *EDUC 5140: Research in Curriculum & Pedagogy 
    • Choose two ECED electives listed in Handbook 
  • Admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP)
    • Obtain application information at the TEP admission page.
    • Make appointment with Program Director for a degree check prior to submitting TEP portfolio
    • Submit TEP portfolio to College (dates to be announced: Fall – 3^rd Friday of September; Spring – 3^rd  Friday of February; Summer – contact Program Director for date)
  • Once admitted to TEP, complete Teaching Methods Block Courses listed below;
  • Fall Block – 6 credits
    • ECED 5510: Teaching & Learning – Reading & Writing
    • ECED 5420: Teaching & Learning – Math & Science 
  • Spring Block – 6 credits 
    • ECED 5110: Working w/ Young Children w/ Special Needs, Ages 3-8
    • ECED 5520: Literacy Development in Early Childhood 
  • Summer Block – 6 credits
    • ECED 5410: Child Development, Assessment, & Well-being of Young Children 
    • ECED 5220: Play in the Early Childhood Curriculum 
  • Student Teaching Entry Portfolio (STEP) one semester prior to student teaching 
    • Obtain application information at the Student Teaching Information and Application page.
    • Make an appointment with Program Director for a degree check prior to submitting STEP
    • Submit Student Teaching Packet (STEP) Fall – 1st Friday in October; Spring – 1st Friday in March 
  • Student Teaching – must be completed during final semester.
    • Take ECED 5810 and SPED 5810 concurrently during student teaching (16-week Student Teaching Internship and Seminar)
    • Pass Praxis exam: Education of Young Children (#5024) found at https://www.ets.org/praxis/nm/requirements/

   

  Program Course List

  • • *EDUC 5120: Multicultural Education (3)
    • *EDUC 5140: Research in Curriculum & Pedagogy (3)
    • ECED 5510: Teaching & Learning – Reading & Writing (with field experience) (3) 
    • ECED 5420: Teaching & Learning – Math & Science (with field experience) (3) 
    • ECED 5510: Working w/ Young Children w/ Special Needs, Ages 3-8 (3) 
    • ECED 5520: Literacy Development in Early Childhood (3) 
    • ECED 5410: Child Development, Assessment, & Well-Being of Young Children (3) 
    • ECED 5220: Play in the Early Childhood Curriculum (3) 
    • ECED 5810: Student Teaching Seminar (6) 
    • SPED 5810: Early Childhood Student Teaching (6) 

    • Choose two ECED Electives from the following:  

    • BILD 5120: Bilingual Preschool Child (3) 
    • ECED 5130: Working w/ Parents of Young Children (3) 
    • ECED 5210: Leadership and Advocacy in ECED (3) 
    • ECED 6110: History and Philosophy of ECED (3) 
    • ECED 5310: Issues in Early Childhood Education (3) 

  Total Credits 39

  Once you have completed the courses listed above and licensure exams, you are eligible to apply for an early childhood teaching license through the New Mexico Public Education Department https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/licensure/how-to-apply/