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History (Social Studies) 2024-03-12T06:04:30-06:00

History, Geography, Economics, Civics, and Government (Social Studies)


BEGINNING TEACHER PATHWAY

Beginning teachers adding the endorsement to an initial license must satisfy the requirements for the license which include:

  • 24-36 semester hours in social studies coursework; and
  • Passage of the Content Knowledge Assessment (CKA) from PRAXIS in Social Studies (5081), or
  • If adding to an Elementary, Early Childhood, Middle Level, Special Education, and Deaf & Hard of Hearing license,Passage of the Content Knowledge Assessment (CKA) from PRAXIS in Middle School Social Studies (5089).

TEACHER WITH EXISTING LICENSE PATHWAY

Teachers seeking to add the endorsement to an existing NM teaching license of any level can either:

  • Passage of the Content Knowledge Assessment (CKA) from PRAXIS in Social Studies (5081),  or
  • If adding to Elementary, Early Childhood, Middle Level, Special Education, and Deaf & Hard of Hearing licenses, Passage of the Content Knowledge Assessment (CKA) from PRAXIS in Middle School Social Studies (5089), or
  • Earn 24-36 semester hours of credit in history, geography, etc.
    • if adding to an early childhood license, no upper-division credit hours are required;
    • if adding to an elementary license, 6 of the hours must be upper division credit;
    • if adding to a middle-level license, 6 of the hours must be upper-division credit
    • If adding to a secondary, pre k-12 specialty, special education or deaf & hard of hearing licenses, 12 of the hours must be upper division credit; or
  • Be certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in history, geography, etc.

Accepted Social Studies Coursework

  • American history
  • economics
  • geography
  • government
  • sociology

  • world history
  • anthropology
  • art history
  • criminal justice coursework

  • law courses
  • military coursework
  • political science
  • some American studies or philosophy coursework specific to this area may be accepted

Note: Psychology coursework is not accepted for this endorsement.

New Mexico Administrative Code

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Page last updated March 12, 2024