Educator Testing Requirements
May 16, 2024: Updated Requirements for Teacher Licensure- Portfolio in lieu of Praxis
Beginning July 2022, approved educator preparation programs in New Mexico must adopt a standardized portfolio that will serve as a rigorous approval process for becoming a licensed educator in New Mexico, and Praxis examination pathways will be removed for educators who will graduate in Spring 2024. All Elementary Educators seeking licensure must complete the Praxis: Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205) examination per state statute 22-10A-1 NMSA 1978. All Special Education Educators seeking licensure must complete the Praxis: Special Education: Foundational Knowledge per state statute 22-10A-8 NMSA 1978.
For students currently enrolled in a traditional or alternative educator preparation program and graduating between May 2022 and December 2023, all Praxis Core examinations will be waived but all other examinations will need to be completed and passed.
Important Notice
For students who are currently in and/or will be entering the alternative online portfolio program pathway (OPAL), Core examinations will be waived, but all other examinations must be completed and passed.
Graduation/Completion Date
Spring, Summer and Winter 2023
- Portfolio for Assessment (not to be confused with the OPAL pathway) Required? No
- Exams Required? No Praxis Core (core reading/writing/math), but students must take all other required exams.
Spring, Summer and winter 2024, and ongoing.
- Portfolio for Assessment (not to be confused with the OPAL pathway) Required? Yes
- Exams Required? No Praxis examination is required except for those with an Elementary or Special Education license. See the information above.
LINKS TO ASSESSMENT EXAMS
Praxis – New Mexico Required Exams
GENERAL INQUIRIES
ETS-Praxis
Phone:
1-800-772-9476 (U.S., U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Canada)
1-609-771-7395 (all other locations)
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. – 7:45 p.m. ET (except for U.S. holidays)
Recorded information is available 24 hours a day with a touch-tone phone. Phones are busiest between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET and all day on Monday.
Email:praxis@ets.org for assistance
Website:www.ets.org/praxis
Chat:Praxis Chat
Mail:
ETS — Praxis®
P.O. Box 6051
Princeton, NJ 08541-6051
Use this address for general inquiries only. Do NOT mail check payments with registration forms to this address.
See the registration form for mailing instructions.
STUDY.COM
Effective May 1, 2024, Study.com has replaced Khan Academy as an official test prep partner with ETS and is the official provider of the free AI-enabled Praxis test prep resources. The Khan Academy Praxis Core test prep is no longer available.
Students can access the free Praxis Core resource here.
This link will take them straight to the free Praxis Core test prep materials, making it easier for them to prepare effectively. For more information on Study.com’s partnership with ETS, you may visit Study.com and ETS Praxis Partnership Information