First-time License Applicants
First time applying for a NMPED license? Please first register here:
Applicants new to the Updated Licensure Portal
Register here if you have not created a portal account since April 2020:
Existing users using the Licensure Portal
If you have already registered you may enter the Licensure Portal here:
If you are having any difficulty with the licensure portal, please view:
Attention: The licensure systems are not compatible with Apple products (MAC, iPhone/iPad/Safari) and other smart devices (Android).
Licensure Updates
WE NEED YOU!! Initial and renewal Substitute and Educational Assistant licensure applications will be processed free of charge between 1/19/2022 and 3/31/2022. The $50 fee waiver is for the application processing only. Please visit our Licensure Background Information page for more details on this important requirement. Substitute and Educational Assistant licenses will be processed within 2 business days after the background is appropriately cleared.
All personnel required to hold NMPED licensure must have an appropriately cleared background submitted for the NMPED code TEACHER LICENSURE ORI # NM920140Z, before entering the virtual and/or in-person. School employment backgrounds may not be submitted in lieu of the required licensure background. For more information and step-by-step guidance please visit the Licensure Background Information subpage or follow this link Licensure Background Information.
Apply, pay and track your digital application status online in the new licensure portal. Paper applications will be returned to the sender. We are currently processing applications with all requirements met within 15 business days or better. To obtain a copy of your license please login to your portal account to download/save and print.
Disqualifying Conditions NEW
The following criminal convictions under the New Mexico Criminal Code shall constitute grounds for denial of an application for licensure issued by the Public Education Department.
CONTACT INFORMATION
DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE NMPED OFFICES ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC
300 Don Gaspar
Room 103
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Email: LicensureUnit@state.nm.us
Licensure Complaints and Investigations Contact:
If you need to file a licensure complaint, please download the following form and follow the directions on the page. Licensure Complaint Form (DOC) OR Formulario de Quejas (DOC)
***Official transcripts should be emailed directly from your college or university to OfficialTranscripts.LU@state.nm.us OR mailed to NMPED Professional Licensure Bureau 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501***
Parking: Metered parking is in front of the Jerry Apodaca Building and costs 25 cents per 15-minute interval.
Licensure Front Desk Phone: 505-827-5800
Licensure Menu
Links below may also be accessed on the right sidebar.