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Mathematics 2024-03-11T06:24:23-06:00

Beginning Teacher Pathway

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

  • 24-36 semester hours in mathematics (see coursework listed below) and
  • Passage  of the following PRAXIS exam in Mathematics (5165)
    • For Elementary, Early Childhood, Middle Level, Special Education, and Deaf & Hard of Hearing licenses, Passage of the following PRAXIS exam in Middle School Mathematics (5164)

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 following PRAXIS exam in Mathematics (5165)
    • For Elementary, Early Childhood, Middle Level, Special Education, and Deaf & Hard of Hearing licenses, Passage of the following PRAXIS exam in Middle School Mathematics (5164)
  • Earn 24-36 semester hours of credit in mathematics (see coursework below);
    • 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 dead & 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 mathematics.

Accepted Mathematics Coursework

  • algebra
  • algorithms
  • calculus
  • computations differential equations
  • finance
  • geometry
  • modern analysis
  • number theory

  • statistics
  • biochemistry
  • bioengineering
  • biomedical engineering
  • biophysics
  • chemical engineering
  • chemistry

  • civil engineering
  • electrical engineering
  • industrial engineering
  • macroeconomics
  • mechanical engineering
  • microeconomics
  • physics

New Mexico Administrative Code

Mathematics NMAC
Page last updated March 11, 2024