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 the below guides to assist you:
Licensure Updates
The Professional Development Dossier (PDD) submission period begins July 15, 2023, at 12:01 a.m. and will remain open until 11:59 pm, March 29, 2024. The OPAL submission deadline is also until 11:59 p.m., March 29, 2024.
Submissions received by October 27, 2023 that successfully pass will receive an effective date of July 1, 2023, on their license(s).
The resubmission window will open April 1, 2024, at 12:01 a.m., and will remain open until 11:59 p.m., May 15, 2024.
***SUBMISSIONS ONLY MEET THE SUBMISSION WINDOW DEADLINE IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL BY THE ABOVE DATES.*** Waiting until the final deadline is highly discouraged and will result in longer wait times for results.
The licensure extension application will be available in our licensure portal. The application will be open from April 1, 2024 and will remain open until 11:59 pm, June 30, 2024. You must work with your LEA for their support, as this application will require their narrative section to be completed, and the fee is non-refundable. Please visit our Licensure Extensions page for more information.
Level I Educator Advancement Program: Micro-Credentials
All personnel required to hold NMPED licensure must have an appropriately cleared background submitted with the NMPED ORI # NM920140Z, before entering the virtual and/or in-person classroom. 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. To obtain a copy of your license please login to your portal account to download/save and print.
CONTACT INFORMATION
300 Don Gaspar
Room 103
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Email: LicensureUnit@ped.nm.gov
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, Option 1 for Licensure; Option 2 for Backgrounds