State Licensure Requirements
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Computer Science Education 6-12 (45 Hours) – New Mexico

Educational Requirements

According to the New Mexico Department of Education:

The state of New Mexico offers the following endorsements:

  • New Mexico offers Computer Technology (7-12).

Additional Requirements (After Degree Conferral)

  1. Please submit all licensure documents (located on the Gate 4 Checklist) to gate4@liberty.edu.
  2. Students will need to obtain their Virginia license first to qualify for reciprocity. 
  3. Gate 4 will complete a College Verification Form which will be used to apply for Virginia licensure. 
  4. Students will be required to pass additional content area exams required by New Mexico. 
  5. After obtaining a Virginia license students can then apply for a New Mexico license through reciprocity. 

Reciprocity

    • If educators have an official copy they scan and email to us, please do so to OfficialTranscripts.LU@state.nm.us. If educators do not have a copy, the university(s) can send eScrip to the attention of NMPED at the following email address: OfficialTranscripts.LU@ped.nm.gov.
    • Official Foreign Transcripts Evaluations: Transcripts must be sealed and addressed to 300 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe NM 87501 (we only accept mailed foreign transcripts evaluation). All foreign transcripts need to have a course-by-course evaluation completed. Click Here for a list of evaluators who are members of the Foreign Transcript Evaluation Services (NCAES). The Public Education Department does not require nor recommend using NACES-listed service members. The US has no “official” organization or regulatory body for foreign credential interpretation or evaluation methodology. It is based on commonly developed and agreed standards of good practice.
    • I am reciprocating a license. What level of teaching license will I receive in New Mexico?
        • 1-3 years of teaching experience, you will receive a level 1 license.
        • 3-5 years of teaching experience with a bachelor’s and master’s degree, you will receive a level 2 license.
        • 6 or more years of experience and a master’s degree, you will receive a level 3A license (base salary $54,000).