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(505) 827-6587(option 1)

Licensure Help Desk
(505) 827-5821
LicensureUnit@state.nm.us

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Ethics Help Desk
(505) 827-6649
Ethics@state.nm.us

 

Mailing Address

New Mexico Public Education Department
Attn: Licensure
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501

 

Fax

(505) 827-4148 Licensure
(505) 827-6447 Educator Ethics

Professional Licensure Bureau

The Professional Licensure bureau determines qualifications for and issues licenses to teachers, administrators, and other instructional personnel in New Mexico. We also provide technical assistance to individuals seeking licensure and to local school officials who must hire licensed staff.

Licensure Pathways / Requirements
Testing Requirements
Background Check
Continuing Licensure / Renewals
Adding Endorsements to a Teaching License
Fee Information

Reciprocating a License from Out-of-State or Country:
Administrators | Teachers

Download applications and forms

Important Fee Notice:

Licensure fees that were subject to change on April 1 will not change until further notice. Please refer to the current fee information.

 

View License Online

 

District/ Charter School Resources

Access to Licensure Database
Definitions of Codes Used in Database
Provisional Principal License Request

Informal Licensure Handbook
Initial Waiver Request Form | Renewal Waiver Request Form

 

Resources

New Mexcio Teacher Assessments (NMTA)
New Mexico Regional Education Applicant Program
Teach New Mexico (teachnm.org)
Prueba de Español Testing Center

Foreign Transcript Evaluation Services (NCAES)
The Public Education Department does not require nor recommend NACES listed service members be used. There is no “official” organization or regulatory body for foreign credential interpretation or evaluation methodology in the US. It is based on commonly-developed and agreed standards of good practice.

 
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