Licensure/Certification

College of Education Alternative Licensure Program in Special Education

Information also available as a SPED Brochure in PDF.

The College of Education at New Mexico State University has developed a special education alternative licensure program for persons who hold at least a baccalaureate degree, but have not completed a traditional teacher preparation program. In order to qualify for the Special Education Alternative Licensure Program at New Mexico State University, a candidate must have a contract with a district as a teacher in special education.

Prerequisites

• Bachelor's degree with 30 hours in content area
• Employment as a SPED teacher with an Internship(waiver)license
• Admission to NMSU Graduate School and SPED/CD Department

Program

• 21 Graduate credit hours
• Online program through NMSU Distance Education
• Approved by NM State Department of Education

Required Courses

• SPED 500 Survey of Programs for Exceptional Learners (EL)
• SPED 501 High Incidence Disabilities
• SPED 502 Low Incidence Disabilities
• SPED 504 Classroom Assessment of EL
• SPED 509 Reading K-6 for EL
• SPED 511 Reading 7-12 for EL
• SPED 559 Classroom Management of EL

For More Information Contact

For further information about the Special Education & Communication Disorders Program, visit the website at http://education.nmsu.edu/sped.