Pathways to Teaching
Find the best way to earn your teaching license.
- Overview: NM's Licensure Pathways Matrix [PDF]
- No college degree?
One way to earn a license is to complete a bachelor's degree in an approved teacher preparation program. - Bachelor's degree or higher but no teacher prep?
If you already have a bachelor's degree or higher, you can earn your license through a post-baccalaureate licensure program or by preparing a portfolio and teach now on an intern license. - Licensed elsewhere?
If you have a teaching license from another state or another country, you can teach apply for a NM teaching license under reciprocity and teach now. - In a trade or vocation?
Obtain a New Mexico teaching license and find a position. - T2T Program for Bachelor's or higher with experience
If you have your bachelors, or higher, and have experiences you believe have prepared you to be an effective teacher, you may earn your NM teaching license through the New Mexico Statewide Transistion to Teaching Program (T2T).
NM Teacher Assessments
Recruitment links
- New Mexico Regional Education Applicant and Placement Program (NMREAP.net)
New Mexico's online application and job bank for teaching. Districts post available positions; applicants need only to complete one application to apply in multiple districts.