# 6.61.10.8 NMAC: Section 8. Requirements

> New Mexico · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C61_P10_S8

## Section

- **Citation:** 6.61.10.8 NMAC
- **Heading:** Section 8. Requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NMAC / Title 6 (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION) / Chapter 61 (SCHOOL PERSONNEL - SPECIFIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR) / Part 10 (TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH BLINDNESS/VISUAL IMPAIRMENT B-12) / Section 8

## Text

A. Persons seeking licensure to teach students with blindness and visual impairment pursuant to the provisions of this rule shall meet the requirements of Subsection A of 6.61.10.8 NMAC. (1) Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university and including, for those students first entering a college or university beginning in the fall of 2017, the following: (a) nine semester hours in communication (b) six semester hours in mathematics (c) eight semester hours in laboratory science (d) nine semester hours in social and behavioral science (e) nine semester hours in humanities and fine arts; and (2) credits from a regionally accredited college or university which include 24 - 36 semester hours of professional education in a program of studies that prepares candidates to teach blind and visually impaired students, including completion of the PED's approved functional areas and related competencies in professional education; and (3) a mandatory student teaching or practicum component; and (4) 24 - 36 semester hours in one teaching field such as mathematics, science(s), language arts, reading, or from among history, geography, economics, civics and government (or other social studies content related areas). Individuals must also complete the PED's approved functional areas and related competencies in the teaching field; and (5) in addition to the requirements specified in Subsection A, Paragraphs (1), (3), (4) and (6) of 6.61.10.8 NMAC, six hours of reading for those who have first entered any college or university on or after August 1, 2001 regardless of when they graduate or earn their degree; and (6) passage of all required portions of the New Mexico teacher assessments (NMTA) or any successor teacher examination adopted by the PED. B. Possess a valid certificate issued by the national board for professional teaching standards for the appropriate grade level and type.

## Nearby sections

- [6.61.10.1 NMAC Section 1. Issuing Agency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C61_P10_S1.md)
- [6.61.10.2 NMAC Section 2. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C61_P10_S2.md)
- [6.61.10.3 NMAC Section 3. Statutory Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C61_P10_S3.md)
- [6.61.10.5 NMAC Section 5. Effective Date](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C61_P10_S5.md)
- [6.61.10.6 NMAC Section 6. Objective](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C61_P10_S6.md)
- [6.61.10.7 NMAC Section 7. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C61_P10_S7.md)
- [6.61.10.8 NMAC Section 8. Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C61_P10_S8.md)
- [6.61.10.9 NMAC Section 9. Referenced Material](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T6_C61_P10_S9.md)

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