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Elementary Education, B.S.

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(120 minimum credit hours required)

University Requirements

B.S. Requirements

Supporting Course Work

In addition to Gen Ed., the following are required to meet State Requirements:

Professional Core Requirements

Contextual Knowledge

Foundation

PRAXIS:

Core Academic Skills taken and passed:

  • Reading (5713)
  • Writing (5723)
  • Math (5733)

Application & Reinforcement

All Other Core/Professional Courses

All other core/professional courses must be completed prior to the last block of hours, Capstone.

PRAXIS:

Principles of Learning & Teaching: Grades K-6 (5622) taken and passed

PRAXIS:

Elementary Education: Curriculum Instruction & Assessment (5017) taken and passed

Capstone

Elementary/Secondary Education Teaching Endorsement Fields (24-36)

For Elementary Education New Mexico State Licensure, students must qualify for a competency based teaching field (24-36 credits). To be licensed in New Mexico, you must pass the PRAXIS Teaching Reading Elementary test (5205). 

If a student wishes to teach at the middle school level, they must pass the secondary content test for their selected teaching field.

Secondary PRAXIS Content Test

ART: Content Knowledge (5134) Passing Score 158
English Language Arts: Content Knowledge (5038) Passing Score 167
English to Speakers of Other Languages (5362) Passing Score 155
Family and Consumer Sciences (5122) Passing Score 153
General Science: Content Knowledge (5435) Passing Score 152
Health Eduction (5551) Passing Score 160
Accepted thorugh August 31, 2022  Mathematics: Content Knowledge (5161) Passing Score 160
Mathematics (5165) Passing Score 5165
Music: Content Knowlege (5113) Passing Score 161
Physical Education: Content Knowledge (5091) Passing Score 148
Psychology (5391) Passing Score 154
Teaching Reading: K-12 (5206) Passing Score 156
Library Media Specialist (5311) Passing Score 151
Social Studies: Content Knowledge (5081) Passing Score 154
Spanish World Language (5195) Passing Score 168
Technology Education (5051) Passing Score 159

 

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