NEW MEXICO TEACHER ASSESSMENTS (NMTA)

In order to become licensed to teach in New Mexico, eduction students must have taken and passed the required State assessments. Information on the NMTAs may be found at the following website:

www.nmta.nesinc.com

Students must be aware that in order to take the education courses listed on their degree plan under "Major," they must have taken and passed NMTA: Basic Skills.

As secondary education majors complete their teaching field coursework, they may choose to take the appropriate NMTA content knowledge test. The NMTA content knowledge test required of Elementary Education majors is "elementary education," not what is listed as their "teaching field" on their degree plan.

Once education majors have completed most of their coursework in their major area of study (early childhood education, elementary education, secondary education, or special education), they will need to take the NMTA teacher competency test.

For more information call

• Dr. Mary Harris, Dean of the School of Education: 505-392-6565, ext. 1056;
  
• Sharon Dearing, Administrative Assistant to the SOE; or
  
• Your academic advisor.