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The School of Education offers an undergraduate secondary minor and licensure. The program is offered on the main campus in Las Vegas, New Mexico and at the three Highlands centers. The centers include the Rio Rancho Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico; the San Juan Center in Farmington, New Mexico, the Raton Center in Raton, New Mexico and the Santa Fe Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The program is offered both on site and via distance education courses.

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Secondary Education Minor Licensure
Las Vegas, NM X X
Rio Rancho, NM   X
Santa Fe, NM   X
Raton, NM          X
Farmington, NM   X

All secondary education licensure or minor candidates must have a “declared major or equivalent” within the content area(s) of their choice.  Because of the complexity of the minor and licensure requirements, candidates must see a secondary education adviser.  There are general education core and extended  core requirements.  Advisers are available at all centers/sites.  Candidates must pass the basic skills section of the NMTA in order to be admitted to the School of Education. Candidates must pass the content knowledge section of the NMTA in order to be admitted to Field-based II.  Courses listed do not reflect the sequence in which they should be taken.
 

Pre-requisites: (6) Hours
 SPED 214  Introduction to Special Education  3
 GNED 201  Introduction to Teaching
 must take concurrently w/GNED 251
 3
 Required courses
 GNED 251  Field-based I Teacher Prep Experience
must take concurrently w/GNED 201
 1
 GNED 302  Educational Psychology  3
 RDED 4/527  Reading in the Content Area  3
 GNED 351  Field-based II Teacher Prep Experience  2
 GNED 4/510  The Art and Science of Teaching  4
 GNED 4/544  Computer Applications in Education  3
 The following courses are to be taken concurrently:  (12) Hours
 GNED    4/545  Knowledge of the Profession  3
 GNED    451  Field-based III Teacher Prep Experience 6
 GNED    4/555  Classroom Management  3
 Total number of semester hours  28 Hours

This minor is under the School of Education

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