基础教育硕士课程（通往K-8许可证的替代途径）致力于为所有新墨西哥州的孩子们准备最好的入门级教师，而该准备工作则因该州多样化，对比性的语言和文化社区而更加充实。区域。基础教育硕士（通往K-8证书的替代途径）是针对有兴趣获得K-8教育基础证书并完成基础教育硕士学位的个人。该课程的学生是拥有学士，硕士学位或博士学位，并且有兴趣获得K-8初级教学许可证的学生。这是一个分为两个阶段的课程，可导致获得许可和基础教育硕士学位。学生完成许可课程，通过学生教学获得先进的现场经验，然后开始攻读硕士学位课程。
The Graduate Certificate in Elementary Education with K-8 Licensure strives to prepare the very best entry-level teachers for all of New Mexico’s children; such preparation is enriched by the diverse, contrastive linguistic and cultural communities of the region.<br><br>The Graduate Certificate in Elementary Education with K-8 Licensure is for an individual interested in becoming a teacher and obtaining a K–8 elementary teaching license. A student in this program is one who has a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral Degree or who is currently enrolled in a Master’s or Doctoral Degree. Students who complete the Graduate Certificate are strongly encouraged to apply Certificate credit hours toward an MA in Education.