本科的特殊教育课程是经过NCATE认可的课程，旨在为教师候选人准备特殊教育以及基础教育或中等教育的双重许可。学生毕业后，便准备在特殊教育服务的整个环境中进行教学。除了特殊教育课程外，学生还可以完成其双专业（小学或中学）的学术教学领域。学生应与教育学院大学本科生资源中心会面，以计划特殊教育专业的适当普通教育课程。请参阅“教育学院”部分中的“一般要求”。必须将学生录入“教师教育计划”，作为注册可导致获得许可的课程的条件。学生必须通过ENGL，MATH，所有教育课程以及具有C级或更高水平的教学领域/集中课程。N
The undergraduate special education program is an NCATE accredited program designed to prepare teacher candidates for dual licensure in special education and either elementary or secondary education. Students graduate with the preparation to teach in environments across the continuum of special education services. In addition to special education coursework, students complete an academic teaching field within their dual major (elementary or secondary). Students should meet with the College of Education Undergraduate Resource Center to plan appropriate general education courses for a special education major. See ''General Requirements'' in the ''College of Education'' section. Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program as a condition for enrolling in courses that lead to licensure. Students must pass ENGL, MATH, all education, and teaching field/concentration courses with a C- or better. The NMSU Program in Communication Disorders offers an undergraduate program that results in a pre-professional Bachelor of Science degree that prepares students for graduate work. For clinical practice, the minimum entry-level is a Master's degree for Speech-Language Pathology and a Doctoral degree for Audiology. Students who complete a Bachelor's degree must go on to complete a Master's to obtain state licensure and national certification in Speech-Language Pathology. A Doctoral degree is required for Audiology.