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New Mexico |
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| State-by-State Assessment of Personal Finance Education Standards | |
| State Department of Education Link | https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/ |
| Stand-Alone Personal Finance Standards | Yes Districts are required to offer financial literacy as an elective course. There are three different curriculum areas it can be offered under: family and consumer sciences, social studies, and Business. It can also be offered as a mathematics credit if taught by a certified math teacher. |
| Personal Finance Standards in Career and Technical Education (CTE), Family and Consumer Sciences | Yes There is a stand-alone course in both Family and Consumer Sciences and Business. New Mexico’s CareerTech standards have financial literacy embedded within the Career Pathways of Business, Career-Ready Practices, and Finance. |
| Personal Finance Embedded in Social Studies or Economics Standards | Yes There is a stand-alone financial literacy course in the social studies curriculum for 9-12 grade students. If students take this course and it is taught by a certified, social studies instructor they will receive a social studies credit. |
| Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered | Yes There is a specific personal finance course in the mathematics curriculum. The course must be taught by a certified mathematics instructor to qualify as a math credit. |
| Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered | No Students are not required to take financial literacy; however, districts are required to offer financial literacy. Students also have several options as to how the credit will count toward their graduation. |
| State Assessment of Personal Finance Required | Yes End of Course Assessment is required for graduation in grade 12 in personal financial literacy, if the student took financial literacy. |
