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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.1301 - Comprehensive majors and minors recognized by Commission

Current through June 11, 2024
The Commission recognizes
			 the following fields as comprehensive majors or minors, which require 36 or 24
			 semester hours of credit respectively:
1. In academic education:
(a) Art;
(b) Biological science;
(c) English as a second language;
(d) English;
(e) General science;
(f) Instrumental and vocal music;
(g) Instrumental music;
(h) Mathematics;
(i) Physical education;
(j) Physical science;
(k)
Social studies;
(l) Speech and drama; and
(m) Vocal music.
For the comprehensive
			 majors and minors identified in this subsection, a person who holds a
			 bachelor's degree or a higher degree with a major or minor conferred by a
			 regionally accredited college or university shall be deemed to qualify for a
			 comprehensive major or minor, as applicable, if he or she has satisfied the
			 requirements of NAC
			 391.120.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13015 - Major or minor in art

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A comprehensive
			 major in art consists of 36 semester hours as follows:
(a) Twenty-four semester hours which must
			 include at least 6 semester hours in each of the following areas of study:
(1) History of art;
(2) Drawing;
(3) Painting; and
(4) Ceramics or sculpture; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.1302 - Major or minor in biological science

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The semester
			 hours of credit required for a major in biological science must include at
			 least 3 semester hours each in any four of the following areas of study:
(a) Biology;
(b) Botany;
(c) Chemistry;
(d) Environmental or ecological
			 science;
(e) Physiology;
			 or
(f) Zoology.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.1303 - Major or minor in English

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The semester
			 hours of credit required for a major in English must exclude any credit for
			 freshman English and must include 15 semester hours for courses normally given
			 to juniors or seniors. At least 3 semester hours must be in each of the
			 following areas:
(a) Courses in composition
			 normally given to juniors or seniors.
(b) Descriptive grammar.
(c) Reading.
(d) American literature.
(e) English literature.
(f) General survey of literature.
(g) Journalism.
(h) Speech or dramatic or theatrical
			 art.
(i) Linguistics or the history
			 of language.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.1304 - Major or minor in general science

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The semester
			 hours of credit required for a major in general science must include at least 3
			 semester hours in each of the following areas of study:
(a) Biology;
(b) Chemistry;
(c) Physics; and
(d) Earth science, space science, electronics
			 or engineering.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13043 - Major or minor in mathematics

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A comprehensive
			 major in mathematics consists of 36 semester hours of credit which must
			 include:
(a) At least 9 semester hours of
			 credit in calculus courses.
(b) In
			 addition to the semester hours required by paragraph (a), at least 27 semester
			 hours of credit in courses involving:
(1)
			 Probability or statistics;
(2)
			 Number theory;
(3) Linear
			 algebra;
(4) Abstract or modern
			 algebra;
(5) Finite mathematics or
			 discrete processes; and
(6) If
			 necessary to complete 27 semester hours of credit:
(I) The history of mathematics;
(II) Euclidean geometry;
(III) Non-Euclidean geometry;
(IV) Mathematical computer applications, data
			 structures or programming;
(V)
			 Differential equations;
(VI) Real
			 number analysis;
(VII) Multivariate
			 calculus;
(VIII) Numerical
			 analysis; and
(IX) Logic or
			 methods of mathematical proof.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13045 - Major or minor in instrumental music

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 comprehensive major in instrumental music consists of 36 semester hours of
			 credit in a course of study as follows:
(a)
			 Twenty-four semester hours which must include at least 3 semester hours in each
			 of the following areas:
(1) Music
			 theory;
(2) The history or
			 literature of music;
(3) Applied
			 music in instrumental music which must be in an area of specialization;
			 and
(4) Piano; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13046 - Major or minor in instrumental and vocal music

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 comprehensive major in instrumental and vocal music consists of 36 semester
			 hours in a course of study as follows:
(a)
			 Twenty-four semester hours which must include at least 3 semester hours in each
			 of the following areas:
(1) Music
			 theory;
(2) The history or
			 literature of music;
(3) Applied
			 music, including training in instrumental and vocal music;
(4) Piano; and
(5) Techniques and pedagogy for brass,
			 woodwind, string and percussion instruments; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13047 - Major or minor in vocal music

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A comprehensive
			 major in vocal music consists of 36 semester hours of credit in a course of
			 study as follows:
(a) Twenty-four semester
			 hours which must include at least 3 semester hours in each of the following
			 areas:
(1) Music theory;
(2) The history or literature of
			 music;
(3) Applied music in vocal
			 music; and
(4) Piano; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13048 - Major or minor in physical education

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 comprehensive major in physical education consists of 36 semester hours in a
			 course of study which includes course work in each of the following areas of
			 study:
(a) Anatomical kinesiology or
			 mechanical kinesiology, or both;
(b) The physiology of exercise;
(c) Testing and measurement of skills and
			 ability in physical education;
(d)
			 The psychological or social aspects of physical education;
(e) Methods and techniques of teaching sports
			 for teams;
(f) Adapted physical
			 education;
(g) Methods and
			 techniques of teaching physical fitness;
(h) Methods and techniques of teaching rhythm
			 and dance;
(i) Motor
			 learning;
(j) Methods and
			 techniques of teaching individual sports and sports that can be participated in
			 at any stage of life;
(k) Methods
			 of teaching secondary physical education; and
(l) Advanced first aid or an equivalent
			 course of study.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.1306 - Major or minor in social studies

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A comprehensive
			 major in social studies consists of 36 semester hours of credit as follows:
(a) Twenty-one semester hours of credit which
			 must include at least 3 semester hours in each of the following areas of study:
(1) Economics;
(2) Geography;
(3) History of the United States;
(4) History of the world;
(5) Political science;
(6) Ethnic studies; and
(7) Psychology or sociology; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13062 - Major or minor in business education (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13064 - Major or minor in business education (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; A by R075-00, 6-20-2000; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13065 - Endorsement to teach automotive service technology: Qualifications; provisional endorsement; credit toward renewal of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To receive an endorsement to teach
			 automotive service technology, a person must:
(a) Hold a secondary license;
(b) Have satisfied the requirements for a
			 major or minor in automotive service technology pursuant to NAC
			 391.13064; and
(c) Be certified by the National Institute
			 for Automotive Service Excellence as:
(1) A
			 master automobile technician; or
(2) An auto maintenance and light repair
			 technician and as an automobile and light truck technician in the following
			 areas:
(I) Brakes;
(II) Electrical and electronic systems;
			 and
(III) Suspension and
			 steering.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13066 - Major or minor in business education (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; A 2-24-95; R018-11, 10-26-2011; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13068 - Major or minor in child care (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.1307 - Major or minor in communications and media (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13072 - Major or minor in construction technology (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13074 - Major or minor in drafting and design technology (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13076 - Major or minor in electronic technology (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13078 - Major or minor in food service (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.1308 - Major or minor in health occupations (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; A by R018-11, 10-26-2011; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13082 - Major or minor in family and consumer sciences (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; A by R223-05, 2-23-2006; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13086 - Major or minor in human services (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13088 - Major or minor in industrial arts (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.1309 - Major or minor in manufacturing technologies (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; A by
			 R152-15,
			 eff. 6/28/2016; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13092 - Major in marketing education (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; A by R018-11, 10-26-2011; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13094 - Major or minor in technology education: Requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education by R180-97, eff. 3-31-98; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13096 - Major or minor in technology education: Exemption of teachers from requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education by R180-97, eff. 3-31-98; A by R070-06, 9-18-2006; A by
			 R008-18AP,
			 eff. 6/26/2018; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13098 - Major or minor in technology education: Application for endorsement without satisfying requirements (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education by R180-97, eff. 3-31-98; R by
			 R069-18A,
			 eff. 6/12/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.131 - Single-subject majors and minors

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board recognizes the following single
			 subjects in academic education as majors or minors, which require 30 or 16
			 semester hours of credit respectively:
1. Anthropology.
2. Biology.
3. Botany.
4. Chemistry.
5. Composition and rhetoric.
6. Computer science.
7. Dance.
8. Dramatic or theatrical arts.
9. Earth science.
10. Economics.
11. English or American literature.
12. Environmental science.
13. Geography.
14. Geology.
15. Health education.
16. History of the United States and the
			 world.
17. Journalism and
			 communication.
18.
			 Linguistics.
19. Physics.
20. Physiology.
21. Political science.
22. Psychology.
23. Reading.
24. Sociology.
25. Speech.
26. World languages.
27. Zoology.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
			 Education, eff. 4-27-84; A 10-17-86; A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in
			 Education, 9-1-89; 1-11-96; R098-97, 1-9-98; R001-05, 10-31-2005; R222-05,
			 2-23-2006; R026-07 & R027-07, 10-31-2007; R136-09, 1-28-2010; R018-11,
			 10-26-2011; R109-11, 2-15-2012; A by Bd. of Education by
			 R063-14,
			 eff. 10/24/2014; A by
			 R039-16A,
			 eff. 6/21/2017; A by
			 R007-18A,
			 eff. 6/18/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.13105 - Single-subject major involving music

Current through June 11, 2024
A major in a single subject consists of 30
			 semester hours in courses of study involving:
1. Musical instruments, including courses in:
(a) Basic music, including theory, harmony,
			 singing by sight and developing a sensitivity to musical tone or
			 pitch;
(b) The history or
			 literature of music;
(c) Applied
			 music;
(d) Music ensemble,
			 including band or orchestra;
(e)
			 Techniques for teaching and playing musical instruments; and
(f) Methods for teaching and playing musical
			 instruments; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.1312 - Restrictions on hours of credit for certain subjects

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The semester hours of credit required for
			 a major listed in subsections 25 and 26 of NAC
			 391.131 must include 15 semester
			 hours in courses normally given to juniors or seniors.
2. The semester hours of credit required for
			 a minor listed in the paragraphs identified in subsection 1 must include 5
			 semester hours in courses normally given to juniors or seniors.
3. The semester hours of credit required for
			 a major listed in subsections 19, 25 and 26 of NAC
			 391.131 must not include any
			 semester hours in freshman English. Eighteen of the semester hours must be in
			 courses normally given to juniors or seniors.
4. The semester hours of credit required for
			 a minor in reading must not include any semester hours in freshman English.
			 Nine of the semester hours of credit must be in courses normally given to
			 juniors or seniors.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education,
			 eff. 4-27-84; A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 9-1-89; R098-97,
			 1-9-98; R001-05, 10-31-2005; R222-05, 2-23-2006; R027-07, 10-31-2007; R136-09,
			 1-28-2010; R109-11, 2-15-2012; A by
			 R039-16A,
			 eff. 6/21/2017; A by
			 R007-18A,
			 eff. 6/18/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.133 - Instructor or coordinator for career and technical education: Qualifications

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To qualify as an instructor or coordinator
			 for career and technical education, a person must hold a career and technical
			 education endorsement.
2. One year
			 of full-time employment is equal to 2,000 hours of part-time employment in
			 meeting the work experience required for a career and technical education
			 endorsement.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-1-89; A by R026-07,
			 10-31-2007
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.134 - Career and technical education secondary endorsement: Authorized activities of holder

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who holds a career and technical
			 education secondary endorsement may:
1. Provide instruction in the areas of career
			 and technical education included in the specific programs stated in the
			 person's endorsement; and
2. Teach
			 an academic subject if it is:
(a) Related to
			 an area of career and technical education which the person's endorsement allows
			 him or her to teach; and
(b)
			 Necessary to achieve success in the instruction of that area of career and
			 technical education.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.135 - Professional secondary license: Qualifications

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive a secondary license as
			 a professional teacher, a person must:
1. Have met all the requirements for a
			 secondary license;
2. Hold a
			 master's degree; and
3. Have 3
			 years of verified experience as a teacher in state-approved secondary
			 schools.
Bd. of Education, Certification
			 Reg. § 391.140, eff. 10-23-81-NAC A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in
			 Education, 9-1-89
NRS
			 385.080,
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.136 - Endorsement in mathematics and science: Conditions for substitution of course work

Current through June 11, 2024
An applicant for a secondary license with an
			 endorsement in biological science, general science, mathematics or physical
			 science shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements for a major or minor
			 in the field for which the applicant is seeking an endorsement if he or she
			 provides evidence satisfactory to the superintendent of public instruction that
			 he or she:
1. Has passed the
			 competency test approved by the Commission pursuant to NAC 391.036 in that
			 field and at the level of competence specified by the Commission for the
			 endorsement;
2. Holds a bachelor's
			 or graduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a
			 major in that field;
3. Has earned
			 at least as many semester hours of credit in his or her major field as the
			 number of semester hours of credit required for an endorsement; and
4. Meets all the requirements specified for
			 secondary licensure pursuant to NAC 391.120.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education by R094-99, eff. 11-2-99
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › EXCEPTIONS TO TEACH OUTSIDE AREA OF ENDORSEMENT › Section 391.146 - "Exception" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 391.146 to 391.158, inclusive,
			 unless the context otherwise requires, "exception" means a waiver granted by
			 the Superintendent of Public Instruction which permits the holder of a:
1. Secondary license; or
2. License to teach middle school or junior
			 high school education, to teach outside his or her area of
			 endorsement.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, 1-11-91, eff. 1-1-92; A by R005-05,
			 10-31-2005
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › EXCEPTIONS TO TEACH OUTSIDE AREA OF ENDORSEMENT › Section 391.148 - Applicability of provisions

Current through June 11, 2024
NAC 391.146 to 391.158, inclusive, do not apply
			 to any teacher who received a secondary license:
1. Before September 1, 1980, and is teaching
			 outside his or her area of endorsement on January 1, 1992.
2. On or after September 1, 1980, and before
			 January 1, 1992, if the teacher:
(a) Submits
			 a notarized affidavit stating that he or she has been teaching outside his or
			 her area of endorsement for not less than 3 years before January 1, 1992;
			 and
(b) Has, as of January 1, 1992,
			 completed in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent of Public Instruction
			 not less than the equivalent of 6 semester hours of credit in the subject he or
			 she is teaching which is outside his or her area of endorsement.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › EXCEPTIONS TO TEACH OUTSIDE AREA OF ENDORSEMENT › Section 391.150 - Submission of lists: List of teachers and teaching assignments; list of teachers teaching outside area of endorsement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. On or before
			 October 1 of each year, the superintendent of each school district shall submit
			 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a list of the district's licensed
			 teachers and their teaching assignments for the current school year.
2. On or before November 1 of each year, the
			 Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide the superintendent of each
			 school district with a list of the names of teachers in the school district who
			 are teaching outside their area of endorsement.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, 1-11-91, eff. 1-1-92
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › EXCEPTIONS TO TEACH OUTSIDE AREA OF ENDORSEMENT › Section 391.152 - Request for exception: Submission; form and contents; objection

Current through June 11, 2024
1. On or before November 15 of each year, the
			 superintendent of a school district shall submit to the Superintendent of
			 Public Instruction a written request for an exception for each teacher named in
			 the list provided pursuant to subsection 2 of NAC 391.150. The request must be
			 in the form prescribed by the Department.
2. A request for an exception must:
(a) Be accompanied by evidence that the
			 licensed teacher has been notified by the district that:
(1) The request is being made; and
(2) He or she has a right to object to the
			 request.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › EXCEPTIONS TO TEACH OUTSIDE AREA OF ENDORSEMENT › Section 391.154 - Request for exception: Action by Superintendent of Public Instruction

Current through June 11, 2024
Upon
			 receiving a request for an exception, the Superintendent of Public Instruction
			 shall:
1. On or before December 15,
			 give written notice of whether the request for an exception is granted or
			 denied to the superintendent who requested the exception and the teacher for
			 whom the request was made.
2.
			 Present to the Commission, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after
			 December 15, a report which sets forth:
(a)
			 The number of requests he or she has denied; and
(b) The name of the school district and the
			 subjects taught for which an exception was granted.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › EXCEPTIONS TO TEACH OUTSIDE AREA OF ENDORSEMENT › Section 391.156 - Period of exception; extension of period

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except as otherwise provided in this section, an exception may be granted for
			 not longer than 2 school years. An exception granted pursuant to a request to
			 which an objection is made by the licensed teacher affected may be granted for
			 not longer than 1 school year.
2.
			 If the request for an exception:
(a) Relates
			 to a course in the humanities, an elective course of study or a course that is
			 supplemental to the basic curriculum prescribed by the Board; and
(b) Is for a teacher who is assigned to teach
			 outside his or her area of endorsement at a middle, junior high, secondary or
			 combined school that has less than 300 pupils enrolled and is located at least
			 30 miles from a school where the subject is taught by persons who have received
			 endorsements in that area, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may extend
			 the exception for 2 years if the superintendent of the school district submits
			 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan by which the conditions that
			 necessitated the request can be eliminated within the period of the
			 extension.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › EXCEPTIONS TO TEACH OUTSIDE AREA OF ENDORSEMENT › Section 391.158 - Limitation on teaching of courses related to area of endorsement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A teacher with a secondary license, or a
			 license to teach middle school or junior high school education, may teach not
			 more than two courses which are related to his or her area of endorsement
			 during any school year.
2. As used
			 in this section, a course is "related" to an area of endorsement if the
			 Commission determines that it is within the same field of study as that of the
			 major or minor area of the endorsement.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, 1-11-91, eff. 1-1-92; A by R005-05,
			 10-31-2005
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.170 - Endorsement as professional administrator of school or program

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
			 391.171, to receive a license or
			 endorsement as a professional administrator of a school, an applicant:
(a) Must:
(1) Hold a master's degree or higher in
			 educational administration from a regionally accredited college or university;
			 and
(2) Submit to the Department
			 evidence of 5 years of teaching experience as a licensed teacher in a program
			 of early childhood education, kindergarten or grades 1 through 12; or
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.171 - Conditional endorsement as professional administrator of school; qualifications; authorized employment; term of validity; automatic revocation; requirements to apply for unconditional endorsement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
			 Superintendent of Public Instruction shall issue a conditional endorsement as a
			 professional administrator of a school to a person who submits an application
			 which is accompanied by proof satisfactory to the Superintendent of Public
			 Instruction that the applicant:
(a) Has been
			 accepted for enrollment in an approved program for an alternative route to
			 licensure:
(1) By a qualified provider that is
			 a regionally accredited institution able to confer a master's degree and is
			 employed by a school district or charter school in a county or city other than
			 Clark County, Washoe County or Carson City; or
(2) By any qualified provider and holds a
			 master's degree from a postsecondary institution that is regionally
			 accredited;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.175 - Endorsement to act as supervisor of curriculum and instruction (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Education, Certification
			 Reg. § 391.200, eff. 10-23-81; R by
			 R104-17AP,
			 eff. 6/26/2018
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.179 - Issuance or renewal of limited endorsement on or after July 1, 2002; duration of limited endorsement in effect on that date

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in
			 NAC 391.393, the Department will not issue or renew a limited endorsement on or
			 after July 1, 2002. A limited endorsement in effect on July 1, 2002, remains
			 valid for the term for which it was issued unless earlier revoked by the
			 Department.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education by R021-01, eff. 10-22-2001; A by R039-05,
			 10-31-2005-Substituted in revision for NAC
			 391.162
NRS
			 391.019,
			 391.032
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.180 - Endorsement as school counselor

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department
			 will issue an endorsement as a school counselor to provide counseling to pupils
			 enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 to qualified applicants.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
			 391.187, a person must hold an
			 endorsement as a school counselor before counseling pupils.
3. A person who holds only a special license
			 with an endorsement as a school counselor is exempt from the requirements of
			 subparagraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NAC
			 391.036.
4. To renew an endorsement as a school
			 counselor, the holder of the endorsement must:
(a) Comply with the provisions of NAC
			 391.065 for the license held by
			 the person and complete professional development consisting of:
(1) At least 1 hour during the previous
			 calendar year related to ethics in the practice of school counseling;
(2) At least 1 hour during the previous
			 calendar year related to evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness or
			 another course of instruction on suicide prevention and awareness;
			 and
(3) At least 1 hour during the
			 previous calendar year related to cultural competency and diversity, equity and
			 inclusion;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.185 - Qualifications for endorsement as school counselor

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To
			 qualify for an endorsement to serve as a school counselor, a person:
(a) Must hold a master's degree or a more
			 advanced degree in school counseling;
(b) Must hold a specialty credential as a
			 national certified school counselor issued by the National Board for Certified
			 Counselors;
(c) Must hold a
			 master's degree or a more advanced degree with a major in counseling conferred
			 by a regionally accredited college or university and meet the requirements of
			 subsection 2; or
(d) Must:
(1) Hold a master's degree or a more advanced
			 degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university;
(2) Have at least 2 years of teaching
			 experience or at least 2 years of school counseling experience; and
(3) Meet the requirements of subsection
			 2.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.187 - Authorization to serve as school counselor without endorsement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction
			 may authorize a person who has not received an endorsement pursuant to NAC
			 391.185 to serve as a school counselor in a school district or charter school
			 if the school district or charter school demonstrates that a person with an
			 endorsement issued pursuant to NAC 391.185 is not available for employment. To
			 receive an authorization pursuant to this subsection, a person must:
(a) Hold a current license issued by the
			 Superintendent of Public Instruction, excluding a business and industry
			 endorsement;
(b) Hold a master's
			 degree in a field related to school counseling or an advanced degree in a field
			 related to school counseling;
(c)
			 Have completed at least:
(1) Two years of
			 teaching experience at any grade level in kindergarten through grade
			 12;
(2) Two years of school
			 counseling experience at any grade level in kindergarten through grade 12;
			 or
(3) A practicum, internship or
			 field experience in school counseling at any grade level in kindergarten
			 through grade 12 in addition to the practicum, internship or field experience
			 that is completed pursuant to paragraph (e);
(d) Be admitted into a regionally accredited
			 graduate-level program in school counseling;
(e) Complete at least 600 hours of an initial
			 practicum, internship or field experience in school counseling at any grade
			 level in kindergarten through grade 12; and
(f) Have completed at least 24 graduate
			 credits in the following areas of study:
(1)
			 The process of individual counseling;
(2) The process of group
			 counseling;
(3) Testing and
			 educational assessments, as applicable to a school setting at any grade level
			 in kindergarten through grade 12;
(4) Legal and ethical issues in
			 counseling;
(5) Developing careers
			 and choosing occupations;
(6)
			 Organization and administration of school counseling programs;
(7) Multicultural counseling;
(8) Child and family counseling, as
			 applicable to a school setting at any grade level in kindergarten through grade
			 12; and
(9) One of the following:
(I) The use of technology in
			 education.
(II) Exceptional
			 children.
(III) Human growth and
			 development.
(IV) Substance abuse
			 counseling.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.192 - Endorsement to teach concepts, skills and basic applications regarding computers (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 9-11-89; A by R119-99, 8-16-2000; R005-05,
			 10-31-2005; R028-11, 10-26-2011; R by
			 R009-17A,
			 eff. 6/13/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.196 - Endorsement to teach computer programming or computer science

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive an endorsement
			 to teach advanced computer science, a person must have a valid secondary
			 license and must:
1. Successfully
			 complete 12 semester hours of coursework, consisting of:
(a) Three semester hours of coursework in a
			 course of study that covers methods for teaching computer science;
(b) Three semester hours of coursework in a
			 course of study that covers concepts in computer science; and
(c) Six semester hours of coursework in a
			 course of study that covers instruction concerning programming in computer
			 languages; or
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.202 - Endorsement to teach computer-based applications

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive an endorsement to teach
			 introductory computer science that includes issues relating to information
			 technology, tools for productivity, communication and research and
			 computational thinking in kindergarten through grade 12, a person must have a
			 valid elementary, secondary or special license, a valid license to teach
			 special education or a valid license to teach middle school or junior high
			 school education, and must have completed 9 semester hours of course work,
			 consisting of:
1. Three semester hours
			 of coursework in a course of study that covers methods for teaching computer
			 science;
2. Three semester hours of
			 coursework in a course of study that covers concepts in computer science;
			 and
3. Three semester hours of
			 coursework in a course of study that covers methods for teaching computer
			 applications which include, without limitation:
(a) Word processing and the use of
			 spreadsheets;
(b) Communication and
			 collaboration tools;
(c) Internet
			 research tools;
(d) Internet
			 safety; and
(e) Proper keyboarding
			 techniques.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.215 - Endorsement to teach art

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive an endorsement to teach art, a
			 person must hold a bachelor's degree and:
1. Have completed an approved program of
			 preparation for teaching art; or
2.
			 Have completed:
(a) Thirty-six semester hours
			 in the principles of fine and applied arts which included:
(1) The history of art;
(2) Design;
(3) Drawing;
(4) Painting;
(5) Digital or graphic arts;
(6) Ceramics or sculpture; and
(7) Photography or printmaking; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.220 - Endorsement as professional teacher of art

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive an endorsement as a professional
			 teacher of art, a person must:
1. Meet
			 all the requirements for an endorsement to teach art;
2. Hold a master's degree; and
3. Have 3 years of verified experience as an
			 art teacher in state-approved schools.
Bd. of Education, Certification
			 Reg. § 391.270, eff. 10-23-81
NRS
			 385.080
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.223 - Endorsement to provide audiological services; exception

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 To receive an endorsement to provide audiological services to pupils who are at
			 least 3 years of age but less than 22 years of age, a person must hold a:
(a) Certificate of Clinical Competence as an
			 audiologist issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing
			 Association;
(b) Master's degree in
			 audiology from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association;
			 or
(c) Master's degree in any
			 subject from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association
			 and have:
(1) Successfully completed at least
			 300 hours of supervised clinical experience in audiology or speech-language
			 pathology, or both; and
(2) Earned
			 at least 60 credits in courses related to the normal development, function and
			 use of speech and language or hearing, including, but not limited to, the
			 management of disorders of speech or hearing and the legal, professional and
			 ethical practices of audiology or speech-language pathology. At least 24
			 credits, not including credits earned for a thesis or dissertation, must have
			 been earned in courses directly relating to audiology or speech-language
			 pathology.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.225 - Endorsement to teach drivers' education

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive an endorsement authorizing the
			 teaching of a course in drivers' education, a person must:
1. Hold a bachelor's degree;
2. Hold a valid secondary or special license
			 to teach, excluding a business and industry endorsement; and
3. Have completed 3 semester hours of credit
			 in basic concepts of drivers' education and traffic safety from an accredited
			 college or university.
Bd. of Education, Certification
			 Reg. § 391.280, eff. 10-23-81-NAC A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in
			 Education, 11-4-91; R098-04, 8-25-2004; R024-07,
			 10-31-2007
NRS
			 385.080,
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.229 - Endorsements in cultural competency and specialist in cultural competency

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To receive an endorsement in cultural
			 competency, a person must:
(a) Hold an
			 elementary, secondary or special license, or a license to teach middle school
			 or junior high education; and
(b)
			 Have completed 12 semester hours of course work, including course work in each
			 of the following areas of study:
(1) Three
			 semester hours of course work in critical multicultural education, which must
			 include:
(I) Cultural competency
			 identification and assessment, development of knowledge bases and skill sets
			 and building capacity for cultural competency;
(II) Awareness, knowledge and understanding
			 of race and ethnicity, with the content of the course covering, without
			 limitation, geographic origin, residency status, languages, socioeconomic
			 status, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion,
			 spirituality, age, physical appearance and disability;
(III) Equitable practice in pedagogy,
			 selection and use of instructional materials and curriculum and assessments
			 measuring student learning;
(IV)
			 Communication and developing relationships with pupils, families, colleagues
			 and community members;
(V)
			 Alignment with the standards in the domain of instructional practices of the
			 teacher in the classroom as prescribed by NAC
			 391.575 and the domain of
			 professional responsibilities of the teacher to support learning and promote
			 effectiveness of the school community as prescribed by NAC
			 391.576; and
(VI) Course materials which reflect current
			 and relevant educational research and evidence-based practices;
(2) At least 2 semester hours of
			 course work in culturally responsive engagement;
(3) At least 1 semester hour of a practicum,
			 which must:
(I) Include, without limitation,
			 at least 30 hours of culturally responsive community engagement work within an
			 organization serving the community adjacent to a high-need school;
			 and
(II) Demonstrate a practical
			 application of all course content required by subparagraph (1);
(4) Three semester hours of course
			 work driven by cultural assets in high-need school pedagogy, high-need school
			 leadership or high-need school care or counseling; and
(5) Three semester hours of course work in
			 participatory action research which includes completion of a participatory
			 action research project related to a sociopolitical issue in
			 education.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.231 - Endorsement to teach Navajo language and government of the Navajo Nation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To teach a course in Navajo language and
			 government of the Navajo Nation, a person must:
(a) Have a high school diploma or its
			 equivalent;
(b) Have completed 6
			 semester hours of course work that included, without limitation:
(1) Professional education and teaching
			 methodology; or
(2) The study of
			 the Navajo language and government of the Navajo Nation; and
(c) Be certified as a fluent
			 speaker of the Navajo language by:
(1) A
			 chapter of the Navajo Nation;
(2)
			 The Tribal Council of the Colorado River Indian Tribes; or
(3) A qualified official of a university or
			 college.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.233 - Endorsement to teach Great Basin Native American language

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 4, to receive an endorsement to teach a course in a Great Basin Native American
			 language, a person must:
(a) Have a high
			 school diploma or its equivalent;
(b) Have completed 6 semester hours of course
			 work that included, without limitation:
(1)
			 Professional education and teaching methodology; or
(2) The study of Native American languages;
			 and
(c) Be certified as
			 a fluent speaker of the language that the person proposes to teach by:
(1) A council of a tribe of Native Americans
			 who speak that language; or
(2) A
			 qualified official of a university or college.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.235 - Endorsement to teach world language

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive an endorsement to teach a world
			 language, a person must hold:
1. An
			 elementary or secondary license; or
2. A license to teach middle school or junior
			 high school education, with a designated major or minor in the world language
			 to be taught.
Bd. of Education,
			 Certification Reg. § 391.300, eff. 10-23-81 - A by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education by R005-05, 10-31-2005; A by Bd. of Education by
			 R063-14,
			 eff. 10/24/2014
NRS
			 385.080,
			 385.110,
			 391.019
REVISER'S NOTE.
The regulation of the
			 State Board of Education filed with the Secretary of State on October 24, 2014
			 (LCB File No. R063-14), which amended this section, contains the following
			 provisions not included in NAC:
"A person who on October 24,
			 2014, holds:
* * *
4. An endorsement to teach a
			 foreign language described in NAC 391.235; or
* * *
shall be deemed to hold such license or endorsement in a world language
			 on and after October 24, 2014."
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS › Section 391.237 - Endorsements to teach English as second language; endorsement as professional teacher of English as second language

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To
			 receive an English language acquisition and development endorsement, a person
			 must have:
(a) A valid elementary, secondary
			 or special license, a valid license to teach special education, or a valid
			 license to teach middle school or junior high school education;
(b) Completed at least 3 semester hours of
			 credit in each of the following areas of study:
(1) Language acquisition theory and English
			 language development practices;
(2)
			 Methods and curriculum for teaching English language learners; and
(3) Assessment and evaluation of English
			 language learners;
(c)
			 Completed at least 2 semester hours of credit in one of the following areas of
			 study:
(1) Policies, critical issues and best
			 practices for English language learners in prekindergarten and elementary
			 school; or
(2) Policies, critical
			 issues and best practices for English language learners in secondary school;
			 and
(d) Completed at
			 least 1 semester hour of credit of practicum, which must include, without
			 limitation, at least 25 hours of experience working in the
			 classroom.