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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Specific Requirements › Section 390.405 - Requirements for graduation for pupils transferring to Nevada high school

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pupil who transfers to a Nevada high
				school from another school, whether located inside or outside this State, shall
				abide by the requirements for graduation of the receiving school district
				unless the pupil is in the 12th grade and the requirements of that district
				would not allow him or her to graduate by the end of the 12th grade.
2. Each school district shall develop a
				policy and procedure to make an allowance for a pupil in the latter
				circumstances so that the pupil may graduate from:
(a) The receiving school under its
				requirements or the minimum requirements of the State Board of Education;
				or
(b) The pupil's school of origin
				if that school is willing to issue the diploma.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Specific Requirements › Section 390.415 - Exemptions for certain high schools from requirements for graduation

Current through June 11, 2024
The Superintendent of Public Instruction may exempt from the
				  requirements for graduation from high school students graduating from a high
				  school with less than 100 students if the school is unable to obtain certified
				  staff to meet the requirements. Before the beginning of the school year for
				  which an exception is to be effective, the superintendent of a school district
				  with such a high school with less than 100 students may apply to the
				  Superintendent of Public Instruction for an exception from the graduation
				  requirements enacted after July 1, 1988. This exception may be approved at the
				  discretion of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for those high schools
				  with less than 100 students that are unable to recruit certified staff to meet
				  the requirements. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify in
				  writing the superintendent of the school district of the exceptions that have
				  been granted or denied and furnish a report to the State Board of Education of
				  each exception granted at the next regularly scheduled meeting after the
				  exception is granted.
(Added to NAC by Bd.
				  of Education, eff. 5/4/1987)-(Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.686;
				  390.460)
385.080,
					 385.114
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Specific Requirements › Section 390.420 - Publication of standards and passing grades; submission by school districts and charter schools of certain information; review and approval by Department

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Immediately
				preceding each school year and for each end-of-course examination, the
				Department will:
(a) On or before June 1,
				publish the standards for the examination; and
(b) On or before July 15, publish the passing
				grade for the examination.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.430 - Units of credit and grade point average required to receive advanced diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To receive an
				advanced diploma evidencing graduation from high school, a pupil must, in
				addition to meeting the criteria prescribed pursuant to subsection 2 of
				NRS
				390.600, have:
(a) Earned a minimum of 18 units of credit
				for required courses and 6 units of credit for elective courses for a total of
				at least 24 units of credit; and
(b) Maintained at least a 3.25 grade point
				average on a 4.0 grading scale, weighted or unweighted, for all units of credit
				applicable toward graduation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.440 - Units of credit required to receive standard diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				2, to receive a standard diploma evidencing graduation from high school, a
				pupil must, in addition to meeting the criteria prescribed pursuant to
				subsection 2 of
				NRS
				390.600, have earned a minimum of 15 units of
				credit for required courses and 7 1/2 units of credit for elective courses for
				a total of at least 22 1/2 units of credit. The units for the required courses
				must be earned in accordance with the following table:
Minimum
Required Course
Number of Units
American
							 government...........................................................................
1
American
							 history...................................................................................
1
Arts and humanities, Junior Reserve Officers' Training
							 Corps (Level III or Level IV) or career and technical
							 education..........................
1
English, including reading, composition and
							 writing...........................
4
Health
							 education...................................................................................
1/2
Mathematics..........................................................................................
3
Physical
							 education................................................................................
2
Use of
							 computers..................................................................................
1/2
Science..................................................................................................
2
TOTAL:
15
2.
				If a pupil satisfactorily completes a course of study in the use of computers
				during the sixth, seventh or eighth grade, the pupil is not required to take
				the course of study in the use of computers and must only earn a minimum of 14
				1/2 units of credit for required courses pursuant to subsection 1. The course
				of study in the use of computers must be for at least one semester or
				trimester, or the equivalent, and must not be taught as part of another course
				of study. This subsection authorizes, but does not require, a school district
				to offer a course in the use of computers as part of the curriculum of a middle
				school.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82; A 5-4-87; R091-99, 1-14-2000; R037-99, 11-3-99, eff.
				  7-1-2000; R061-02, 9-6-2002; A by Bd. for Career & Tech. Educ. by R172-05,
				  2-23-2006; A by Bd. of Education by R037-12, 9-14-2012; R068-14, 10-24-2014;
				  R061-14, 12-22-2014) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.664)
NRS 385.080,
					 385.114,
					 389.018,
					 390.600
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.443 - Requirements for college and career ready diploma; incentive grants and reimbursement associated with receipt of college and career ready diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To receive a college and career ready
				diploma evidencing graduation from high school pursuant to
				390.605, a pupil must, in
				addition to meeting the criteria prescribed pursuant to subsection 1 of
				390.600:
(a) Successfully complete the requirements to
				receive an advanced diploma prescribed by NAC
				390.430;
(b) Demonstrate proficiency in speaking not
				less than two languages or have earned not less than two of the units of credit
				used to complete the requirements prescribed by NAC
				390.430 in:
(1) Advanced placement courses;
(2) International baccalaureate
				courses;
(3) Dual-credit courses or
				courses completed through dual enrollment;
(4) Career and technical education
				courses;
(5) Work-based learning
				courses; or
(6) A world language
				course; and
(c) Obtain a
				college-ready endorsement pursuant to NAC
				390.550, or a career-ready
				endorsement pursuant to NAC
				390.550.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.450 - Requirements for graduation for pupils transferring to Nevada high school

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pupil who transfers to a Nevada high
				school from another school, whether located inside or outside this State, shall
				abide by the requirements for graduation of the receiving school district
				unless the pupil is in the 12th grade and the requirements of that district
				would not allow him or her to graduate by the end of the 12th grade.
2. Each school district shall develop a
				policy and procedure to make an allowance for a pupil in the latter
				circumstances so that the pupil may graduate from:
(a) The receiving school under its
				requirements or the minimum requirements of the State Board of Education;
				or
(b) The pupil's school of origin
				if that school is willing to issue the diploma.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.460 - Exemptions for certain high schools from requirements for graduation

Current through June 11, 2024
The Superintendent of Public Instruction may exempt from the
				  requirements for graduation from high school students graduating from a high
				  school with less than 100 students if the school is unable to obtain certified
				  staff to meet the requirements. Before the beginning of the school year for
				  which an exception is to be effective, the superintendent of a school district
				  with such a high school with less than 100 students may apply to the
				  Superintendent of Public Instruction for an exception from the graduation
				  requirements enacted after July 1, 1988. This exception may be approved at the
				  discretion of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for those high schools
				  with less than 100 students that are unable to recruit certified staff to meet
				  the requirements. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify in
				  writing the superintendent of the school district of the exceptions that have
				  been granted or denied and furnish a report to the State Board of Education of
				  each exception granted at the next regularly scheduled meeting after the
				  exception is granted.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 5-4-87) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.686)
NRS 385.080,
					 385.114
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.470 - Requirements for adult standard diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A school
				district may award an adult standard diploma to a person who:
(a) Withdrew from high school before the
				person's graduation and was not eligible to graduate with his or her class, or
				participated in an alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of
				dropping out of school established by a school district pursuant to
				NRS
				388.537;
(b) Has passed all required end-of-course
				examinations;
(c) Has earned, in
				high school, in an adult high school program or in an alternative program for
				the education of pupils at risk of dropping out of school established by a
				school district pursuant to
				NRS
				388.537, or waived, the units of credit
				required in subsection 2; and
(d)
				Is 18 years of age or older at the time of the award or is 17 years of age but
				less than 18 years of age and participates in an alternative program for the
				education of pupils at risk of dropping out of school pursuant to
				NRS
				388.537.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.480 - Credit received through adult high school program applicable toward adult standard diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Units of credit
				earned by a person through an adult high school program may be applied toward
				meeting the requirements for an adult standard diploma only if the course in
				which the units were earned was:
(a) Taught in
				a school district of this State; or
(b) Equivalent to a regular course offered in
				the high school where the diploma will be issued, and the course is approved by
				the principal of the high school for that purpose.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.490 - Other credits applicable toward adult standard diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
A school district may award a person units of credit toward
				  meeting the requirements for an adult standard diploma if he or she
				  successfully completes:
1. A course
				given by the United States Armed Forces Institute or a high school course
				offered through that institute by a cooperating college or
				university;
2. A subject
				examination given by the Armed Forces;
3. A course given by the United States Marine
				Corps Institute;
4. A course given
				by the United States Coast Guard Institute; or
5. A course of training conducted by a branch
				of the Armed Forces.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 389.170;
				  389.692)
NRS 385.080,
					 385.114
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.500 - Waiver of credits for adult standard diploma; scores required on high school equivalency assessment for waiver

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in this section, a person who is 18 years of age or older
				and who seeks an adult standard diploma may waive units of credit for language
				arts, mathematics, science and social studies by taking a high school
				equivalency assessment in those subjects. A person who seeks an adult standard
				diploma who is at least 17 years of age but less than 18 years of age and who
				is enrolled in an alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of
				dropping out of school established by a school district pursuant to
				NRS
				388.537 may waive units of credit pursuant to
				this section.
2. The maximum number
				of credits which may be waived in the areas of language arts, mathematics and
				science must be based on the number of credits previously earned which meet the
				minimum requirements for course content outlined in NAC
				389.450 to
				389.511, inclusive, and the
				credits waived upon the completion of a high school equivalency assessment
				selected pursuant to
				NRS
				390.055.
3. Credits in elective courses may be waived
				only in the area of social studies. The maximum number of credits which may be
				waived in the area of social studies must be based on a high school equivalency
				assessment selected pursuant to
				NRS
				390.055.
4. The following tables set forth the scores
				which a person must achieve on a high school equivalency assessment to waive
				credits in required and elective courses and the corresponding number of units
				which may be waived:
General Educational Development Test (2002 Series)
Maximum Number of Units
Designation of
For Score of
For Score of
Subject
Test
450 to 499.9
500 or higher
English
I and IV (average)
2
4
Mathematics
V
1
3
Science
III
1
2
Social Studies
II
1
2
General Educational Development Test (2014 Series)
Maximum Number of Units
Designation of
For Score of
For Score of
Subject
Test
145 to 157
158 or higher
Language Arts
I
2
4
Mathematics
II
1
3
Science
III
1
2
Social Studies
IV
1
2
HiSET Exam (2014 Series)
Maximum Number of Units
Designation of
For Score of
For Score of
Subject
Test
10 or 11
12 or higher
Language Arts
I and V (average)
2
4
Mathematics
II
1
3
Science
III
1
2
Social Studies
IV
1
2
Test Assessing Secondary Completion (2014 Series)
Maximum Number of Units
Designation of
For Score of
For Score of
Subject
Test
500 to 529
530 or higher
Language Arts
I and V (average)
2
4
Mathematics
II
1
3
Science
III
1
2
Social Studies
IV
1
2
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82; A 5-4-87; 3-9-88; R067-97, 12-10-97; R029-01,
				  11-1-2001; R194-01, 4-1-2002; R194-01, 4-1-2002, eff. 7-1-2002; R134-07,
				  6-17-2008; R155-13, 6-23-2014; R050-16, 6-28-2016) - (Substituted in revision
				  for NAC 389.694)
NRS 385.080,
					 390.055
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.510 - Attendance at adult high school program for test preparation

Current through June 11, 2024
The board of trustees of a school district may allow a person
				  who is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age who has withdrawn
				  from high school so that he or she may take a high school equivalency
				  assessment to attend an adult high school program only for the purpose of test
				  preparation.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education by R029-01, eff. 11-1-2001; A by R134-07, 6-17-2008; R155-13,
				  6-23-2014) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.695)
NRS 385.080,
					 390.055
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.520 - Adjusted diploma for pupil with disability

Current through June 11, 2024
An adjusted diploma may be earned by any pupil with a
				  disability who meets the standards prescribed by his or her individualized
				  education plan.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 3-9-88) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
				  389.698)
NRS 385.080,
					 388.419
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.530 - Issuance of diploma to pupil with disability

Current through June 11, 2024
A pupil with a disability, whether in a public or private
				  high school, in the Nevada Youth Training Center or in the Caliente Youth
				  Center, is entitled to graduate from high school with:
1. A standard diploma if the pupil fulfills
				all the requirements for a standard diploma except for any appropriate
				accommodations which are outlined in his or her individualized program of
				education.
2. An adjusted diploma
				if the pupil fulfills all the requirements which are outlined in his or her
				individualized program of education.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Education, eff. 12-16-82) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 389.180; for part
				  of NAC 389.696)
NRS 385.080,
					 388.419
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.540 - Issuance of standard high school diploma to certain veterans who left high school to serve in Armed Forces

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To receive a
				standard high school diploma in accordance with the provisions of
				NRS
				390.630, a veteran who satisfies the
				qualifications set forth in that section may submit to the Department of
				Veterans Services an application on a form prescribed for this purpose by the
				State Board of Education. If such a qualified veteran is deceased or mentally
				or physically unable, a family member or guardian of the veteran may submit an
				application on behalf of the veteran. Each such application must be accompanied
				by a copy of the certificate of honorable discharge issued to the veteran or a
				certified copy of the form DD214 issued to the veteran.
2. If a veteran submits an application
				pursuant to subsection 1 and the veteran:
(a)
				Attended a secondary school in this State before leaving to serve in the Armed
				Forces of the United States, the application must list the name and location of
				the Nevada secondary school the veteran attended; or
(b) Is a current resident of this State but
				did not attend a secondary school in this State, the application must be
				accompanied by an affidavit:
(1) Affirming
				that the veteran attended a secondary school before leaving to serve in the
				Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) Listing the name and location of that
				secondary school.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.550 - Requirements for college-ready and career-ready endorsement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To receive a college-ready endorsement
				pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of
				NRS
				390.605, a pupil must, before graduating from
				high school:
(a) Complete a college readiness
				assessment prescribed by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada in
				section 1 of chapter 16 of title 4 of the "Board of Regents Handbook";
				and
(b) Receive not less than the
				minimum scores for initial placement into college-level English and mathematics
				courses prescribed by the Board of Regents in section 1 of chapter 16 of title
				4 of the "Board of Regents Handbook."
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.560 - Requirements for endorsement indicating successful completion of program of career and technical education

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To qualify for
				an endorsement on a high school diploma indicating that a pupil has
				successfully completed a course of study in a program area for a program of
				career and technical education set forth in subsection 1 of NAC
				389.803, the pupil must:
(a) Satisfactorily complete a sequence of
				courses leading to a completion course prescribed by the school district or
				charter school in which the pupil is enrolled for the course of study
				selected.
(b) Satisfy the state
				academic requirements governing receipt of a standard high school diploma and
				the statutes and regulations governing the receipt of a standard high school
				diploma.
(c) Satisfy the
				requirements for the issuance of a certificate pursuant to subsection 4 of NAC
				389.800.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › Section 391.Sec. 1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
		  A person who is employed as a paraprofessional and enrolled in a program to
		  become a teacher may simultaneously complete an accelerated program of student
		  teaching to qualify for an initial license pursuant to NAC
		  391.089,
		  391.095 or
		  391.111 while remaining employed
		  if the person:
(a) Is enrolled in a program
		  to become a teacher which the Department has determined satisfies the
		  requirements of NRS
		  391.019,
		  391.021,
		  391.037 and
		  391.038, as applicable, and the
		  regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(b) Performs instruction as a student teacher
		  in the same or substantially similar area in which he or she is
		  employed;
(c) Completes the
		  accelerated program of student teaching as determined by the institution
		  providing the program to become a teacher;
(d) Completes the accelerated program of
		  student teaching at the same school where he or she is currently employed;
		  and
(e) Continues to receive
		  ongoing feedback and support from:
(1) The
		  teacher in the classroom in which he or she is currently employed;
		  and
(2) The cooperating teacher in
		  the classroom in which he or she is completing the accelerated program of
		  student teaching.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › Section 391.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
		  To receive an endorsement to provide services to pupils as an occupational
		  therapy assistant in a program of occupational therapy, a person must hold a
		  license as an occupational therapy assistant issued by the Board of
		  Occupational Therapy in this State.
2. A person who holds only a special license
		  with an endorsement to provide services as an occupational therapy assistant is
		  exempt from the requirements of NAC
		  391.036 and
		  391.065.
3. Such an endorsement is not required to
		  provide services to pupils as an occupational therapy assistant in a program of
		  occupational therapy.
Added
			 to NAC by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by
			 R123-22A,
			 eff. 5/24/2023
NRS
				391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › Section 391.Sec. 2.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
		  The Superintendent of Public Instruction may issue a provisional special
		  license with an endorsement as a student teacher resident to a person to teach
		  pupils in a program of early childhood education, kindergarten, grades 1 to 12,
		  inclusive, or special education if the person:
(a) Is enrolled in a teacher preparation
		  program that is approved by the Commission;
(b) Has completed at least 90 semester
		  credits of course work or equivalent course work in a teacher preparation
		  program that is approved by the Commission;
(c) Has a recommendation from the teacher
		  preparation program to student teach; and
(d) Applies for such a provisional special
		  license and pays a fee of $100 which includes the fees for processing the
		  fingerprints of the applicant by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of
		  Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › Section 391.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
		  To receive an endorsement to provide services to pupils as a physical therapist
		  assistant in a program of physical therapy, a person must hold a license as a
		  physical therapist assistant issued by the Nevada Physical Therapy
		  Board.
2. A person who holds only a
		  special license with an endorsement to provide services as a physical therapist
		  assistant is exempt from the requirements of NAC
		  391.036 and
		  391.065.
3. Such an endorsement is not required to
		  provide services to pupils as a physical therapist assistant in a program of
		  physical therapy.
Added
			 to NAC by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by
			 R123-22A,
			 eff. 5/24/2023
NRS
				391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › Section 391.Sec. 3.1 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
An endorsement to teach pupils in a program of orientation and
			 mobility that is valid on the effective date remains valid until the date on
			 which the license of the holder must be renewed. In order to renew such an
			 endorsement, the holder must submit with his or her application to renew that
			 license proof that he or she possesses the credentials prescribed by NAC
			 391.391, as amended by section 2
Added to NAC by
			 Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by
			 R113-18A,
			 eff. 6/18/2019
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › Section 391.Sec. 3.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
		  To be employed as a student teacher resident, a person must:
(a) Hold a provisional special license with
		  an endorsement as a student teacher resident issued pursuant to section
		  2;
(b) Be enrolled and in good
		  standing with a teacher preparation program that is approved by the
		  Commission;
(c) Be supervised by a
		  member of the faculty from his or her teacher preparation program;
		  and
(d) Be supervised by a licensed
		  teacher at the school or program in which the holder of the provisional special
		  license is employed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				requires:
1. "Board" means the State
			 Board of Education.
2. "Commission"
			 means the Commission on Professional Standards in Education.
3. "Department" means the Department of
			 Education.
4. "Endorsement" means a
			 specific area of preparation within a general license that is issued by the
			 Department.
5. "Field experience"
			 means supervised experience working in a placement in which a person:
(a) Works with pupils with disabilities;
			 and
(b) Demonstrates competency in
			 the assessment of such pupils, educational planning, curriculum, methods of
			 instruction, management of the classroom, working with parents and
			 collaborating with other professionals.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.013 - Determination of "full state certification" for purposes of federal No Child Left Behind Act (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Comm'n
				on Prof. Standards in Education by R099-03, 9-24-2003; A by
				R034-15,
				eff. 6-28-2016; R by
				R025-16,
				eff. 6/28/2016
NRS
				  391.019.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.015 - Location of state offices; acquisition of forms for licensure (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Bd. of Education,
				Certification Reg. § 391.010 subsec. 3, eff. 10-23-81; + §391.030
				subsec. 2, eff. 10-23-81; A 3-26-82-NAC A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in
				Education, 11-4-91; R086-97, 1-9-98; R047-09, 10-27-2009; R by
				R090-19A,
				eff. 7/28/2021
NRS
				391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.020 - Validity of license not retroactively affected by amendment of regulations

Current through June 11, 2024
If the Commission amends its regulations on the licensure of
				educational personnel, the Commission intends that such an amendment not
				retroactively affect the validity of any license issued by the Superintendent
				of Public Instruction before the amendment becomes effective.
Bd. of Education,
				Certification Reg. § 391.010 subsec. 2, eff. 10-23-81-NAC A by Comm'n on
				Prof. Standards in Education, 11-4-91
NRS 385.080,
				  391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.022 - Assignment of unique identification number to each license

Current through June 11, 2024
Any license issued or renewed by the Superintendent of Public
				Instruction must be assigned a unique identification number that is not based
				on the social security number of the licensee.
Added to NAC by Comm'n
				on Prof. Standards in Education by R114-04, eff.
				8-25-2004
NRS
				  391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.024 - Conviction of applicant for licensure: Request for additional opinion whether conviction is related to employment position applicant seeks; final determination of Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Superintendent of Public
			 Instruction or the Superintendent's designee determines pursuant to
			 NRS
			 391.033 that the conviction of an applicant
			 for licensure is related to the position with the county school district or
			 charter school for which the applicant has applied, the applicant may request
			 the Superintendent or the Superintendent's designee to seek an additional
			 opinion from a person listed in subsection 2. Such a request must include,
			 without limitation, written authorization pursuant to
			 NRS
			 391.035 for the Superintendent or the
			 Superintendent's designee to disclose the information included in the
			 application and associated documents submitted by the applicant to each person
			 whose opinion is sought.
2. The
			 Superintendent or the Superintendent's designee may seek not more than three
			 additional opinions pursuant to a request for an additional opinion submitted
			 by the applicant pursuant to subsection 1. The Superintendent or the
			 Superintendent's designee may request such an opinion from:
(a) A member of the Commission on
			 Professional Standards in Education created by
			 NRS
			 391.011;
(b) An employee of the Office for a Safe and
			 Respectful Learning Environment created by
			 NRS
			 388.1323;
(c) Any person licensed pursuant to chapter
			 391 of NRS;
(d) A parent or
			 guardian of a pupil enrolled at a public school in this State; or
(e) A peace officer as defined in
			 NRS
			 289.010.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.025 - Responsibility for licensure; endorsement; substitution of certain requirements for experience

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each teacher or
			 other educational employee who is required to hold a license is responsible for
			 securing, maintaining and renewing his or her license.
2. A license must be endorsed in each field
			 of specialization for which the applicant has applied and is deemed
			 qualified.
3. Three years of
			 verified experience in teaching or in school counseling may be accepted as a
			 substitute for experience as a student teacher or for a school counseling
			 practicum or internship, respectively, if the following conditions are met:
(a) Each public or private school in which
			 the teaching or school counseling experience occurred is licensed by the State
			 or accredited or certified by a regional or national association for private
			 schools;
(b) The applicant held a:
(1) Bachelor's degree during the period of
			 teaching experience; or
(2)
			 Master's degree during the period of school counseling experience, from an
			 accredited college or university;
(c) The area of endorsement, degree level and
			 grade level of the license being applied for are consistent with the teaching
			 or school counseling experience submitted by the applicant;
(d) The teaching or school counseling
			 experience is verified by the school or agency of employment;
(e) The applicant was eligible for
			 reemployment in the school or agency in which the teaching or school counseling
			 experience occurred; and
(f) For
			 each year of experience, the teaching or school counseling experience was at
			 the appropriate grade level in a full-time capacity.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.028 - Licensure of person who teaches program of education transmitted from another state through electronic medium

Current through June 11, 2024
If a program of education transmitted through
			 an electronic medium is broadcast in another state to pupils in kindergarten
			 through 12th grade who reside in this State, and the pupil and teacher are able
			 to communicate with each other through the medium, each teacher employed to
			 present the program must:
1. Hold a
			 license from the state where the broadcast originates for the level of
			 education at which the program is offered;
2. Hold an endorsement from the state where
			 the broadcast originates for any area of study covered in the program;
			 and
3. Have satisfied the
			 requirements of NAC 391.036 or its equivalent in that state.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education, eff. 7-23-92
NRS
			 391.019
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.030 - Qualification to become licensed employee of school district: Courses or examination in certain subjects required; exemption

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, as a qualification for
			 becoming a licensed employee of a school district, a person must:
(a) Complete courses covering:
(1) Title 34 of NRS;
(2) Parental involvement and family
			 engagement that meet the criteria set forth in subsection 4;
(3) The Constitution of the State of Nevada;
			 and
(4) Except as otherwise
			 provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NAC
			 391.425, the Constitution of the
			 United States; or
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.036 - Tests of competency required for initial license; exemptions; failure to comply; times for administration of tests

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in this section, paragraph (h) of subsection 1 of
			 NRS
			 391.019, NAC
			 391.0545, paragraph (a) of
			 subsection 9 of NAC
			 391.0896, subsection 7 of NAC
			 391.0897, paragraph (b) of
			 subsection 3 of NAC
			 391.231, subsection 3 of NAC
			 391.223, subsection 3 of NAC
			 391.180, paragraph (b) of
			 subsection 3 of NAC
			 391.233, subsection 3 of NAC
			 391.276, subsection 4 of NAC
			 391.305, subsection 4 of NAC
			 391.312, subsection 3 of NAC
			 391.370, subsection 2 of NAC
			 391.277, subsection 2 of NAC
			 391.279, subsection 4 of NAC
			 391.305, subsection 4 of NAC
			 391.320, subsection 2 of NAC
			 391.315, paragraph (b) of
			 subsection 4 of NAC
			 391.425 subsection 6 of NAC
			 391.436 and subsection 2 of
			 section 2 and subsection 2 of section 3 an applicant who applies for:
(a) A license must pass a competency test
			 that has been approved by the Commission, at the level of competence specified
			 by the Commission, in:
(1) Basic reading,
			 writing and mathematics;
(2) The
			 principles and methods of teaching; and
(3) The subject matter of the area of
			 endorsement on the license or the area of endorsement necessary for the
			 applicant's area of assignment.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.040 - Determination of qualifications of applicant for licensure

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department
			 will:
1. Develop a test to determine
			 the qualifications of an applicant for a license; and
2. In determining whether an applicant is
			 qualified for:
(a) Licensure, evaluate his or
			 her official transcripts from accredited colleges or universities or consider
			 proof that the applicant has earned a degree through a degree program approved
			 by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation or its successor
			 organization.
(b) An endorsement
			 for which the applicant is required to hold a degree, diploma or other
			 credential or have completed course work, evaluate his or her official
			 transcripts from the college, university or other institution that awarded the
			 degree, diploma or credential or at which the course work was completed, as
			 applicable.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.042 - Initial license requiring student teaching experience: Conditions for substitution of teaching experience

Current through June 11, 2024
An applicant for an initial license for which
			 student teaching experience is required may substitute in place of such
			 experience:
1. Three years of teaching
			 experience if:
(a) Each public or private
			 school in which the teaching experience occurred was licensed by the state or
			 accredited or certified by a regional or national association for private
			 schools;
(b) For each year of
			 teaching experience, the applicant taught at the appropriate grade level in a
			 full-time capacity;
(c) The
			 applicant held a bachelor's degree or higher during each year of teaching
			 experience;
(d) The applicant was
			 eligible for reemployment in the school district or school in which the
			 teaching experience occurred;
(e)
			 The area of endorsement, degree level and grade level of the license being
			 applied for are consistent with the teaching experience completed by the
			 applicant; and
(f) The teaching
			 experience completed by the applicant is verified by the superintendent of the
			 school district or the principal of the school in which the experience
			 occurred.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.045 - Application for license or endorsement: Required documentation; fee; applicability of academic credits

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in section 2, an applicant for the initial issuance of a
			 license as a teacher or other educational employee must submit with his or her
			 application:
(a) His or her official
			 transcripts;
(b) Evidence that the
			 applicant has successfully completed:
(1) At
			 least 3 semester hours of credit in a course of study regarding education or
			 curricular adaptation for pupils with disabilities; or
(2) Professional development or a continuing
			 education course regarding education or curricular adaptation for pupils with
			 disabilities that is approved by the Department; and
(c) Evidence that the applicant has
			 successfully completed:
(1) At least 3
			 semester hours of credit in a course of study regarding parental involvement
			 and family engagement that:
(I) Is consistent
			 with the elements and goals for effective involvement and engagement set forth
			 in NRS
			 392.457; and
(II) Includes an emphasis on building
			 relationships, outreach to families and developing an appreciation and
			 understanding of families from diverse backgrounds: or
(2) At least 45 contact hours of professional
			 development or continuing education regarding parental involvement and family
			 engagement that is approved by the Department and:
(I) Is consistent with the elements and goals
			 for effective involvement and engagement set forth in
			 NRS
			 392.457; and
(II) Includes an emphasis on building
			 relationships, outreach to families and developing an appreciation and
			 understand of families from diverse backgrounds; and
(d) Except as otherwise provided
			 in NAC 391.0565, a fee of $180, which
			 includes the fees for processing the fingerprints of the applicant by the
			 Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal
			 Bureau of Investigation. The fee does not include the cost of any examination
			 required by NAC
			 391.036.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.050 - Transcripts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Transcripts must be evaluated in terms of
			 semester hours. A quarter hour equals two-thirds of a semester hour.
2. Transcripts become a part of the
			 applicant's file when a license is issued and will not be returned.
3. Transcripts must:
(a) Bear an original, official seal of the
			 college or university and the signature of the registrar; or
(b) Be submitted to the Department via
			 electronic mail by a transcript clearinghouse or by the college or university
			 that issues the transcript.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.052 - Criteria for approval of standards for licensing teachers of another state; credit for previous teaching service

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Commission
			 will approve the standards for licensing teachers of another state or foreign
			 country for the purposes of subsection 2 of
			 NRS
			 391.167 if:
(a) The state or foreign country in which the
			 teacher earned the previous teaching service is a signatory with this State on
			 the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and
			 Certification Interstate Agreement; or
(b) The Department has determined that the
			 state or foreign country in which the teacher earned the previous teaching
			 service has standards for licensing a teacher that are similar to the standards
			 for licensing a teacher in this State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.0535 - Denial of license to certain persons licensed or certified in another state

Current through June 11, 2024
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
			 not issue a license pursuant to this chapter to a person who holds a license or
			 certificate to teach issued by another state or foreign country that is
			 suspended, revoked or otherwise restricted pursuant to a disciplinary action in
			 the other state or foreign country.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof.
			 Standards in Education by R030-01, eff. 10-22-2001; A by
			 R076-19A,
			 eff. 7/28/2021
NRS
			 391.019 and
			 391.032
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.054 - Licensure of person licensed or certified in another state; issuance of provisional license under certain circumstances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Superintendent of Public Instruction
			 may issue a license to teach special education to a person who is licensed and
			 endorsed to teach special education in any other state or foreign country and
			 may issue a license with any other endorsement to a person who is licensed or
			 certified in a state or foreign country that has entered into an interstate
			 certification contract with the State of Nevada through the National
			 Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification if:
(a) The applicant holds a valid license or
			 certificate issued by the other state or foreign country;
(b) The applicant:
(1) Holds a bachelor's or more advanced
			 degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association;
			 or
(2) Holds a bachelor's or more
			 advanced degree from an institution in a foreign country that the Department
			 has determined to be equivalent to a degree from a regionally accredited
			 institution in the United States, based upon a review and evaluation of the
			 transcripts of that institution pursuant to NAC
			 391.050;
			 and
(3) Has completed any
			 postbaccalaureate studies required in this State for the issuance of a
			 license;
(c) The license
			 or certificate issued by the other state is not:
(1) A temporary permit, an emergency,
			 alternative or provisional license or a credential to teach multiple
			 subjects;
(2) A license or
			 certificate for which completion of a bachelor's or higher degree is
			 unnecessary; or
(3) A letter or
			 other form of authorization from another state or a county, city, school
			 district or department of education in another state which entitles the person
			 to teach in the same capacity as a licensed teacher on a temporary basis;
			 and
(d) The grade levels
			 and subject areas covered by the license or certificate issued by the other
			 state are the same as the grade levels and subject areas for which the
			 applicant is seeking licensure in this State .
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE › Section 391.0545 - Licensure of person who holds National Board Certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction
			 may issue a license and any endorsement to a person who holds a National Board
			 Certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
			 if:
(a) The person holds a license or
			 certificate from another state; and
(b) The grade levels and subject areas for
			 which the license or certificate issued by that state are the same as the grade
			 levels and subjects areas for which the person requests a license in this
			 State.