Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation › GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL › Diplomas › Section 390.445 - Units of credit required to receive alternative diploma

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				4, in addition to meeting the criteria prescribed by paragraph (b) of
				subsection 4 of
				390.600, to receive an
				alternative diploma evidencing graduation from high school, a pupil in the
				graduating class of 2019, 2020 or 2021 must have earned a minimum of
				15.0 units of credit for required
				courses and
				7.5 units of credit for elective
				courses for a total of at least
				22.5 units of credit. The units of
				credit for required courses must be earned in accordance with the following
				table:
Required Course
Minimum Number of Units
Social
								studies........................................................................................
2.0
Arts and humanities, Junior Reserve
								Officers' Training Corps (Level III or Level IV) or career and technical
								education..........................
1.0
English language
								arts............................................................................
4.0
Health
								education...................................................................................
0.5
Mathematics..........................................................................................
3.0
Physical
								education................................................................................
2.0
Use of
								computers..................................................................................
0.5
Science..................................................................................................
2.0
TOTAL
15.0
2.
				Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, to receive an alternative diploma
				evidencing graduation from high school, in addition to meeting the criteria
				prescribed by paragraph (b) of subsection 4 of
				390.600, a pupil in the
				graduating class of 2022 or any graduating class thereafter must have earned a
				minimum of
				17.0 units of credit for required
				courses and
				6.0 units of credit for elective
				courses for a total of at least
				23.0 units of credit. The units of
				credit for required courses must be earned in accordance with the following
				table:
Required Course
Minimum Number of Units
Social
								studies........................................................................................
2.0
Arts and humanities, Junior Reserve
								Officers' Training Corps (Level III or Level IV) or career and technical
								education..........................
1.0
College and career ready flex credit as described
								in subsection 3.......
2.0
English language
								arts............................................................................
4.0
Health
								education...................................................................................
0.5
Mathematics..........................................................................................
3.0
Physical
								education................................................................................
2.0
Use of
								computers..................................................................................
0.5
Science..................................................................................................
2.0
TOTAL
17.0
3.
				The course of study in college and career ready flex credit required by
				subsection 2 must include a:
(a) Level II or
				Level III course of study in a program area prescribed pursuant to NAC
				389.803;
(b) Fourth year of mathematics;
(c) Third year of social studies;
				or
(d) Third year of
				science.