Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 390 - Testing of Pupils and Graduation
ISSUANCE OF DIPLOMAS
Section 390.400 - Passage of end-of-course examinations required for diploma to be awarded

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 390.400

Current through December 12, 2024

1. A pupil in the graduating cohort of 2017 or 2018 must not be given a standard high school diploma until the pupil has passed:

(a) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics I;

(b) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics II;

(c) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts I; and

(d) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts II.

2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a pupil shall be deemed to have passed an end-of-course examination if the pupil obtains at least the passing score published for the examination by the Department or:

(a) Passes the course with which the examination is aligned, in accordance with any established grading policy of the school district or charter school, as applicable; and

(b) Takes and makes a reasonable attempt to complete the examination.

3. A pupil in the graduating cohort of 2019 must not be given a standard high school diploma until the pupil has passed:

(a) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics I;

(b) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics II;

(c) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts I; and

(d) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts II.

4. A pupil in the graduating cohort of 2020 or any year thereafter must not be given a standard high school diploma until the pupil has passed:

(a) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics I;

(b) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics II;

(c) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts;

(d) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Science; and

(e) Any other end-of-course examination required by the State Board which is applicable to a graduating cohort.

5. Each edition of an end-of-course examination must be based upon the standards of content and performance established for the applicable course of study pursuant to NRS 389.520.

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R061-14, eff. 12-22-2014; A by R036-15, 10-27-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 389.6552)

NRS 385.080, 390.600

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