Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 391 - EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL
SECONDARY LICENSES AND ENDORSEMENTS
Section 391.120 - Qualifications for license

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 391.120

Current through December 12, 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 or for a person who is applying for a secondary license pursuant to subsection 2, to receive a secondary license, a person must hold a bachelor's degree and have completed:

(a) A program of preparation for teaching in the secondary grades approved by the Board pursuant to NAC 391.557 and 391.558;

(b) Courses approved by the Department pursuant to NAC 391.082; or

(c) Twenty-two semester hours of courses in secondary education, as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 8 semester hours of supervised teaching;

(2) A course in the methods and materials of teaching a field of specialization;

(3) Three semester hours in strategies for working with students with disabilities, including curricular adaption; and

(4) Any other courses in secondary education approved by the Commission.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, to receive a secondary license with an endorsement in career and technical education, a person must hold a bachelor's degree in education with a major or minor in career and technical education or a bachelor's degree that is aligned to a subject area for which the board of trustees of a school district may offer a program of career and technical education pursuant to NAC 389.803 and:

(a) Have completed 23 semester hours of credit as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 8 semester hours of supervised teaching;

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, 3 semester hours in the methods of teaching career and technical education;

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, 3 semester hours in secondary curriculum and instruction;

(4) Three semester hours in career development and work-based learning;

(5) Three semester hours in management of pupil organization in career and technical education; and

(6) Three semester hours in strategies for working with students with disabilities, including curricular adaptation;

(b) Complete 1 year of verifiable work experience, which may be paid or unpaid, in a business, industry or agency that is aligned to a subject area for which the board of trustees of a school district may offer a program of career and technical education pursuant to NAC 389.803; and

(c) Hold a valid license issued by a licensing authority of this State in the area of career and technical education for which the person is applying for an endorsement if such a license is required by state law.

3. If a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter is applying for an additional license pursuant to NRS 391.0315 and the person has 3 years of verified teaching experience, the person is not required to complete the 8 semester hours of supervised teaching required by subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, but must fulfill those 8 semester hours by completing additional courses in secondary education approved by the Commission.

4. An applicant for an endorsement in career and technical education who holds a valid secondary license is exempt from the requirements of subparagraphs (2) and (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2.

5. An applicant for a secondary license who holds a valid license to teach elementary education, early childhood education, special education or middle school or junior high school education and who has previously satisfied the requirements of subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, or has completed comparable course work as determined by the Department, is not required to satisfy the requirements again to receive a secondary license.

Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.130, eff. 10-23-81-NAC A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 9-1-89; 11-22-91; A by Bd. of Education, 7-19-96; A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by R181-97, 3-31-98; R223-05, 2-23-2006; R026-07, 10-31-2007; R018-11, 10-26-2011; A by R051-17AP, eff. 6/26/2018; A by R119-22A & R165-22A & R008-24A, eff. 9/16/2024

NRS 391.019, as amended by section 3.3 of Assembly Bill No. 428, chapter 491, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 3012, and NRS 391.040

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