Nev. Admin. Code § 391.095 - Qualifications for elementary license

To receive an elementary license, a person must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and must have completed a program of preparation for teaching in elementary grades which is approved by the Commission. The program must include, without limitation:

1. Forty-one semester hours of credit in courses in elementary professional education consisting of:

(a) Eight semester hours of credit in supervised student teaching in elementary grades;

(b) Eighteen semester hours of credit in methods of teaching elementary subjects consisting of the following, with instruction in assessment and evaluation embedded in all required courses:

(1) Nine semester hours of credit in the teaching of literacy or language arts;

(2) Three semester hours of credit in the teaching of mathematics;

(3) Three semester hours of credit in the teaching of science; and

(4) Three semester hours of credit in the teaching of social studies; and

(c) Fifteen semester hours of credit in elementary curriculum and program implementation which must include three semester hours of course work in each of the following subjects:

(1) Classroom and behavior management, including, without limitation, social, emotional and academic development;

(2) Multicultural education and culturally relevant pedagogy;

(3) Multi-tiered systems of supports;

(4) Strategies for working with children with disabilities; and

(5) Child development and learning; and

2. Eighteen semester hours of credit which must include at least 6 semester hours of credit in each of the following subject areas:

(a) Mathematics;

(b) Science; and

(c) Social studies.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 391.095

Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.070, eff. 10-23-81-NAC A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 7-18-88; 9-13-91; R097-97, 2-26-98, eff. 12-12-98; R003-05, 10-31-2005; R086-09, 5-5-2011; A by R005-18A, eff. 6/18/2019; A by R090-19A, eff. 7/28/2021

NRS 391.019