Nev. Admin. Code § 391.120 - Qualifications for license
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.
Notes
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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