Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 390.015 “Adjusted diploma” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Adjusted diploma” means a diploma which evidences the graduation from high school of a pupil with a disability after the pupil has met special requirements or adjusted standards. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 12-16-…

NAC 390.018 “Adult standard diploma” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Adult standard diploma” means a diploma which evidences the graduation from high school of a person who has met the requirements for graduation through: 1. An adult high school program established by a school district; …

NAC 390.021 “Criterion-referenced examination” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Criterion-referenced examination” means an examination in which the achievement and proficiency of a pupil on the examination is compared to an expected level of achievement and proficiency on the examination …

NAC 390.031 “End-of-course final” defined. (NRS 385.080, 390.600, 390.700) “End-of-course final” means an examination required by NRS 390.700. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R061-14, eff. 12-22-2014; A by R097-17, 1-30-2019)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 389.0242)

NAC 390.041 “Graduating cohort” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Graduating cohort” means a group of pupils who, as of the date on which they begin high school, are scheduled to graduate from high school at the end of a specified school year. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R061-14, …

NAC 390.051 “Semester” defined. (NRS 385.080) “Semester” means one of the two academic terms that make up the school year at a school that offers a traditional 9-month school schedule. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R037-99, 11-3-99, eff. 7-1-2000)—(Substituted in revision …

NAC 390.061 “Standard diploma” defined. (NRS 385.080, 390.600) “Standard diploma” means a diploma which evidences a pupil’s graduation from high school but which is not an adjusted diploma, an adult standard diploma or an alternative diploma. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, ef…

NAC 390.105 Purpose. (NRS 385.080, 390.055) The high school equivalency assessments selected by the State Board pursuant to NRS 390.055 enable persons who have not graduated from high school to demonstrate that they have achieved an educational level which is an acceptable substi…

NAC 390.115 Eligibility to take assessments; duties of school district. (NRS 385.080, 390.055) 1. Any person who: (a) Is 17 years of age or older; (b) Has not graduated from a high school in the United States which is accredited by a regional association; and (c) Is not currently…

NAC 390.117 Attendance at adult high school program for test preparation. (NRS 385.080, 390.055) 1. The board of trustees of a school district may allow a person who is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age who has withdrawn from high school so that he or she may…

NAC 390.125 Identification required to take assessment. (NRS 385.080, 390.055) 1. An applicant to take a high school equivalency assessment must provide valid identification. An acceptable kind of identification is a document containing the applicant’s photograph, such as a curre…

NAC 390.135 Prescribed assessments; minimum passing scores. (NRS 385.080, 390.055) 1. Pursuant to NRS 390.055, the State Board hereby selects the following as high school equivalency assessments: (a) The General Educational Development Test; (b) The HiSET Exam; and (c) The Test A…

NAC 390.145 Retesting. (NRS 385.080, 390.055) 1. An applicant who completes a high school equivalency assessment for the first time but fails to achieve the minimum score on one or more subtests may be retested on the individual subtest or subtests which the applicant failed. If …

NAC 390.155 Certificate of educational equivalence. (NRS 385.080, 390.055) A test site that has been approved by the Department to administer the high school equivalency assessments may administer such assessments. A certificate of educational equivalence will be issued without c…

NAC 390.210 Eligibility of pupil to take college and career readiness assessment. (NRS 385.080, 390.600, 390.610) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a pupil is eligible to take the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610 if the p…

NAC 390.213 Courses for which end-of-course final must be administered. (NRS 385.080, 390.700) 1. The Mathematics I end-of-course final must be administered for Algebra I or any other course for which the subject matter of the course is approved by the State Board pursuant to NAC…

NAC 390.215 Submission of list of courses aligned to end-of-course final; approval by Department and State Board; administration of end-of-course final for approved courses; percentage of overall grade of pupil that end-of-course final must comprise. (NRS 385.080, 390.700) 1. On …

NAC 390.218 Publication of standards for end-of-course finals. (NRS 385.080, 390.600, 390.700) On or before June 1 of each year, the Department will publish the standards for each end-of-course final prescribed in NAC 390.213. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R061-14, eff. 12…

NAC 390.220 Times for administration; special administration. (NRS 385.080, 390.105, 390.600, 390.610, 390.700) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school, respectively, shall admini…

NAC 390.230 General requirements for examinations. (NRS 385.080, 390.105, 390.600, 390.700) 1. An examination that is administered to assess the achievement and proficiency of pupils in this State must: (a) If the examination is administered pursuant to NRS 390.105, measure the a…

NAC 390.240 Confidentiality and security of testing materials. (NRS 385.080, 390.105, 390.270, 390.600, 390.700) 1. The questions contained in any end-of-course final and the approved answers used for grading the end-of-course final are confidential, and disclosure is unlawful ex…

NAC 390.250 Procedures for administration of examinations, assessments and finals. (NRS 385.080, 390.105, 390.600, 390.610, 390.700) 1. For grades 3 through 8 and high school science, the criterion-referenced examinations must be administered pursuant to the instructions in the c…

NAC 390.260 Use of calculators on examinations. (NRS 385.080, 390.105) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, calculators may not be used by pupils taking any examination in mathematics described in NAC 390.320. 2. A pupil may use a calculator while taking the Nevada Cr…

NAC 390.300 Reporting of results to Department. (NRS 385.080, 390.105, 390.600, 390.700) A private entity that has contracted with the State Board to score an examination administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 or 390.700 shall report the results of the examination in writing to the…

NAC 390.310 Restriction on reporting scores of individual pupils; reporting of aggregated scores. (NRS 385.080, 390.105, 390.600, 390.700) 1. Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute or regulation, the Department shall not report the scores achieved by an individual pup…

NAC 390.320 Specific criterion-referenced examinations required. (NRS 385.080, 390.105) The following criterion-referenced examinations must be used as examinations of achievement and proficiency: 1. For grade 3, the criterion-referenced examinations that must be used are the Nev…

NAC 390.340 Maintenance of results of examinations and list of names and scores. (NRS 385.080, 390.105, 390.600) 1. A school district shall keep the results of all examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 to pupils in grades 3 through 8 for 4 years after the date of the …

NAC 390.405 Requirements for graduation for pupils transferring to Nevada high school. (NRS 385.080, 385.114) 1. A pupil who transfers to a Nevada high school from another school, whether located inside or outside this State, shall abide by the requirements for graduation of the …

NAC 390.415 Exemptions for certain high schools from requirements for graduation. (NRS 385.080, 385.114) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may exempt from the requirements for graduation from high school students graduating from a high school with less than 100 students if…

NAC 390.420 Publication of standards and passing grades; submission by school districts and charter schools of certain information; review and approval by Department. [Replaced in revision by NAC 390.218.] Diplomas

NAC 390.430 Units of credit and grade point average required to receive advanced diploma. (NRS 385.080, 385.114, 389.018, 389.021, 390.600) 1. To receive an advanced diploma evidencing graduation from high school, a pupil must, in addition to meeting the criteria prescribed pursu…

NAC 390.440 Units of credit required to receive standard diploma. (NRS 385.080, 385.114, 389.018, 390.600) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, to receive a standard diploma evidencing graduation from high school, a pupil in a graduating class before the graduating cl…

NAC 390.443 Requirements for college and career ready diploma; incentive grants and reimbursement associated with receipt of college and career ready diploma. (NRS 385.080, 385.114, 389.018, 390.600, 390.605) 1. To receive a college and career ready diploma evidencing graduation …

NAC 390.445 Units of credit required to receive alternative diploma. (NRS 385.080, 385.114, 389.018, 390.600) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, to receive an alternative diploma evidencing graduation from high school, in addition to meeting the criteria prescribed …

NAC 390.450 Requirements for graduation for pupils transferring to Nevada high school. [Replaced in revision by NAC 390.405.]

NAC 390.460 Exemptions for certain high schools from requirements for graduation. [Replaced in revision by NAC 390.415.]

NAC 390.470 Requirements for adult standard diploma. (NRS 385.080, 385.114, 389.021, 390.600) 1. A school district may award an adult standard diploma to a person who: (a) Withdrew from high school before the person’s graduation and was not eligible to graduate with his or her cl…

NAC 390.480 Credit received through adult high school program applicable toward adult standard diploma. (NRS 385.080, 385.114) 1. Units of credit earned by a person through an adult high school program may be applied toward meeting the requirements for an adult standard diploma o…

NAC 390.490 Other credits applicable toward adult standard diploma. (NRS 385.080, 385.114) A school district may award a person units of credit toward meeting the requirements for an adult standard diploma if he or she successfully completes: 1. A course given by the United State…

NAC 390.500 Waiver of credits for adult standard diploma; scores required on high school equivalency assessment for waiver. (NRS 385.080, 390.055) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who seeks an adult standard diploma may waive units of credit for language …

NAC 390.510 Attendance at adult high school program for test preparation. [Replaced in revision by NAC 390.117.]

NAC 390.520 Adjusted diploma for pupil with disability. (NRS 385.080, 388.419) An adjusted diploma may be earned by any pupil with a disability who meets the standards prescribed by his or her individualized education plan. (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 3-9-88)—(Substit…

NAC 390.530 Issuance of diploma to pupil with disability. (NRS 385.080, 388.419, 390.600) A pupil with a disability, whether in a public or private high school, in the Nevada Youth Training Center or in the Caliente Youth Center, is entitled to graduate from high school with: 1. …

NAC 390.540 Issuance of standard high school diploma to certain veterans who left high school to serve in Armed Forces. (NRS 385.080, 390.630) 1. To receive a standard high school diploma in accordance with the provisions of NRS 390.630, a veteran who satisfies the qualifications…

NAC 390.550 Requirements for college-ready and career-ready endorsement. (NRS 385.080, 385.114, 389.018, 390.600, 390.605) 1. To receive a college-ready endorsement pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of NRS 390.605, a pupil must, before graduating from high school: (a) Com…

NAC 390.560 Requirements for endorsement indicating successful completion of program of career and technical education. (NRS 385.080, 385.114, 388.360, 388.380, 390.600) 1. To qualify for an endorsement on a high school diploma indicating that a pupil has successfully completed a…

NAC 391.010 Definitions. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the State Board of Education. 2. “Commission” means the Commission on Professional Standards in Education. 3. “Department” means the Department of Educ…