Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 391.1303 Major or minor in English. (NRS 385.080) 1. The semester hours of credit required for a major in English must exclude any credit for freshman English and must include 15 semester hours for courses normally given to juniors or seniors. At least 3 semester hours must b…

NAC 391.1304 Major or minor in general science. (NRS 385.080) 1. The semester hours of credit required for a major in general science must include at least 3 semester hours in each of the following areas of study: (a) Biology; (b) Chemistry; (c) Physics; and (d) Earth science, sp…

NAC 391.13043 Major or minor in mathematics. (NRS 391.019) 1. A comprehensive major in mathematics consists of 36 semester hours of credit which must include: (a) At least 9 semester hours of credit in calculus courses. (b) In addition to the semester hours required by paragraph …

NAC 391.13045 Major or minor in instrumental music. (NRS 391.019) 1. A comprehensive major in instrumental music consists of 36 semester hours of credit in a course of study as follows: (a) Twenty-four semester hours which must include at least 3 semester hours in each of the fol…

NAC 391.13046 Major or minor in instrumental and vocal music. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) 1. A comprehensive major in instrumental and vocal music consists of 36 semester hours in a course of study as follows: (a) Twenty-four semester hours which must include at least 3 semester hours…

NAC 391.13047 Major or minor in vocal music. (NRS 391.019) 1. A comprehensive major in vocal music consists of 36 semester hours of credit in a course of study as follows: (a) Twenty-four semester hours which must include at least 3 semester hours in each of the following areas: …

NAC 391.13048 Major or minor in physical education. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) 1. A comprehensive major in physical education consists of 36 semester hours in a course of study which includes course work in each of the following areas of study: (a) Anatomical kinesiology or mechanica…

NAC 391.1305 Major or minor in physical science. (NRS 385.080) 1. The semester hours of credit required for a major in physical science must include at least: (a) Six semester hours in each of: (1) Chemistry; and (2) Physics; and (b) Three semester hours in each of: (1) Geology; …

NAC 391.1306 Major or minor in social studies. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) 1. A comprehensive major in social studies consists of 36 semester hours of credit as follows: (a) Twenty-one semester hours of credit which must include at least 3 semester hours in each of the following areas…

NAC 391.13065 Endorsement to teach automotive service technology: Qualifications; provisional endorsement; credit toward renewal of license. (NRS 391.019) 1. To receive an endorsement to teach automotive service technology, a person must: (a) Hold a secondary license; (b) Have sa…

NAC 391.131 Single-subject majors and minors. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) The Board recognizes the following single subjects in academic education as majors or minors, which require 30 or 16 semester hours of credit respectively: 1. Anthropology. 2. Biology. 3. Botany. 4. Chemistry. 5…

NAC 391.13105 Single-subject major involving music. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) A major in a single subject consists of 30 semester hours in courses of study involving: 1. Musical instruments, including courses in: (a) Basic music, including theory, harmony, singing by sight and devel…

NAC 391.1312 Requirements and restrictions on hours of credit for certain subjects. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) 1. The semester hours of credit required for a major listed in subsections 25 and 26 of NAC 391.131 must include 15 semester hours in courses normally given to juniors or se…

NAC 391.133 Instructor or coordinator for career and technical education: Qualifications. (NRS 391.019) 1. To qualify as an instructor or coordinator for career and technical education, a person must hold a career and technical education endorsement. 2. One year of full-time empl…

NAC 391.134 Career and technical education secondary endorsement: Authorized activities of holder. (NRS 391.019) A person who holds a career and technical education secondary endorsement may: 1. Provide instruction in the areas of career and technical education included in the sp…

NAC 391.135 Professional secondary license: Qualifications. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) To receive a secondary license as a professional teacher, a person must: 1. Have met all the requirements for a secondary license; 2. Hold a master’s degree; and 3. Have 3 years of verified experie…

NAC 391.136 Endorsement in mathematics and science: Conditions for substitution of course work. (NRS 391.019) An applicant for a secondary license with an endorsement in biological science, general science, mathematics or physical science shall be deemed to have satisfied the req…

NAC 391.146 “Exception” defined. (NRS 391.019) As used in NAC 391.146 to 391.158, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “exception” means a waiver granted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction which permits the holder of a: 1. Secondary license; or 2. License to…

NAC 391.148 Applicability of provisions. (NRS 391.019) NAC 391.146 to 391.158, inclusive, do not apply to any teacher who received a secondary license: 1. Before September 1, 1980, and is teaching outside his or her area of endorsement on January 1, 1992. 2. On or after September…

NAC 391.150 Submission of lists: List of teachers and teaching assignments; list of teachers teaching outside area of endorsement. (NRS 391.019) 1. On or before October 1 of each year, the superintendent of each school district shall submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruc…

NAC 391.152 Request for exception: Submission; form and contents; objection. (NRS 391.019) 1. On or before November 15 of each year, the superintendent of a school district shall submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a written request for an exception for each teache…

NAC 391.154 Request for exception: Action by Superintendent of Public Instruction. (NRS 391.019) Upon receiving a request for an exception, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall: 1. On or before December 15, give written notice of whether the request for an exception is …

NAC 391.156 Period of exception; extension of period. (NRS 391.019) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an exception may be granted for not longer than 2 school years. An exception granted pursuant to a request to which an objection is made by the licensed teacher af…

NAC 391.158 Limitation on teaching of courses related to area of endorsement. (NRS 391.019) 1. A teacher with a secondary license, or a license to teach middle school or junior high school education, may teach not more than two courses which are related to his or her area of endo…

NAC 391.160 Types of endorsements issued by Department; authorized employment. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) 1. The Department will issue the following types of administrative endorsements: (a) Professional administrator of a school; and (b) Professional administrator of a program. 2. A…

NAC 391.170 License or endorsement as professional administrator of school; endorsement as professional administrator of program. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.032) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 391.171, to receive a license or endorsement as a professional administrator of…

NAC 391.171 Conditional endorsement as professional administrator of school: Qualifications; authorized employment; term of validity; automatic invalidity; reinstatement; requirements to apply for unconditional endorsement. (NRS 391.019, 391.032) 1. The Superintendent of Public I…

NAC 391.179 Issuance or renewal of limited endorsement on or after July 1, 2002; duration of limited endorsement in effect on that date. (NRS 391.019, 391.032) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 391.393, the Department will not issue or renew a limited endorsement on or after Ju…

NAC 391.180 Endorsement as school counselor. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) 1. The Department will issue an endorsement as a school counselor to provide counseling to pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 to qualified applicants. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 391.187,…

NAC 391.185 Qualifications for endorsement as school counselor. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) 1. To qualify for an endorsement to serve as a school counselor, a person: (a) Must hold a master’s degree or a more advanced degree in school counseling; (b) Must hold a specialty credential a…

NAC 391.187 Authorization to serve as school counselor without endorsement. (NRS 391.019) 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize a person who has not received an endorsement pursuant to NAC 391.185 to serve as a school counselor in a school district or charter …

NAC 391.196 Endorsement to teach advanced computer science. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) To receive an endorsement to teach advanced computer science, a person must have a valid secondary license and must: 1. Successfully complete 12 semester hours of course work, consisting of: (a) Th…

NAC 391.202 Endorsement to teach computer technology-based applications and computational thinking. (NRS 391.019) To receive an endorsement to teach computer technology-based applications and computational thinking that includes issues relating to information technology, tools fo…

NAC 391.215 Endorsement to teach art. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) To receive an endorsement to teach art, a person must hold a bachelor’s degree and: 1. Have completed an approved program of preparation for teaching art; or 2. Have completed: (a) Thirty-six semester hours in the princ…

NAC 391.220 Endorsement as professional teacher of art. (NRS 385.080) To receive an endorsement as a professional teacher of art, a person must: 1. Meet all the requirements for an endorsement to teach art; 2. Hold a master’s degree; and 3. Have 3 years of verified experience as …

NAC 391.223 Endorsement to provide audiological services; exception. (NRS 391.019) 1. To receive an endorsement to provide audiological services to pupils who are at least 3 years of age but less than 22 years of age, a person must hold a: (a) Certificate of Clinical Competence a…

NAC 391.225 Endorsement to teach drivers’ education. (NRS 385.080, 391.019) To receive an endorsement authorizing the teaching of a course in drivers’ education, a person must: 1. Hold a bachelor’s degree; 2. Hold a valid secondary or special license to teach, excluding a busines…

NAC 391.229 Endorsements in cultural competency and specialist in cultural competency. (NRS 391.019) 1. To receive an endorsement in cultural competency, a person must: (a) Hold an elementary, secondary or special license, or a license to teach middle school or junior high educat…

NAC 391.231 Endorsement to teach Navajo language and government of the Navajo Nation. (NRS 391.019) 1. To teach a course in Navajo language and government of the Navajo Nation, a person must: (a) Have a high school diploma or its equivalent; (b) Have completed 6 semester hours of…

NAC 391.233 Endorsement to teach Great Basin Native American language; exception to teach without endorsement. (NRS 391.019) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, to receive an endorsement to teach a course in a Great Basin Native American language, a person must: (a) …

NAC 391.235 Endorsement to teach world language. (NRS 385.080, 385.110, 391.019) To receive an endorsement to teach a world language, a person must hold: 1. An elementary or secondary license; or 2. A license to teach middle school or junior high school education, Ê with a design…

NAC 391.237 Endorsements to teach English language acquisition and development; endorsement as professional teacher of English as second language; endorsement as specialist in English language acquisition and development. (NRS 385.080, 391.019, 391.032) 1. To receive an English l…

NAC 391.240 Endorsement as professional teacher of world language. (NRS 385.080, 385.110) To receive an endorsement as a professional teacher of a world language, a person must: 1. Have met all the requirements for an endorsement to teach a world language; 2. Hold a master’s degr…

NAC 391.242 Endorsements to teach program of bilingual education; provisional endorsement. (NRS 391.019, 391.032) 1. To teach pupils enrolled in a program of bilingual education, a person must: (a) Hold an endorsement issued pursuant to this section; and (b) Within 2 years after …

NAC 391.243 Endorsement to teach American Sign Language. (NRS 391.019) 1. A person may receive an endorsement to teach American Sign Language in kindergarten through grade 12 if the person: (a) Holds a bachelor’s degree; (b) Has completed at least 12 semester hours of course work…

NAC 391.245 Endorsement to teach industrial arts. (NRS 385.080) 1. To receive an endorsement to teach industrial arts, a person must hold a bachelor’s degree and have completed: (a) An approved program of preparation for teaching industrial arts; or (b) The following requirements…

NAC 391.250 Endorsement as professional teacher of industrial arts. (NRS 385.080) 1. To receive an endorsement as a professional teacher of industrial arts, a person must: (a) Meet all requirements for an endorsement to teach industrial arts; (b) Hold a master’s degree; and (c) H…