Section 389.663 - Units of credit and grade point average required to receive advanced diploma1. To receive an advanced diploma evidencing graduation from high school, a pupil must, in addition to meeting the criteria prescribed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 390.600, have: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, earned a minimum of 18 units of credit for required courses and 6 units of credit for elective courses for a total of at least 24 units of credit; and(b) Maintained at least a 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale, weighted or unweighted, for all units of credit applicable toward graduation.2. The units for the required courses must be earned in accordance with the following table: Required Course | Minimum Number of Units |
American government ............................................................................ | 1 |
American history .................................................................................... | 1 |
Arts and humanities, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Level | |
III or Level IV) or career and technical education ............................ | 1 |
Social studies .......................................................................................................... | 1 |
English, including reading, composition and writing ............................ | 4 |
Health education ..................................................................................... | 1/2 |
Mathematics ........................................................................................... | 4 |
Physical education .................................................................................. | 2 |
Computer education and technology .................... | 1/2 |
Science ................................................................................................... | 3 |
TOTAL: | 18 |
3. If a pupil satisfactorily completes a course of study in computer education and technology during the sixth, seventh or eighth grade, the pupil is not required to take the course of study in computer education and technology and must only earn a minimum of 17 1/2 units of credit for required courses pursuant to subsection 2. The course of study in computer education and technology must be taught for at least one semester or trimester, as applicable, or the equivalent, and must not be taught as part of another course of study. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring a school district to offer a course in computer education and technology as part of the curriculum of a middle school.
Nev. Admin. Code § 389.663
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R091-99, eff. 1-14-2000; A by R025-01, 11-1-2001; R061-02, 9-6-2002; A by Bd. for Career & Tech. Educ. by R172-05, 2-23-2006; A by Bd. of Education by R059-07, 10-31-2007, eff. 10-15-2008; A by R068-14, eff. 10-24-2014; A by R061-14, eff. 12/22/2014; A by R076-17AP, eff. 2/27/2018; A by R078-18A, eff. 9/21/2018NRS 385.080, 385.114, 389.021