Nev. Admin. Code § 389.450

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 389.450 - Prescribed courses of study for graduation

In addition to the courses of study required in chapter 389 of NRS, the State Board of Education prescribes the following courses of study for graduation from a public high school:

1. Arts and humanities, or career and technical education;

2. Health education;

3. English;

4. Mathematics, which may include the following courses of study:

(a) Discrete mathematics;

(b) Mathematics for everyday living;

(c) Prealgebra;

(d) Algebra I;

(e) Geometry;

(f) Algebra II;

(g) Trigonometry;

(h) Analytic geometry;

(i) Precalculus;

(j) Calculus; and

(k) Probability and statistics;

5. Physical education;

6. Science, which may include the following courses of study:

(a) Life science;

(b) Earth science;

(c) Physical science;

(d) Environmental science; and

(e) General science;

7. Computer education and technology, for which at least 50 percent of the instructional time for the course is dedicated to computer science and computational thinking;

8. Social studies, which may include the following courses of study:

(a) American government;

(b) American history;

(c) Economics and financial literacy;

(d) World geography; and

(e) World history; and

9. Academic achievement, career exploration, and personal and social development.

Nev. Admin. Code § 389.450

Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 12-16-82; A 5-4-87; 5-19-88; 1-26-90, eff. 9-1-92; 3-27-92, eff. 9-1-92; 10-8-93; R061-02, 9-6-2002; R010-03, 10-30-2003; A by Bd. for Career & Tech. Educ. by R172-05, 2-23-2006; A by R078-18A, eff. 9/21/2018; A by R099-23A, eff. 8/28/2024

NRS 385.080, 385.114, 388.360, 389.021