Nev. Admin. Code § 390.430

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 390.430 - Units of credit and grade point average required to receive advanced diploma

1. 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 5, 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. For a pupil in the graduating class of 2023 or 2024, units for the required courses must be earned in accordance with the following table:

Required Course	Minimum Number of Units
American government ..........................................................................	1/2
American history ..................................................................................	1
Arts and humanities, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps or career and technical education ............	1
Computer education and technology ..................................................	1/2
Economics ..................................................................................................	1/2
English, including reading, composition and writing ................................	4
Health education .........................................................................................	1/2
Mathematics (including Algebra II or higher) ...........................................	4
Physical education ......................................................................................	2
Science .......................................................................................................	3
Social studies .............................................................................................	1
TOTAL:	18

3. For a pupil in the graduating class of 2025, 2026, 2027 or 2028, units for the required courses must be earned in accordance with the following table:

Required Course	Minimum Number of Units
American government .........................................................................	1/2
American history ............................................................................................	1
Arts and humanities, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps or career and technical education .................................................................	1
Computer education and technology .............................................................	1/2
Economics .......................................................................................................	1/2
English, including reading, composition and writing...................................	4
Health education ............................................................................................	1/2
Mathematics (including Algebra II or higher) .............................................	4
Physical education ..........................................................................................	2
Science ............................................................................................................	3
World history or world geography .................................................................	1
TOTAL:	18

4. For a pupil in the graduating class of 2029 or any graduating class thereafter, units for the required courses must be earned in accordance with the following table:

Required Course	Minimum Number of Units
American government ...........................................................................	1/2
American history ...................................................................................	1
Arts and humanities, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps or career and technical education ........................................................	1
Computer education and technology ....................................................	1/2
Economics and financial literacy .........................................................	1/2
English, including reading, composition and writing..........................	4
Health education ...................................................................................	1/2
Mathematics (including Algebra II or higher) ....................................	4
Physical education .................................................................................	2
Science ...................................................................................................	3
World history or world geography ........................................................	1
TOTAL:	18

5. If a pupil satisfactorily completes a course of study in computer education and technology during the 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, 3 or 4, as applicable.

6. The course of study in computer education and technology described in subsection 5 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.

7. For the purposes of this section, a course of study in computer education and technology includes, without limitation, a course of study in computer science.

Nev. Admin. Code § 390.430

(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; R068-14, 10-24-2014; R061-14, 12-22-2014) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 389.663); A by R099-23A, eff. 8/28/2024

NRS 385.080, 385.114, 389.018, as amended by section 1 of Assembly Bill No. 241, chapter 201, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1172, section 1.5 of Assembly Bill No. 274, chapter 29, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 146, NRS 389.021, 390.600