Section 390.470 - Requirements for adult standard diploma1. 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 class, or participated in an alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of dropping out of school established by a school district pursuant to NRS 388.537;(b) Has earned, in high school, in an adult high school program or in an alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of dropping out of school established by a school district pursuant to NRS 388.537, or waived, the units of credit required in subsection 2 or 3, as applicable; and(c) Meets the requirements prescribed by NRS 392.0175 or is 17 years of age but less than 18 years of age and participates in an alternative program for the education of pupils at risk of dropping out of school pursuant to NRS 388.537.2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the units of credit which a person in a cohort which graduates before July 1, 2028, must have earned or waived to be qualified to receive an adult standard diploma are a total of 13 units for required courses and a total of 7 1/2 units for elective courses. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the person must have earned or waived his or her units for the required courses in accordance with the following table: Minimum
Required Course | Number of Units |
American government ............................................................................... | 1/2 |
American history ....................................................................................... | 1 |
Computer education and technology ....................................................... | 1/2 |
Economics ................................................................................................. | 1/2 |
English ....................................................................................................... | 4 |
Health education ........................................................................................ | 1/2 |
Mathematics .............................................................................................. | 3 |
Science ...................................................................................................... | 2 |
World history or world geography ........................................................... | 1 |
TOTAL: | 13 |
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the units of credit which a person in a cohort which graduates on or after July 1, 2028, must have earned or waived to be qualified to receive an adult standard diploma are a total of 13 units for required courses and a total of 7 1/2 units for elective courses. The person must have earned or waived his or her units for the required courses in accordance with the following table: Required Course | Minimum Number of Units |
American government ............................................................................. | 1/2 |
American history ..................................................................................... | 1 |
Computer education and technology ...................................................... | 1/2 |
Economics and financial literacy ........................................................... | 1/2 |
English ..................................................................................................... | 4 |
Health education ..................................................................................... | 1/2 |
Mathematics............................................................................................. | 3 |
Science ..................................................................................................... | 2 |
World history or world geography .......................................................... | 1 |
TOTAL: | 13 |
4. If a person demonstrates a competency in computer education and technology, the person is not required to complete the course in computer education and technology and must earn or waive a total of 12 1/2 units in required courses.5. A person in a cohort which graduates before July 1, 2028, who has earned or waived 1 unit of credit in American government is exempt from the requirement that the person must earn or waive 1/2 unit of credit in economics.6. 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 § 390.470
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, 12-16-82, eff. 7-1-83; A 5-4-87; 3-9-88, eff. 7-1-92; R067-97, 12-10-97; R037-99, 11-3-99, eff. 7-1-2000; R029-01, 11-1-2001, eff. 7-1-2002; R061-02, 9-6-2002; A by Bd. for Career & Tech. Educ. by R172-05, 2-23-2006; A by Bd. of Education by R134-07, 6-17-2008; R082-14, 10-24-2014; R061-14, 12-22-2014) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 389.688); A by R099-23A, eff. 8/28/2024NRS 385.080, 385.114, 389.021, 390.600