Section 390.400 - Passage of end-of-course examinations required for diploma to be awarded1. A pupil in the graduating cohort of 2017 or 2018 must not be given a standard high school diploma until the pupil has passed:(a) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics I;(b) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics II;(c) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts I; and(d) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts II.2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a pupil shall be deemed to have passed an end-of-course examination if the pupil obtains at least the passing score published for the examination by the Department or:(a) Passes the course with which the examination is aligned, in accordance with any established grading policy of the school district or charter school, as applicable; and(b) Takes and makes a reasonable attempt to complete the examination.3. A pupil in the graduating cohort of 2019 must not be given a standard high school diploma until the pupil has passed: (a) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics I;(b) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics II;(c) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts I; and(d) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts II.4. A pupil in the graduating cohort of 2020 or any year thereafter must not be given a standard high school diploma until the pupil has passed:(a) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics I;(b) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Mathematics II;(c) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in English Language Arts;(d) The Nevada End-of-Course Examination in Science; and(e) Any other end-of-course examination required by the State Board which is applicable to a graduating cohort.5. Each edition of an end-of-course examination must be based upon the standards of content and performance established for the applicable course of study pursuant to NRS 389.520.Nev. Admin. Code § 390.400
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R061-14, eff. 12-22-2014; A by R036-15, 10-27-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 389.6552)