Nev. Admin. Code § 390.440

Current through November 8, 2024

Section 390.440 - Units of credit required to receive standard diploma

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, to receive a standard diploma evidencing graduation from high school, a pupil in the graduating class of 2023, 2024, 2025 or 2026 must, in addition to meeting the criteria prescribed pursuant to NRS 390.600, have earned a minimum of 17 units of credit for required courses and 6 units of credit for elective courses for a total of at least 23 units of credit. One unit of credit of the required 23 units of credit must be earned by a pupil through enrollment in 1 unit of credit of world history or world geography which may be used to fulfill the requirement in this subsection to complete a course of study in arts and humanities or to complete an additional course of study in social studies for the college or career ready flex credit as described in subsection 6. The 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
College and career ready flex credit as described in subsection 6 .....	2
Computer education and technology ......................................................	1/2
Economics ................................................................................................	1/2
English, including reading, composition and writing ..............................	4
Health education .......................................................................................	1/2
Mathematics .............................................................................................	3
Physical education ....................................................................................	2
Science .....................................................................................................	2
TOTAL:	17

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, to receive a standard diploma evidencing graduation from high school, a pupil in the graduating class of 2027 or 2028 must, in addition to meeting the criteria prescribed pursuant to NRS 390.600, have earned a minimum of 18 units of credit for required courses and 5 units of credit for elective courses for a total of at least 23 units of credit. The 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
College and career ready flex credit as described in subsection 6 .....	2
Computer education and technology ...................................................	1/2
Economics .............................................................................................	1/2
English, including reading, composition and writing.........................	4
Health education ..................................................................................	1/2
Mathematics..........................................................................................	3
Physical education ................................................................................	2
Science ..................................................................................................	2
World history or world geography .......................................................	1
TOTAL:	18

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, to receive a standard diploma evidencing graduation from high school, a pupil in the graduating class of 2029 or any graduating class thereafter must, in addition to meeting the criteria prescribed pursuant to NRS 390.600, have earned a minimum of 18 units of credit for required courses and 5 units of credit for elective courses for a total of at least 23 units of credit. The 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
College and career ready flex credit as described in subsection 6 ...........	2
Computer education and technology .........................................................	1/2
Economics and financial literacy ..............................................................	1/2
English, including reading, composition and writing...............................	4
Health education ........................................................................................	1/2
Mathematics................................................................................................	3
Physical education ......................................................................................	2
Science ........................................................................................................	2
World history or world geography .............................................................	1
TOTAL:	18

4. 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:

(a) Sixteen and one-half units of credit for required courses pursuant to subsection 1; or

(b) Seventeen and one-half units of credit for required courses pursuant to subsection 2 or 3, as applicable.

5. The course of study in computer education and technology described in subsection 4 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.

6. The course of study in college and career ready flex credit required by subsection 1, 2 or 3, as applicable, must include a:

(a) Level II or higher course of study in a career and technical education program area prescribed pursuant to NAC 389.803;

(b) Fourth year of mathematics, which must include Algebra II or higher;

(c) Third or fourth year of social studies, as applicable; or

(d) Third year of science.

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 § 390.440

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 12-16-82; A 5-4-87; R091-99, 1-14-2000; R037-99, 11-3-99, eff. 7-1-2000; R061-02, 9-6-2002; A by Bd. for Career & Tech. Educ. by R172-05, 2-23-2006; A by Bd. of Education by R037-12, 9-14-2012; R068-14, 10-24-2014; R061-14, 12-22-2014) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 389.664); 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 390.600