Section 391.095 - Qualifications for elementary licenseTo receive an elementary license, a person must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and must have completed a program of preparation for teaching in elementary grades which is approved by the Commission. The program must include, without limitation:
1. Forty-one semester hours of credit in courses in elementary professional education consisting of: (a) Eight semester hours of credit in supervised student teaching in elementary grades;(b) Eighteen semester hours of credit in methods of teaching elementary subjects consisting of the following, with instruction in assessment and evaluation embedded in all required courses: (1) Nine semester hours of credit in the teaching of literacy or language arts;(2) Three semester hours of credit in the teaching of mathematics;(3) Three semester hours of credit in the teaching of science; and(4) Three semester hours of credit in the teaching of social studies; and(c) Fifteen semester hours of credit in elementary curriculum and program implementation which must include three semester hours of course work in each of the following subjects: (1) Classroom and behavior management, including, without limitation, social, emotional and academic development;(2) Multicultural education and culturally relevant pedagogy;(3) Multi-tiered systems of supports;(4) Strategies for working with children with disabilities; and(5) Child development and learning; and2. Eighteen semester hours of credit which must include at least 6 semester hours of credit in each of the following subject areas: Nev. Admin. Code § 391.095
Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.070, eff. 10-23-81-NAC A by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 7-18-88; 9-13-91; R097-97, 2-26-98, eff. 12-12-98; R003-05, 10-31-2005; R086-09, 5-5-2011; A by R005-18A, eff. 6/18/2019; A by R090-19A, eff. 7/28/2021