Nev. Admin. Code § 391.096

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 391.096 - Qualifications for physical education elementary license

1. To receive a license designated as an elementary and middle school physical education license, a person must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and must have completed 58 semester hours of credit in courses in professional studies in physical education for pupils in elementary or middle school or junior high school grades, consisting of:

(a) Eighteen semester hours of credit which includes course work in each of the following areas of study:

(1) Anatomical kinesiology or mechanical kinesiology, or both;

(2) The physiology of exercise;

(3) The psychological aspects or social aspects of physical education, or both;

(4) Motor development;

(5) Testing and measuring skills and abilities in physical education; and

(6) Advanced first aid or an equivalent course of study;

(b) Eighteen semester hours of credit in teaching elementary physical education, including, without limitation, teaching:

(1) Adapted physical education;

(2) Rhythmic activities for pupils in elementary grades;

(3) Movement experiences for pupils in preschool and primary grades; and

(4) Movement experiences for pupils in intermediate grades; and

(c) Twenty-two semester hours of credit in professional education including:

(1) Foundations of education;

(2) Methods of teaching in elementary physical education; and

(3) Eight semester hours of credit in supervised student teaching of physical education for pupils in elementary or middle school or junior high school grades.

2. An elementary and middle school physical education license issued in accordance with this section authorizes the holder of the license to teach only physical education to pupils in elementary or middle school or junior high school grades.

3. A person is not required to hold an elementary and middle school physical education license to teach physical education to pupils in elementary or middle school or junior high school grades. The provisions of this subsection do not prohibit a school district from requiring an elementary and middle school physical education license as a requirement for employment to teach physical education in that school district.

Nev. Admin. Code § 391.096

Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education by R086-09, eff. 5-5-2011; A by R082-17AP, eff. 6/26/2018

NRS 391.019, as amended by section 19 of Assembly Bill No. 77, chapter 341, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2116