NAC391.095. Qualifications for elementary license.

To 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 the elementary grades which is approved by the Board. The program must include, without limitation:

     1. Thirty-two semester hours of credit in courses in elementary professional education consisting of:

     (a) Eight semester hours of credit in supervised student teaching in kindergarten through eighth grade;

     (b) Nine semester hours of credit in methods of teaching elementary subjects, including, but not limited to, mathematics, science and social studies;

     (c) Nine semester hours of credit in the teaching of literacy or language arts; and

     (d) Six semester hours of credit in professional education course work which must include course work in at least two of the following subjects:

          (1) Classroom management;

          (2) English as a second language;

          (3) Technology;

          (4) Evaluation of pupils;

          (5) Child development;

          (6) Special education; or

          (7) Social and cultural issues; and

     2. Eighteen semester hours of credit which must include at least 6 semester hours of credit in each of the following subject areas:

     (a) Mathematics;

     (b) Science; and

     (c) Social studies.

     [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)