NAC389.450. Prescribed courses of study for graduation.  


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  • In addition to the courses of study required in chapter 389 of NRS, the State Board of Education prescribes the following courses of study for graduation from a public high school:

         1. Arts and humanities, or career and technical education;

         2. Health education;

         3. English;

         4. Mathematics, which may include the following courses of study:

         (a) Basic mathematics;

         (b) Mathematics for everyday living;

         (c) Prealgebra;

         (d) Algebra I;

         (e) Geometry;

         (f) Algebra II;

         (g) Trigonometry;

         (h) Analytic geometry;

         (i) Precalculus;

         (j) Calculus; and

         (k) Probability and statistics;

         5. Physical education or personal fitness;

         6. Science, which may include the following courses of study:

         (a) Life science;

         (b) Earth science;

         (c) Physical science;

         (d) Environmental science; and

         (e) General science;

         7. Use of computers, which may include the following courses of study:

         (a) Accounting and computing;

         (b) Processing business information;

         (c) Word processing;

         (d) Introduction to computers;

         (e) Application of computers; and

         (f) Science of computers; and

         8. Academic achievement, career exploration, and personal and social development.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 12-16-82; A 5-4-87; 5-19-88; 1-26-90, eff. 9-1-92; 3-27-92, eff. 9-1-92; 10-8-93; R061-02, 9-6-2002; R010-03, 10-30-2003; A by Bd. for Career & Tech. Educ. by R172-05, 2-23-2006)