NAC391.075. Renewal of license: Credits and courses.

     1. Credits for renewal may be earned by:

     (a) Attending a course at, or taking a correspondence course given by, an accredited college or university, attending any state or national conference which has been approved by the Department to offer credit for continuing education or taking an in-service course offered by the Department or a continuing education course offered by a provider who is approved by the Commission if the course or conference:

          (1) Is directly related to the person’s current license or will enhance the effectiveness of the person’s teaching;

          (2) Is in a subject for which shortages of personnel, as determined by the Board, exist; or

          (3) Is part of an approved program leading to an advanced degree;

     (b) Engaging in foreign or domestic travel which is directly related to the area of licensure of the person and is approved not less than 30 days before departure by the Department; or

     (c) Completing courses provided by or under the jurisdiction of a state or national professional organization or association which is specific to the person’s area of discipline and which is on a list maintained by the Department.

     2. One credit will be given for the completion of 15 hours of:

     (a) Course work at a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association;

     (b) In-service courses offered by the Department; or

     (c) Classroom instruction in continuing education or attendance at a conference for which continuing education credits may be earned, if the state or national professional organization or association and the course or conference have been approved by the Department at least 15 days before the course or conference commences. Two credits will be given for 6 weeks of travel, 1 credit for 1 month. No credit will be allowed for travel of less than 1 month.

     3. A person holding a master’s degree or a more advanced degree may receive not more than 2 credits by conducting a seminar or workshop or by teaching at the college or university level, if the seminar, workshop or course being taught is in the area of licensure of the person.

     4. A holder of a special license to teach career and technical education may earn a maximum of 2 credits for 160 or more hours of full-time continuous employment in the career and technical education field in which he or she teaches and is licensed. The credit for employment must be approved by the Department or a university or college.

     5. A person is entitled to receive 6 credits for the completion of the requirements for the National Board Certification upon the submission of a copy of the official assessment scores issued to that person by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. A person is not required to be a holder of a National Board Certification to receive such credits.

     [Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.040 subsecs. 2-4, eff. 10-23-81; A 3-26-82]—(NAC A 10-26-83; 2-20-85; A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 10-18-89, eff. 1-21-90; 11-4-91; 1-11-96; R089-99, 10-25-99; R021-01, 10-22-2001, eff. 7-1-2002; R026-07, 10-31-2007; R017-09, 10-27-2009)