NAC391.120. Qualifications for license.

     1. Except for a person who is applying for a secondary license pursuant to subsection 2, to receive a secondary license, a person must hold a bachelor’s degree and have completed:

     (a) A program of preparation for teaching in the secondary grades approved by the Board pursuant to NAC 391.557 and 391.558;

     (b) Courses approved by the Board pursuant to NAC 391.082; or

     (c) Twenty-two semester hours of courses in secondary education, as follows:

          (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 8 semester hours of supervised teaching;

          (2) A course in the methods and materials of teaching a field of specialization; and

          (3) Any other courses in secondary education approved by the Commission.

     2. To receive a secondary license with an endorsement in career and technical education, a person must hold a bachelor’s degree and:

     (a) Have completed 22 semester hours of credit as follows:

          (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 8 semester hours of supervised teaching;

          (2) A course in the methods and materials of teaching a field of specialization;

          (3) Three semester hours in professional career and technical education courses;

          (4) Three semester hours in a course on applied or work-based learning;

          (5) Three semester hours in a course on pupil organization and management in career and technical education; and

          (6) Any other courses in secondary education approved by the Commission;

     (b) Complete 1 year of verifiable work experience, which may be paid or unpaid, in a business, industry or agency that is outside any system of K-12 education within or outside of this State. The work experience must be in the area of the endorsement which will be attached to the secondary license; and

     (c) Hold a valid license in the area of career and technical education for which the person is applying for a secondary license with an endorsement if such a license is required by state law to provide services to the general public.

     3. If a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter is applying for an additional license pursuant to NRS 391.0315 and the person has 3 years of verified teaching experience, the person is not required to complete the 8 semester hours of supervised teaching but must fulfill those 8 semester hours by completing additional courses in secondary education approved by the Commission.

     [Bd. of Education, Certification Reg. § 391.130, eff. 10-23-81]—(NAC A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education, 9-1-89; 11-22-91; A by Bd. of Education, 7-19-96; A by Comm’n on Prof. Standards in Education by R181-97, 3-31-98; R223-05, 2-23-2006; R026-07, 10-31-2007; R018-11, 10-26-2011)