NV Teacher Licensing

By: Von Eduardo Ong

EDU 201-1002
03/02/2021
Birth-2G NAC 391.089
● Bachelor’s degree or graduate degree.
● Completion of program to teach pupils that is approved by the department.
● Must possess a license to teach.
○ Issued by another state
○ Approved by the commission
○ Hold an elementary license
○ Experience of teaching ages under 6 years
■ Eight semester hours of student teaching
■ One year of verifiable experience teaching students in a early childhood program conducted by a public
school.
K-8th Grade NAC 391.095 and 391.045
● NAC 391.095 Qualifications for Elementary License
● 32 semester hours of credit in courses in professional elementary education
○ 8 semester hours of credit in supervising students
○ 9 semester hours of credit in teaching subjects such as math, science, social studies, etc.
○ 6 semester hours of credit in professional education course work:
■ English as a second language, classroom management, technology, evaluation of pupils, child development, special education, social and
cultural issues.
● 391.045 Application for License or Endorsement
● The applicant must:
○ Submit his or her transcripts
○ Proof of completion:
■ 3 semester hours of credit in a course of study for special education or
■ An in service or continuing education for students with disabilities approved by the department.
■ A fee of $180
● If denied, the fee will not be refunded and the applicant will have to pay if he or she applies again.
Middle School/Jr High NAC 391.111 and 391.113
● A preparatory program for instructing middle and junior high students.
● 24 semester credits of coursework in professional education must include:
○ 8 credits in supervised student teaching in a designated level of middle school or junior high.
○ 6 credits required for the following:
■ The foundations, history, and theory or philosophy of Middle School.
■ The curriculum, pedagogy, or assessment of Middle School.
■ Adolescent growth and development.
■ The nature and needs of the adolescent, including social, emotional and cultural concerns.
■ Classroom management strategies.
○ 6 credits required for the following subjects:
■ English as a second language, bilingualism, biculturalism.
■ Educational technology.
■ Tests and measurement.
■ Educational Psychology.
■ Education of the exceptional, multicultural education, or educational research.
Substitute and Emergency Sub NAC 391.0897
● Elementary or secondary license, special education license, or middle or junior high education
license.
● Special license with an endorsement as a substitute teacher with an early to 12th grade education
issued a pursuant to subsection 2.
● To receive endorsement:
○ Have completed 60 semester hours of credit from an accredited college.
○ Possess an associates degree or a higher degree.
● A school district may hire a substitute for:
○ Unlimited days of service if filling the position of a teacher who is under a contract.
○ Otherwise under subsection 4, a substitute may conduct in 60 days of service if filling for a
teacher who is not hired under a contract.
Special Education Licenses NAC
● Must have completed an approved program of preparation of teaching art.
● Completed:
○ 36 semester hours in the principles of fine and applied arts:
■ History of art, design, drawing, painting, digital or graphic arts, ceramic or culture, and
photography or printmaking.
○ 22 semester hours of professional education:
■ Foundations of education, methods of teaching art in elementary or secondary schools,
and 8 semester hours of supervised teaching.
Reading Specialist NAC 391.290
● Must Hold a Master’s Degree
● Have 3 years of verified experience as a teacher in state approved schools.
● Hold a valid secondary license to teach, excluding business and industry endorsement, a valid
elementary or special license to teach, a valid special education license, or a valid middle or junior
high education license to teach.
● Have completed at least 16 graduate semester hours of courses in reading:
○ Foundations of reading
○ Etiology and diagnosis of reading problems
○ Clinical practice in correcting reading problems
○ Research in reading
Art Specialist NAC 391.215
● Must have completed an approved program of preparation of teaching art.
● Completed:
○ 36 semester hours in the principles of fine and applied arts:
■ History of art, design, drawing, painting, digital or graphic arts, ceramic or culture, and
photography or printmaking.
○ 22 semester hours of professional education:
■ Foundations of education, methods of teaching art in elementary or secondary schools,
and 8 semester hours of supervised teaching.
Library/Media Specialist NAC 391.255
● Must have a valid secondary teaching license, a valid elementary or special teaching license, a valid
license to teach special education, or a valid license to teach middle or junior high school education
and also must:
○ Have completed a program for school library specialist which have been approved by the
Board or accrediting association.
○ Hold a master’s degree in library science, with specialization with school librarianship, from a
school accredited by The American Library Association.
○ Or have completed 21 semester hours of coursework in the following subjects:
■ Organization and administration of a school library, the cataloging and classification of
materials for a library, reference bibliography and information skills, the use of selection
of educational media for a library, children’s and young adult’s literature, computers in
the library, a supervised practicum in an elementary, middle, junior high, or secondary
school library.
Physical Education Specialist NAC 391.280
● Must have a bachelor’s degree and completed:
○ An approved program for teaching physical education in kindergarten through grade 12 or
○ A course of study consisting of:
■ 42 semester hours of credit consisting in the areas of:
● Anatomical kinesiology or mechanical kinesiology, the physiology of exercise,
testing and measuring the skill of a pupil in physical education, the psychological
and social aspects of physical education, motor learning or motor development,
adapted physical education, movement activities for pupils in preschool, primary
grades, and intermediate grades, advanced first aid or an equivalent course of
study.
● Methods of techniques of teaching:
○ Physical fitness, team sports, rhythm and dance or rhythmic activities for
pupils in elementary school, and individual sports.
Music Specialist K-12 NAC 391.270
● Must have a bachelor’s degree and have undergone a program for teaching music.
● Requirements:
○ 22 semester hours of professional education which includes:
■ Foundations of education, methods of teaching music in elementary or secondary
grades, and 8 semester hours of supervised teaching.
○ 36 semester hours in the foundation of music which includes:
■ Music theory, the history or literature of music, applied music, including an area of
specialization in vocal or instrumental music, conducting, techniques for brass,
woodwind, percussion, piano and string instruments. Dictation or vocal techniques or
pedagogy, and music ensemble.
Educational Computer Strategist NAC 391.202
● Issues relating to information technology, tools for productivity, communication and research and
computational thinking, a person must have a valid secondary license or a valid license to teach
middle school or junior high school education. Must have 9 semester hours course work consisting
of:
○ Three semester hours of coursework in a course of study that covers methods for teaching
computer science, three semester hours of coursework that covers computer science, and
three semester hours that covers teaching methods of computer applications which includes
■ Word processing and the use of spreadsheets
■ Communication and collaboration tools
■ Internet research tools
■ Internet safety
■ Proper keyboarding techniques.
School Counselor NAC 391.185
● To qualify for an endorsement to server as a school counselor, it is required to:
○ Hold a master’s degree or a more advanced degree in school counseling.
○ Must hold a specialty credential as a national certified school counselor issued by the National Board of School
Counselors.
○ Hold a master’s or a more advanced degree with a major in counseling conferred by an regionally accredited university
or college and meet the requirements of subsection 2 or:
■ Hold a master’s degree or more advanced degree
■ Have at least 2 years of teaching experience or at least 2 years of school counseling experience, and meet
requirements from subsection 2.
● A person who wants to qualify for an endorsement pursuant must complete:
○ 600 hours of practicum, internship or field experience of school counseling at any grade level
○ 36 semester hours of graduate credits in school guidance and school counseling in each of the following.
■ The process of individual counseling
■ The process of group counseling
■ Testing and educational assessment
■ Legal and ethical issues in counseling
■ Career counseling
■ Organization and administration of school counseling programs.
■ Multicultural counseling
■ Child and family counseling
School Psychologist NAC 391.316
● The required areas of study to become a school psychologist is:
○ Child development, child and adolescent psychology, theories of learning
● In the area of psychology and education of children with disabilities:
○ Abnormal psychology or the child who is emotionally distubred, behaviorally disordered, or
both.
● Areas of psychoeducational assessment:
○ Assessment of individual assessment, testing of individual personality or projective
assessment, with a practicum, diagnosis and treatment of reading disabilities, with practicum,
and standardized appraisal.
● In the areas of technique and intervention:
○ A practicum of individual counseling and the process of counseling.
● The areas of experimental design:
○ Statistics and methodology for research.
School Administrator NAC 391.170
● To receive a license and become a school administrator, you must:
○ Hold a master;’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution (college or university)
○ Submit to the department of 5 years of teaching as a licensed teacher in a program of early childhood
education
○ Have completed at least 36 semester hours of graduate courses in the administration of a school which are:
■ Administration and organization of a school, supervision and evaluation of instruction, development of
personnel, finances of a school, the laws that apply to the school, curriculum, research, and internship
or field experiences.
● To receive an endorsement as a professional administrator of a program, an applicant must:
○ Hold a master’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university
○ Hold a valid special license for that program in which an endorsement is requested
○ Have and submit to the department evidence of 5 years of experience as a licensed employee in a program of
early childhood education
○ Have completed 27 semester hours in course of study in administration which includes in:
■ Administration and organization of a school or the role of an administrator, general principles of
supervision of personnel, finances of a school, the laws that applies to school, the evaluation and
development of a personnel for a school.
Summary:
I’ve learned a lot as I conducted this assignment (portfolio). My interest leans towards specializing in
music. Though I can’t play instruments nor sing as good. I am willing to learn and grow passionate so that
I may teach my future students the progress and development by becoming involved in music. I want to
focus more on vocals because I find choirs, acapella, and classical genres soothing. My plan is really
simple because I tend to make education my fall back when I retire from the Army. I find that teaching can
become something I’m good at, and what’s even better is the fact that I teach what I would then come to
love.