Nevada Teacher Licensure - Dept. of Education

Kindergarten – 8^th Grade

The Las Vegas office will be relocating to:

9890 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89123

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To qualify for 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 fifty semester hours of credit in courses in elementary professional education consisting of the following areas:

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

Nine semester hours of credit in methods of teaching elementary subjects which must include methods of teaching elementary mathematics, methods of teaching elementary science, and methods of teaching elementary social studies;

Nine semester hours of credit in the methods of teaching literacy or methods of teaching language arts; and

Three semester hours of credit in education or curricular adaptation for pupils with disabilities; and

Three semester hours of credit in one of the following subjects:

Classroom management;

English as a second language;

Technology;

Evaluation of pupils;

Child development;

Special education; or

Social and cultural issues; and

Eighteen semester hours of credit as follows:

Six semester hours in mathematics;
Six semester hours in science; and
Six semester hours in social studies.

9890 South Maryland Parkway (MAP), Suite 221
Las Vegas, Nevada 89183
Phone: (702) 486-6458 (1pm - 4pm)
Fax: (702) 486-6450
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Carson City Main (MAP)
700 E. Fifth Street . Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-9115
Fax: (775) 687-9167
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Normal Operating Hours are Monday - Friday
The offices are closed in observance of New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Family Day (Friday after Thanksgiving), and Christmas Day.