7th – 9th Grades

To receive a license to teach middle school or junior high school education, a person must hold a bachelor’s or higher degree from an accredited college or university and have completed:

1. A program of preparation for teaching middle school or junior high school education which is approved by the Board; or

2. Twenty-four (24) semester credits of course work in professional education which must include:

   1. Eight (8) semester credits of supervised student teaching in a designated middle school or junior high school; and

   2. A course in the methods and materials for teaching the major or minor field of specialization at the middle school, junior high school or secondary grade level or a middle school or junior high school level integrated methods course; and

   3. Three (3) semester credits in a course of study regarding education or curricular adaptation for pupils with disabilities and/or a course or study regarding educational foundation or methods in teaching English language learners; and

   4. Six (6) semester credits of course work in at least two of the following areas:

      1. Middle school foundations, history, theory or philosophy;

      2. Middle school curriculum, pedagogy or assessment;

      3. Adolescent growth and development;

      4. Nature and needs of the adolescent, including social, emotional, and cultural concerns;

      5. Classroom management strategies;

      6. School/family/community collaboration; or

      7. Supervision and evaluation of programs and pupils in a middle school; and
          

   5. Six (6) semester credits of course work in any of the following subjects:

      1. English as a second language/bilingualism or biculturalism;

      2. Educational technology;

      3. Tests and measurement;

      4. Educational psychology;

      5. Education of the exceptional child;

      6. Multicultural education; or

      7. Educational research; and
          

3. Twenty-four (24) semester credits in a major field of endorsement or area of concentration*. Subsequent minor fields of endorsement may be added to the license upon verification of fourteen (14) semester hours of credit.

4. The following subjects are recognized for an endorsement on a middle school or junior high school education license:

   1. Art.

   2. English/Language Arts.

   3. Foreign Language - limited to languages cited in NAC 391.131 (k) (1-9) See available languages on secondary license requirements.

   4. Mathematics **.

   5. Music.

   6. Science.

   7. Social Science.

* The major or minor fields of endorsement or area of concentration identified above shall be deemed to be met if the applicant holds a bachelor’s degree or a higher degree with a major, minor or area of concentration identified on the official transcript of record conferred by a regionally accredited college or university.

** An endorsement for Mathematics requires the completion of three (3) semester credits to include a course in college algebra or the concepts of calculus, including an introduction to limits, derivatives and integrals, pre-calculus or differential calculus.

Note: The middle school /junior high license is issued for grades 7-9; however, you would not be qualified to teach 9th grade in a high school setting.