The State of Nevada requires a minimum of 62 semester credits, with 6 semester credits in professional education, or a bachelor’s degree or higher degree earned through a regionally accredited college/university, to be eligible for a K-12 substitute license. The applicant for a substitute teaching license should submit an application packet including the Initial Licensure Application Form, Child Support Form, Fingerprinting Authorization Form, official transcripts, two FD-258 blue and white fingerprint cards, and a $161.00 fee (cashier's check or money orders only).  The license will be issued for a three-year period with the following provisions:  Nevada School Law, Nevada Constitution, U.S. Constitution, Fingerprint Background Check, and Praxis I Testing.  The license may be renewed if all these provisions are cleared by the date of expiration listed on the license. 

Listed below are some examples of courses considered Professional Education by the Department of Education:  

Anthropology Department

Cultural Anthropology

Multicultural Education

Social Anthropology

Child Development Department

Child and Family Guidance

Exceptional Child

Human Growth and Development

Education Department

Any course offered through the Education Department from a regionally accredited college or university, such as:

Introduction to Education

Teaching English as a Second Language

Nevada School Law (also satisfies the Nevada School Law licensing requirement)

Military Science Department

Only courses that include leadership, training, curriculum, methods, motivation, and /or guidance as verified in the course descriptions may be considered.

Psychology Department

Adolescent Psychology

Child Psychology

Development Psychology

Educational Psychology

General Psychology

Instructional Psychology

Learning Psychology

Personal and Social Adjustment

Social Psychology
 

Sociology Department

Introduction to Sociology

Introduction to Social Work

Special Education Department

Introduction to Students with Disabilities

Education of Students with Learning Disabilities

The Mildly Handicapped Student in the Regular Classroom

Special Education Techniques in Regular Setting

Parent Counseling

Introduction to Special Education