Section 391.378 - Qualifications for teaching pupils who have autism1. Before teaching pupils, ages 3 to 21, inclusive, who have autism, a person must: (a) Hold an endorsement issued pursuant to this section; or(b) Hold a teacher's elementary or secondary license, a license to teach special education, a license to teach middle school or junior high school education, or a bachelor's or a more advanced degree with a major or minor in special education, must have completed 6 semester hours from course work prescribed in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 2 and must complete a program of preparation leading to licensing in this field within 3 years after beginning to teach such pupils. 2. To receive the endorsement, the person must:(a) Have completed a program of preparation for teaching pupils who have autism, which has been approved by the Department;(b) Hold a license or certificate, issued by another state, with an endorsement to teach pupils who have autism;(c) Hold a bachelor's or a more advanced degree in the education of pupils who have autism and have completed 8 semester hours of student teaching, equivalent field experience or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience in special education;(d) Hold a license to teach special education with an endorsement to perform the duties of a generalist in special education issued pursuant to NAC 391.343 and have completed 12 semester hours of course work through a regionally accredited college or university, including course work in each of the following areas: (1) Speech and language development;(2) Assistive technology, or alternative or augmentative communication;(3) Characteristics of pupils who have autism; and(4) Curriculum development or methods and strategies for teaching pupils who have autism; or(e) Hold a bachelor's or a more advanced degree and have completed: (1) Eight semester hours of student teaching with pupils who have autism, equivalent field experience with such pupils or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience with such pupils; and(2) Thirty semester hours of course work, including course work in the following areas: (II) Speech and language development;(III) Assistive technology, or alternative or augmentative communication;(IV) Characteristics of pupils who have autism;(V) Curriculum development or methods and strategies for teaching pupils who have autism;(VI) Introduction to special education or the education of pupils who have disabilities;(VII) The assessment of pupils who have disabilities;(VIII) Parental involvement in programs for pupils who have disabilities;(IX) Education or planning for the transition of pupils who have disabilities from their current placement to placement in additional educational programs, employment and living independently as an adult;(X) Methods of teaching mathematics; and(XI) Methods of teaching literacy. The requirement for course work in two of these areas may be satisfied by completing one course, of at least 3 semester hours, that encompasses both subject matters.
Nev. Admin. Code § 391.378
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Prof. Standards in Education, 1-10-96, eff. 9-1-97; A by R103-03, 9-24-2003; R007-05, 10-31-2005; R038-08, 6-17-2008; R028-11, 10-26-2011; A by R106-18A, eff. 6/14/2019