Approved Computer Science Curriculum
On September 1, 2022, the Nevada State Board of Education approved additional Computer Science instructional materials for use by all districts and public charter schools in Nevada. The updated list below reflects all currently approved materials for Computer Science. The adoption of any curriculum will be at the discretion of each individual Local Education Agency (LEA) or school.
LocalEducation Agency (LEA) or school.approved Course | Publisher | Recommended Grade Level |
AP CS Principles | Beauty and Joy of Computing | High School / Core |
Computer Science Grades 6-8 | CodeCentral | 6th-8th / Core |
Computer Science Foundations K | Codelicious | Kingergarten |
Computer Science Foundations 1 | Codelicious | 1st Grade |
Computer Science Foundations 3 | Codelicious | 3rd Grade |
Computer Science Foundations 4 | Codelicious | 4th Grade |
Intro to CS Apps 6 | Codelicious | 6th grade/ Core |
CS Applications Java Script | Codelicious | 7th grade / Core |
CS Applications Java | Codelicious | 8th grade / Core |
AP CS Principles | CodeHS | High School / Core |
AP CS A | CodeHS | High School / CTE |
CS and Applications | CodeHS | 8-12th /Core |
Nevada Middle School CS Course | CodeHS | Middle School / Core |
Nevada Computer Science II | CodeHS | 9-12th / CTE |
Programming 101 | Codelicious | 3rd-5th/Core |
CS Discoveries | Code.org | Middle School / Core |
CS Principles | Code.org | High School / Core |
Digital Savvy and Python Programming | CompuScholar | High School / Core |
Windows Programming (C#) | CompuScholar | High School / CTE |
Java Programming (Abridged) | CompuScholar | High School / CTE |
Java Programming Level 3 - AP CS A | CompuScholar | 11th-12th / CTE |
AP CS A | CompuScholar | High School / CTE |
AP CS Principles | Edhesive | High School / Core |
AP CS A | Edhesive | High School / CTE |
AP CS A | Florida Virtual School | High School / CTE |
CS Principles | Mobile CSP | High School / Core |
AP CS Principles | Popfizz | High School / Core |
AP CS A | Popfizz | High School / CTE |
AP CS Principles | Project Lead the Way | High School / Core |
AP CS A | Project Lead the Way | High School / CTE |
CS Essentials | Project Lead the Way | High School / CTE |
PLTW Gateway | Project Lead the Way | Middle School / Core |
Computer Science: An Overview | Savvas-Pearson | High School / CTE |
CS Kindergarten | SkillStruck | Kindergarten |
CS First Grade | SkillStruck | 1st Grade |
CS Second Grade | SkillStruck | 2nd Grade |
CS Third Grade | SkillStruck | 3rd Grade |
CS Fourth Grade | SkillStruck | 4th Grade |
CS Fifth Grade | SkillStruck | 5th Grade |
Web Development | SkillStruck | 6th - 8th / Core |
Python 1 | SkillStruck | 6th - 8th / Core |
JavaScript 1 | SkillStruck | 6th - 8th / Core |
CS Principles | UTeach | High School / Core |
CS Principles | Zulama | High School / Core |
The following resources were evaluated and although they did not meet full standards alignment with our Nevada Academic Content Standards for Computer Science as required for approved curriculum, they can be used as supporting material for grade-level, standards-aligned instruction where appropriate:
Material | Publisher | Recommended Grade Level |
Intro to Computer Science in JavaScript | CodeHS | 9th - 12th / Core |
Intro to Computer Science in Python | CodeHS | 9th - 12th / CTE |
Intro to Computer Science in Java | CodeHS | 9th - 12th / Core |
Computing Ideas | CodeHS | 6th - 12th / Core |
Code Monkey Jr | Code Monkey | Kindergarten |
Beaver Achiever | Code Monkey | 1st -2nd grade |
DODO Does Math | Code Monkey | 4th grade |
Coding Adventure | Code Monkey | 3rd grade |
Challenge Builder | Code Monkey | 6th grade |
Game Builder | Code Monkey | 6th grade |
Banana Tales | Code Monkey | 7th grade |
Coding Chatbots | Code Monkey | 8th grade |
CS Fundamentals: Course A | Code.org | Kindergarten |
CS Fundamentals: Course B | Code.org | 1st grade |
CS Fundamentals: Course C | Code.org | 2nd grade |
CS Fundamentals: Course D | Code.org | 3rd grade |
CS Fundamentals: Course E | Code.org | 4th grade |
CS Fundamentals: Course F | Code.org | 5th grade |
Intro to CS | Edhesive | Some Middle School Standards |
Foundations of Programming | Florida Virtual School | Some High School Standards |
MS Coding Fundamentals | Florida Virtual School | Some Middle School Standards |
Procedural Programming | Florida Virtual School | Some High School Standards |
Adventures | Intelitek-CoderZ | 3rd or 4th grade (some coding standards) |
Code Farm | Intelitek-CoderZ | 5th grade or Middle School (some coding standards) |
Python Turtle Graphics | Popfizz | Some Middle School Standards |
Creating 3D artwork with JavaScript | Popfizz | Some Middle School Standards |
Intro to CS with MicroBit | Popfizz | Some Middle School Standards |
Intro To CS with Python and Raspberry Pi | Popfizz | Some Middle School Standards |
Intro to CS with Python | Popfizz | Some Middle School Standards |
PTLW Launch | Project Lead the Way | Some Elementary Standards |
Computer Programming: FundamentalConcepts Using Java | Savvas-Pearson | Some High School Standards |
Computer and Digital Literacy | Zulama | Some Middle School Standards |