Career and technical education (CTE) coursework may qualify for academic coursework for the purposes of high school graduation if certain provisions outlined in the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) are properly followed. These provisions may assist students in meeting graduation requirements while simultaneously affording them more time to dedicate to their CTE program of study.

Specifically, NAC 389.672 defines the academic credits a student may earn and the procedures that must be followed by a local school district or charter school to qualify CTE courses for academic credit. With approval from the State Board of Education, a board of trustees may allow a pupil to earn the following units necessary for graduation from high school by taking CTE coursework:

• Two units of credit required in English (Contact the CTE office if you have questions regarding English credit.)
• One unit of credit required in mathematics
• One unit of credit required in science and
• One-half unit of credit required in health

After verification has been received by the board of trustees, the written curriculum and title of the course of study in career and technical education and a statement of the academic credit to be granted must be submitted to the State Board of Education for approval. Academic credit may be granted for the course of study in career and technical education or a combination of courses only after the State Board of Education has given its approval.

As stated above, pupils may earn up to two units of English, one unit of math, one unit of science, and one-half unit for health for aligned CTE coursework. The written curriculum must show proper alignment of the CTE course(s) with the current Nevada Academic Content Standards for English, health, mathematics, or science.

A pupil who earns academic credit pursuant to this section must be notified in writing that the approval for academic credit is designed to meet the requirements for graduation from high school and may not necessarily be accepted for academic credit by a specific postsecondary institution.

The alignment of CTE coursework approved for academic credit must be reviewed locally and re-approved by the State Board of Education every three (3) years, as per the requirements in NAC 389.673. A school district wishing to use the same curriculum approved for another school district may do so with approval from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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