Plan Description
The Conditional Licensure Certificate for Secondary Teaching program required coursework will adhere to the InTASC standards enacted by CCSSO (2011) and/or the standards enacted by each national association of the content area. Partnerships involves field placement and mentoring.
The certificate provides candidates with meeting conditional licensure course requirements so that they may eligible for hire in Nevada. Please note that in order to be eligible for hire in Nevada, candidates must also meet testing and other requirements beyond this coursework.
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Plan Admission Requirements
Application deadlines
Applications available on the UNLV Graduate College website.
Each applicant for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Secondary Teaching program must comply with Graduate College requirements for admission. In addition to meeting the requirements of the Graduate College, applicants must also meet the requirements establish by the Department of Teaching and Learning:
- Hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in a field other than education.
- Pass the Praxis Core (Reading, Writing, and Math).
- Be accepted to the UNLV Graduate College.
- Must pass Praxis II in appropriate subject areas (eg., English, Math, Science, etc.).
All applicants must review and follow the Graduate College Admission and Registration Requirements.
Students are accepted into a certificate program as described in the Graduate Catalog. The faculty and corresponding sub-disciplines and sub-plans within the described programs are subject to change at any time.