Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"Examination(s): None required.
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools
Must receive an Exceptional Pupils License with an Endorsement in Audiological Services (K-12) To receive an endorsement to provide a program of audiological services, a person must: 1. Hold a valid Certificate of Clinical Competence as an audiologist issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); or 2. Hold a master's degree in audiology from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association; or 3. Hold a master's degree in any subject and have completed the following: A. At least 300 hours of supervised clinical experience in audiology or speech pathology B. At least 60 semester credits in courses related to the normal development, function and use of speech and language or hearing, including, but not limited to, the management of disorders of speech or hearing and the legal, professional and ethical practices of audiology or speech pathology. At least 24 credits, not including credits earned for a thesis or dissertation must have been earned in courses directly relating to audiology or speech pathology.
Discipline
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
License/Certificate
Exceptional Pupils License with an Endorsement for Hearing Impairments
Applicants must have completed 8 semester credits of student teaching, equivalent field experience or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience in special education or hold a certificate from the Council on Education of the Deaf
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. Nevada School Law (0001), Nevada Constitution (0002),and the US Constitution (0003) (Passing scores of 70% or above) 2. Praxis I Reading (Score 174) ; Praxis I Writing (Score 172); Praxis I Mathematics (Score 172) 3. Praxis II
8 semester hours of student teaching involving pupils in at least two different age groups, one of which must have included pupils in the first or second grade and one of which must have included pupils of any age from birth through kindergarten. At least one of the groups must have included pupils with and without disabilities. In lieu of completing eight semester hours of student teaching, a person may have 1 year of verifiable experience teaching pupils under 6 years of age in a program of early childhood education conducted by a public school, a public agency or a private school licensed pursuant to Chapter 392 of NRS at the conclusion of which the person was eligible for reemployment.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. Nevada School Law (0001), Nevada Constitution (0002),and the US Constitution (0003) (Passing scores of 70% or above) 2. Praxis I Reading (Score 174) ; Praxis I Writing (Score 172) ; Praxis I Mathematics (Score 172) 3. Praxis II Early Childhood: Content Knowledge (Score of 158and Praxis II: Education of Young Children (Score of 160)
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools
Discipline
Early Childhood Special Educator
License/Certificate
Exceptional Pupils License with an Endorsement for Early Childhood Developmentally Delayed
For applicants with a master's degree in early childhood special education: 8 semester credits of student teaching, equivalent field experience or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience in early childhood special education. For those without a master's in ECSE: need to have completed student teaching of pupils who have disabilities or developmental delays and who are under 8 years of age or has 1 year of verifiable experience working as a teacher in a program of early childhood special education in a public or private agency that is licensed by the State or that has been approved by a national organization or has completed equivalent field experience with such pupils through a regionally accredited college or university.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. Nevada School Law (0001), Nevada Constitution (0002) ,and the US Constitution (0003) (Passing scores of 70% or above) 2. Praxis I Reading (Score 174) ; Praxis I Writing (Score 172) ; Praxis I Mathematics (Score 172) 3. Praxis II (unsure of which one is required)
At least 3,000 hours of experience in an approved internship, including 300 hours under the direct supervision of a board-approved Supervisor. The program to provide the experience must be: 1. Approved by the Board before the applicant begins the program (and) 2. Completed within a maximum of 6 years after the Board approves the program (and) 3. Structured in such a way that an intern's client contact hours do not exceed 20 hours per week to be applied toward internship hours. The composition of these required hours must meet Board approval. The registered Intern must perform the following activities in order to fulfill the requirements: 1. A minimum of 1500 direct client contact hours, performed after applicant has become a Registered Intern. 2. 300 hours of supervision, including a minimum of 160 provided by an Approved supervisor, and a minimum of 40 hours provided by a secondary supervisor(s). The remaining required hours may be met in the same way, up to the required minimum total hours; or the following activities may be submitted for consideration by the Board as fulfillment of the requirements: 1. A maximum of 300 hours as a group facilitator. 2. A maximum of 150 hours of personal therapy, documented by a licensed mental health therapist. 3. A maximum of 200 hours of documented teaching by the intern in such formats as parent education, family education, workshops, or similar teaching activities, to be agreed upon by the Primary Supervisor. 4. A maximum of 50 hours, documented, in additional training, such as university graduate work, a pre-approved workshop, or other training/education activities agreed upon by the Primary Supervisor. 5. A maximum of 500 hours of direct client contact, performed in a graduate program of study, documented, with supervision of at least 100 hours provided by a University Supervisor.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1) Written exam: Applicant must pass either 1) a written exam on knowledge of marriage of family therapy given by the Board (passing score of 70% or above), or 2) the Board shall accept receipt of a passing grade by a qualified applicant on the national examination sponsored by the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards . 2) Oral Exam
" Be at least 1 academic year in length, which must include, without limitation, didactic instruction and clinical experience with a qualified physician or advanced practice registered nurse;
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Statute states: Examination of applicants and issuance of licenses. 1. Each applicant who is otherwise qualified for a license to practice nursing as a professional nurse shall be required to write and pass an examination on such subjects and in such form as the Board may from time to time determine. Such written examination may be supplemented by an oral or practical examination in the discretion of the Board. 2. The Board shall issue a license to practice nursing as a professional nurse in the State of Nevada to each applicant who successfully passes such examination or examinations.
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools
Must obtain a Licensed School Personnel License with an Endorsement as a School Nurse.
3500 hours; not less than 10 months but not more than 24 months.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1) State jurisprudence exam (could not find score) 2) National exam: Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) (70 percent on the written examination or a scaled score of 500 on the computer-based examination)
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools
Discipline
School Psychologist
License/Certificate
School Personnel License with School Psychology Endorsement
Applicant must have completed 1) practicum, and 2) a minimum of 1000 hour internship in school psychology. Practicum: Could not find specific hour requirements for the practicum. Statute states: To receive credit for completing a practicum, an applicant seeking an endorsement to serve as a school psychologist must be able to show that the practicum: 1. Was taken concurrently with or after his or her last required areas of study in the applicable area of training; and 2. Was supervised by a representative of the educational institution which sponsored the practicum working with a person who holds an endorsement as a school psychologist and is employed by a school district. Internship: The intern's period of service must be started concurrently with or after the last required training in the program of school psychology provided by the educational institution. The period must consist of two full-time regular consecutive semesters or 1,000 hours of supervised and practical experience. The period must be completed within 3 years after it is started. 1. At least half of the period of internship must be served in an accredited school system or a school system which is approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The remaining part may be served in some other public agency which is approved by the Superintendent. 2. The internship must be supervised jointly by: (a) A representative of the graduate program of the educational institution where the intern earned his or her degree; and (b) A person who holds an endorsement as a school psychologist and who is employed in that capacity by a school district, or by a person of equivalent education and training if the internship is in some other public agency. 3. In lieu of an internship consisting of two full-time regular semesters or 1,000 hours, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may accept a partial internship and 3 years of experience as a school psychologist in another jurisdiction if the experience is verified as having been successful.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
To be licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in Nevada, a person must complete a preapproved internship of 3000 postgraduate hours of which at least 2000 hours must be in the area of psychotherapeutic methods and techniques to persons, families and groups to help in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional conditions in no less than 2 years and no more than 3 years. The remaining hours should be completed in other areas of clinical social work. A minimum of one hour of supervision by an approved supervisor who is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker per week is required. A person who holds a license as a Clinical Social Worker may practice independently.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1) Advanced Clinical Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards, According to the ASWB website the score would be 70 or 75, but amounts to the same score. 2) Jurisprudence exam ( An examination given by the Board which tests the knowledge of the applicant of the provisions relevant to the practice of social work).
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools
Must obtain a Licensed School Personnel License with a Social Work Endorsement. To receive an endorsement as a school social worker, a person must: Hold a current license issued by the State of Nevada's Board of Examiners for Social Workers, have completed a practicum as a social worker in a school setting, and have met one of the following requirements: 1. Have completed a program that is approved by the Board that prepares the completer to serve as a social worker in schools 2. Hold the credential issued by the National Association of Social Workers certifying that the holder is a specialist in social work in schools; or 3. Hold a master's degree in social work from a college or university that has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
3,000 hours of supervised, postgraduate social work approved by the Board.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1) Advanced Generalist or Advanced Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards. According to the ASWB website the score would be 70 or 75, but amounts to the same score. 2) Jurisprudence exam ( An examination given by the Board which tests the knowledge of the applicant of the provisions relevant to the practice of social work).
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools
Must obtain a Licensed School Personnel License with a Social Work Endorsement To receive an endorsement as a school social worker, a person must: Hold a current license issued by the State of Nevada's Board of Examiners for Social Workers, have completed a practicum as a social worker in a school setting, and have met one of the following requirements: 1. Have completed a program that is approved by the Board that prepares the completer to serve as a social worker in schools 2. Hold the credential issued by the National Association of Social Workers certifying that the holder is a specialist in social work in schools; or 3. Hold a master's degree in social work from a college or university that has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
Completes 3,000 hours of employment in Nevada as an associate in social work.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Examination (either Bachelor's or master's, depending on level of educational program). According to the ASWB website the score would be 70 or 75, but amounts to the same score. 2) Jurisprudence exam ( An examination given by the Board which tests the knowledge of the applicant of the provisions relevant to the practice of social work).
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools
Must obtain a Licensed School Personnel License with a Social Work Endorsement . To receive an endorsement as a school social worker, a person must: Hold a current license issued by the State of Nevada's Board of Examiners for Social Workers, have completed a practicum as a social worker in a school setting, and have met one of the following requirements: 1. Have completed a program that is approved by the Board that prepares the completer to serve as a social worker in schools 2. Hold the credential issued by the National Association of Social Workers certifying that the holder is a specialist in social work in schools; or 3. Hold a master's degree in social work from a college or university that has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
National Teachers Examination given by Praxis (Praxis II Speech-Language Pathology exam ) with a score of 600 or better OR current copy of The American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) membership card.
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools
Must obtain an Exceptional Pupils License with an Endorsement for Speech and Language Impairments (Ages 3-21). To qualify for the endorsement for speech and language Impairments, a person must: 1. Hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or an equivalent license from the Nevada Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech Pathology; OR 2. Hold a license or certificate, issued by another state, with an endorsement to teach speech and language impairments; OR 3. Hold a Bachelor's or master's degree in the area of speech and language impairments and have completed 8 semester credits of student teaching, a clinical practicum, equivalent field experience OR 1 year of verifiable teaching experience with such pupils; OR 4. Hold a Bachelor's or master's degree; AND A. Have completed 8 semester credits of student teaching, a clinical practicum, equivalent field experience, or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience with such pupils; AND B. Have completed 28 semester credits of course work to include each of the following areas: I. Audiology II. Methods for the assessment and treatment of the disorders of articulation, fluency, voice and language III. Development of normal speech and language IV. Science of speech and voice V. Phonetics VI. Introduction to special education or the education of pupils who have disabilities VII. Parental involvement in programs for pupils who have disabilities.
Discipline
Vision Specialist
License/Certificate
Exceptional Pupils License with an Endorsement for Visual Impairments
Must have completed 8 semester credits of student teaching, equivalent field experience or 1 year of verifiable teaching experience with such pupils
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. Nevada School Law (0001), Nevada Constitution (0002),and the US Constitution (0003) (Passing scores of 70% or above) 2. Praxis I Reading (Score 174) ; Praxis I Writing (Score 172); Praxis I Mathematics (Score 172) 3. Praxis II