Elementary Education - ARL
Program Overview
Elementary Education - Alternative Route to Licensure
The ARL certification program at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï enables students who have completed an undergraduate
degree to become eligible for licensure to teach in Nevada in the areas of early childhood,
elementary, secondary, and special education.
In order to apply to the program, a student must have already completed a baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited institution. It is imperative that students seek
advising from the teacher education department faculty.
Once in the program, students will adhere to the rules of the current teacher education
program handbook. Students must remain continuously enrolled and complete the program
requirements within three years.
Application
To be eligible for the ARL/post-baccalaureate program at ºÚÁϳԹÏ, students must:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0, cumulative or over the last 40 credits.
- Apply to ºÚÁϳԹÏ.
- Complete an ARL/post-baccalaureate program application.
- Successfully pass the admissions interview (assesses dispositions, basic communication skills, and background knowledge) with program faculty and staff.
- Pass a fingerprint background check or hold a valid substitute license issued by the Nevada Department of Education.
To be eligible to apply for a conditional license and be able to teach full-time in
a Nevada school district or charter school, ARL students must:
- Be accepted into the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï ARL program.
- Accept and remit to the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) an offer of employment from a Nevada school district in ºÚÁϳԹÏ’s service area.
- Maintain continuous enrollment in your ARL program of study.
- Be evaluated each year as effective or highly effective by your school-site administrator for a minimum of two years and a maximum of three years.
How participants will be mentored and evaluated during their school-based experience.
For program participants employed by a Nevada school district or charter school, the
employer will agree to pair the participant with a mentor. The mentor will conduct
classroom observations and meet with the participant on a regular basis to discuss
issues related to his/her teaching assignment and to support his/her success as a
new teacher.
For program participants not employed as a full-time teacher under the conditional license, a minimum of 110 hours of field experience
will be conducted and supervised by a lead teacher and program faculty, in addition
to student teaching. A portfolio, aligned with the INTASC Standards, will be completed
and evaluated during the student teaching and capstone semester.
Note: Students who are offered employment and receive the conditional license from NDE will
be classified under the appropriate ARL degree code. Those who are not hired full-time,
but complete the traditional pathway, including student teaching, will be classified under the Post-baccalaureate (PB)
degree code.
List of courses offered by ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï used to satisfy the pedagogy requirement in elementary
education. Program participants will be required to pass each course with a grade
of B- or better. Courses are aligned with the pedagogy requirements of NAC 391.095.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDFS 201 | Lifespan Human Developmnt | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 323 | Curriculm Design/Family Engage | 3 Credits |
| EDUC 470 | Multicultural Education | 3 Credits |
| EDSP 301 | Education Excptl Child | 3 Credits |
| EDSP 453 | Behavr Tchnq/Stdt Disabil | 3 Credits |
| EDSP 464 | Mulit-tiered Systems of Supp | 3 Credits |
| EDRL 442 | Literacy Instruction I | 3 Credits |
| EDRL 443 | Literacy Instruction II | 3 Credits |
| EDRL 437 | Teaching Reading | 3 Credits |
| EDEL 433 | Methods Teach PK-8 Math | 3 Credits |
| EDEL 443 | Methods Teach PK-8 Science | 3 Credits |
| EDEL 453 | Methods Teach PK-8 Soc Stdies | 3 Credits |
| EDRL 471 | Theory/Pract Acad Eng Lang Dev | 3 Credits |
| EDRL 474 | Method/Curr Tch Eng Lang Learn | 3 Credits |
| EDRL 475 | Assess/Eval Eng Lang Learner | 3 Credits |
| EDRL 477 | Plcy,Iss,BstPrac ELL-Practcum | 3 Credits |
Once a student is admitted into the ARL program and has an offer of full-time teaching
employment, a certificate will be awarded and can be sent to the Nevada Department
of Education with an application for a conditional license.