Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Nevada teacher license renewal requirements changed when R088-23 took effect on 16 September 2024: an educator now renews with 90 clock hours, 6 semester credits, or a mix, earned at any time in the licence period. One semester credit equals 15 instructional hours. Work must come from an approved provider, and college credit must reach NDE on an official transcript.
Regulation R088-23, effective 16 September 2024, changed NAC 391.065 and 391.080 so that a Nevada licence renews with 90 clock hours, 6 semester credit hours, or a combination, from approved providers, with 1 semester credit counted as 15 instructional hours.
The rule asks for 6 semester credits or 90 clock hours (1 credit = 15 hours). The legal source is R088-23.
| Item | What NDE says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Renewal total | 90 clock hours, 6 semester credits, or a combination | [1] |
| Conversion | 1 semester credit = 15 instructional hours; a clock hour is 60 minutes | [2] |
| Regulation | R088-23, changes to NAC 391.065 and 391.080, effective 16 Sep 2024 | [3] |
| Older licences | Issued before 16 Sep 2024: 15 hours per year | [1] |
| Who may provide | Colleges, districts, RPDPs, employee organizations; others need NDE approval | [2] |
| Proof of credit | Official transcript sent to NDE; self-uploaded copies rejected | [2] |
Nevada Department of Education, Office of Educator Licensure (rules adopted by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education) decides how this rule applies to you. We read its published rule and the pages below; each was checked on 15 Nov 2026.
Each course below is ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended for college credit. Whether it counts here is the decision of the college and of Nevada Department of Education, Office of Educator Licensure (rules adopted by the Commission on Professional Standards in Education).
Learning, motivation and assessment in classrooms: directly about the profession of education.
Self-paced online Educational Psychology course (Psychology 120). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →
Culture, identity and bias, relevant to teaching mixed classrooms.
Self-paced online Psychology of Diversity course (Psychology 112). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →
Background for teachers who work with students with mental health needs.
Self-paced online Abnormal Psychology course (Psychology 180). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →
An introduction to AI for teachers planning classroom use of AI tools.
Self-paced online Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course (Computer Science 373). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit; ask NDE in writing whether credit on their transcript will count toward your Nevada renewal before you enrol.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
| Option | Price | For this rule | Price checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPI Study PRO | $99 a month, every course | $99 for each month you are subscribed; take as many courses as you finish in that time | 15 Nov 2026 |
| College of Southern Nevada (Nevada resident, lower division) | $136.25 a credit, plus $7.00 online fee and $11.50 technology fee a credit (Fall 2026 and Spring 2027) | About $928.50 for 6 online credits, before course fees and books | 15 Nov 2026 |
CSN figures are from its published Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 rates and can change before classes begin. Other providers set their own prices; compare only after NDE has told you in writing which route counts for your licence.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
Ask the Nevada Department of Education's Office of Educator Licensure in writing whether the credit, once on a college's official transcript, will count toward your renewal before you enrol.
The Commission on Professional Standards in Education adopted R088-23, which took effect on 16 September 2024. It changed NAC 391.065 and 391.080 so that continuing education for renewal equals 90 clock hours, 6 semester credit hours or a combination of the two, and so that a licensee can earn it at any time during the licence period instead of a fixed amount every year. It also tied renewal hours to approved providers.
The Department of Education's renewal page keeps one exception: licences issued before 16 September 2024 still follow the earlier pattern of 15 hours per year. If you are not sure which rule your licence falls under, check its issue date in OPAL or ask the Office of Educator Licensure.
NDE lists four kinds of provider as approved without a separate application: colleges and universities, schools and school districts, Regional Professional Development Programs, and employee organizations such as unions or associations. Every other provider needs specific approval from NDE.
For college credit, NDE accepts only official transcripts. It says transcripts uploaded by the educator, including copies from a student portal, are rejected. Credit from ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses can only be part of a Nevada renewal through a college that posts it on its own official transcript, and even then NDE decides whether it counts. That is why the first step is a written question to NDE.
Because 1 semester credit equals 15 instructional hours, the two units add up cleanly. Six credits make 90 hours. Three credits (45 hours) plus 45 clock hours of district workshops also make 90. Many teachers combine district training they already receive with one or two college courses on a topic they want to study in depth, such as educational psychology or student diversity.
Renewal can begin up to 9 months before your licence expires, so plan to have the transcript at NDE before then; colleges can take several weeks to send one.
Under R088-23, effective 16 September 2024, you need 90 clock hours of continuing education, 6 semester credits, or a combination, earned during the licence period. NDE says licences issued before 16 September 2024 follow the earlier rule of 15 hours per year.
NDE's professional development page says 1 semester credit equals 15 instructional hours, so 6 semester credits equal the 90-hour total. A clock hour is defined as 60 minutes of instruction.
Colleges and universities, schools and school districts, Regional Professional Development Programs and employee organizations are approved. Any other provider needs specific approval from the Nevada Department of Education before its hours count.
No. NDE says it accepts only official transcripts for college credit, sent in person, by mail or by e-Script to transcripts@doe.nv.gov. Copies you upload yourself, including student-portal printouts, are rejected, so ask the college to send the transcript straight to NDE.
Only through a college transcript and only if NDE agrees. UPI Study is not an NDE-approved provider. Our courses are ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended; a college must first post the credit on its official transcript. Ask NDE in writing before you enrol.
NDE says you may renew up to 9 months before your current licence expires, and the hours or credits can be earned at any time during the licence period. If your licence has already expired, you reapply in OPAL and pay a licensure fee.
Ask NDE in writing first, then take education and psychology courses at your own pace.