Nevada § 389.077 - Satisfactory completion of courses in American government and American history required for graduation; exception for certain pupils

§ 389.077. Satisfactory completion of courses in American government and American history required for graduation; exception for certain pupils

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, no pupil in any public high

school, the Caliente Youth Center, the Nevada Youth Training Center or any other state

facility for the detention of children that is operated pursuant to title 5 of NRS

may receive a certificate or diploma of graduation without having passed a course

in American government and American history as required by NRS 389.054 and 389.057 . 2. A pupil who is enrolled in a university school for profoundly gifted pupils who

meets the requirements of NRS 388C.120 is exempt from the provisions of subsection 1. 3. A pupil who transfers during grade 12 to a school in this State from a school outside

this State because of the military transfer of the parent or legal guardian of the

pupil may receive a waiver from the requirements of subsection 1 if, in accordance

with the provisions of NRS 388F.010 , the pupil: (a) Successfully completed a comparable course in the school in which the pupil was

previously enrolled; or (b) Successfully completes an alternative means prescribed by the school district

for acquiring the required course work.