Advanced Studies Programs
You can complete Advanced Studies Certificate programs in evenings or weekends at Touro Nevada campus or online. Our programs are constructed to provide practical and realistic courses that are tailored to meet your specific needs and interests for education. The certificate program can advance your career goals and positively affect the outcomes of your students.
APE - Adaptive Physical Education
Built around the Nevada Department of Education’s requirements for the APE endorsement, you choose the classes you need to complete your endorsement coursework.
Note — applicants must be licensed as a Special Education or Physical Education teacher to qualify for this endorsement.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
You will work with children with autism within the general education environment. Your coursework for both general and special educators will focus on the "what" and the "how" of delivering an appropriate education to autistic children.
Beginning Spanish
You will be exposed to cultural concepts, as well as usage of the Spanish language. You will receive aid and gain a better understanding of how to communicate with and relate to Spanish-speaking K-12 students and parents.
Effective Classrooms
The Effective Classrooms course will explore best classroom practices with the goal of ensuring instructional activities are as valuable as possible for your student’s outcomes and provide you with tools to manage today’s sometimes unpredictable student groups.
Effective Schools
You will learn concepts of managed integration, to work both within your space, and within the big picture to improve the overall educational environment.
Intermediate Spanish
You will learn to meet the needs of students with intermediate and advanced Spanish skills. Using conversational Spanish and Latin American culture, you will learn to bridge the language barrier gap between teachers, students, and parents.
School Nurses
You will focus on research and information as it pertains to nurses’ roles in the district in this course. General areas of study will include Foundations and History, The Well Child, Episodic Illness of School Children, Chronic Conditions of School Children, High-Risk Behaviors, and Legal Concerns, and Health Services Management.
Special Education
This series of courses will provide you with an overview of the purpose of special education, the characteristics and developmental progression of both typical and atypical children, the manner in which children are diagnosed and assessed, and the process for designing an appropriate curriculum for your students.
Teacher Leadership
Teachers are undeniably leaders, regardless of whether such skills have been specifically sought out. This course will teach you how to maximize your ability to serve in a leadership role among their colleagues.
Technology
If you wish to complete your work through online instruction, this course provides many 21st-century technological solutions that will help you improve your teaching practice as well as increase your student achievement.
Admission Requirements
Touro Nevada was established to help address critical needs in healthcare and education, and as a resource for community service in the state of Nevada. Come be a part of our family.
Requirements Overview
- Baccalaureate or higher degree
- Hold U.S. citizenship or a permanent resident status
- Hold a valid state teaching license
Primary Application
You must complete a Touro Nevada application and there is no application fee.
Supplemental Information
Not all programs are offered each term.
Meet your Touro Nevada Leadership“Competent educators are critical to the Southern Nevada community and beyond. I am confident our graduates will make a difference in the lives they touch during their long careers.”
Shelley Berkley CEO and Senior Provost of Touro University Western Division
You are joining a community of motivated and successful leaders in healthcare and education fields.
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Your goals are supported at Touro Nevada. You can receive academic and personal support, get involved in clubs and organizations, and enjoy life in Southern Nevada.
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Touro Nevada understands that innovation in technology and our facilities are a vital component to your success. Investment into equipment, technology, classrooms are on-going and part of Touro Nevada's commitment to students.
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