ARM 24.159.659. FACULTY FOR REGISTERED NURSING PROGRAMS

(1) All nursing faculty members, including part-time faculty, shall: (a) hold an unencumbered license as a registered nurse in Montana; (b) have preparation for teaching in their respective area of responsibility including at least two years of registered nursing practice; and (c) except as otherwise provided in these rules, hold at least a graduate degree from a nationally accredited program. (2) The majority of the faculty members of a registered nursing program shall hold a graduate degree with a major in nursing. If the graduate degree is not in nursing, the faculty member shall hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing or, in the case of interprofessional faculty teaching non-clinical nursing courses, advanced preparation appropriate to the content being taught.