(1) Dual credit instructors must qualify for licensure and endorsement under one of the following categories:

(a) Class 1 professional or Class 2 standard license according to ARM 10.57.410, 10.57.411, and 10.57.412;

(b) Class 4 career and technical license according to ARM 10.57.420 and 10.57.421; or

(c) Class 8 dual credit-only postsecondary license according to ARM 10.57.437 and this rule.

(2) Areas approved for endorsement on Class 8 dual credit-only postsecondary faculty licenses include the following: agriculture, art K-12, biology, business education, chemistry, computer science K-12, drama, earth science, economics, English, family and consumer sciences, geography, health, history, history-political science, industrial arts, journalism, marketing, mathematics, music K-12, physical education K-12, science (broadfield), social studies (broadfield), sociology, speech-communication, speech-drama, technology education, trade and industry and world languages.

(3) Applicants for the Class 8 license with degrees in highly specialized academic areas and hired by the postsecondary institution under the policies set forth in ARM 10.57.102(10) to teach specific courses not covered by the K-12 endorsement areas in (2), may be eligible for a designation in their area of specialization as approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.