(1) All nursing faculty, including part-time, shall hold at least a baccalaureate in nursing or a master's degree from a nationally accredited program supplemented by courses in curriculum development, principles and methods of teaching, and measurement and evaluation.

(2) Faculty members shall:

(a) have at least two years experience in registered nursing practice within the last five years; and

(b) hold a current unencumbered license to practice professional nursing in the state of Montana.

(3) When providing direct patient care, no more than ten students may be supervised at a time by a faculty member. The number of students must be determined by the educational and clinical resources and faculty sufficient to meet the goals of the program and the requirements of the board.

(4) A maximum of ten percent or two faculty members, whichever is greater based on full-time equivalents, may qualify under an exception at any point in time at a given school.