- (a) An institution must have a designated supervisor who is directly responsible for the content and method of instruction, the selection, supervision, and evaluation of instructors, the organization of classes, the maintenance of facilities and equipment, the maintenance of proper scholastic records, and, if applicable, the operation of the online education learning management system.
(b) If an instructor is required by state or federal law to have a specific license to teach a course, the commission will also require the license. Regardless of whether an instructor's license is required by another agency, an instructor must possess at least one of the following qualifications:
- (1) graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a minimum of 24 semester hours in the subject area in which the person is employed to instruct; or
- (2) at least two years of training or experience in the subject area in which the person is employed to instruct.
- (c) An institution shall have a policy for employment of interim, substitute, or temporary instructors. Interim substitute, or temporary instructors must meet the minimum qualifications under (b) of this section for an instructor.
- (d) An institution that offers distance-delivered education shall ensure that all instructors that use the online education learning management system demonstrate competency in the use of that system.
(Eff. 3/15/85, Register 93; am 5/4/90, Register 114; am 10/11/95, Register 136; am 9/18/2022, Register 243)
Authority: AS 14.42.030, AS 14.48.050, AS 14.48.060