(a) The course must be a course offered by an institution of higher education in this state that is:

1. (1) Approved through the institution of higher education’s normal process; and
2. (2) Listed in the institution of higher education’s catalog.

(b) The course content and instruction must meet or exceed the same standards and adopt the same learning outcomes as those developed for a course taught on the campus of the institution of higher education, including without limitation:

1. (1) The administration of any departmental exams applicable to the course; and
2. (2) The use of substantially the same book and syllabus as is used at the college level.

(c) An instructor of an endorsed concurrent enrollment course shall have:

1. (1) No less than a master’s degree that includes at least eighteen (18) hours of completed course work in the subject area of the endorsed concurrent enrollment course;
2. (2) The instructor’s credentials shall be approved by the academic unit or chief academic officer of the institution of higher education offering the endorsed concurrent enrollment course; and
3. (3) The relevant credentials and experience necessary to teach from the syllabus approved by the institution of higher education granting the course credit.

(d) The institution of higher education offering the course must provide:

1. (1) To the course instructor:

   1. (A) Staff development;
   2. (B) Supervision; and
   3. (C) Evaluation; and

2. (2) The students enrolled in the course with:

   1. (A) Academic guidance counseling; and
   2. (B) The opportunity to utilize the on-campus library or other academic resources of the institution of higher education.

(e) Credit for the endorsed concurrent enrollment course:

1. (1) May only be awarded by the institution of higher education offering the course; and
2. (2) When subject to an agreement with the college offering the course, must be accepted by the high school that the student attends.

(f) Institutions of higher education may collaborate to:

1. (1) Provide the course; and
2. (2) Award course credit.