For the Instructor application checklist click Application Checklist
(1) In addition to a complete application, an applicant for an instructor license shall submit the following documentation:
(a) proof of high school diploma or its equivalent as provided in ARM 24.121.610;
(b) proof of passage of the NIC instructor exam at 75% proficiency or higher; and
(c) either:
(i) an attestation of having been employed and working for at least 1500 hours, in the particular area of practice that they will teach, during any one-year period prior to applying and a diploma evidencing completion of the 650-hour student teacher-training course required by 37-31-305, MCA; or
(ii) an attestation of having been employed and working for at least 1500 hours per year, in the particular area of practice that they will teach, for any three years prior to applying (a total of at least 4500 hours). An applicant granted a license based on this subsection may not renew the license for any period beyond two years after initial licensure, nor be granted a second license under this subsection, unless the applicant completes the board-approved coursework related to teaching methodology set forth in ARM 24.121.1105.
(1) The teacher-training course shall consist of 650 hours and include the following:
(a) teaching methods - 245 hours including:
(i) task analysis;
(ii) developing instructional objectives;
(iii) visual aids and their construction;
(iv) motivational tools;
(v) preparation of instructive materials;
(vi) lesson planning including:
(A) practical theory classes; and
(B) practical demonstration classes.
(vii) fundamentals of speech and public speaking;
(viii) methods of test construction;
(ix) methods of evaluation or grading; and
(x) curriculum planning and development.
(b) general psychology - 75 hours including:
(i) general principles in relation to teaching and counseling;
(ii) conflict resolution;
(iii) student counseling;
(iv) student and teacher relationships; and
(v) public relations.
(c) business methods - 115 hours including:
(i) recruitment;
(ii) job analysis;
(iii) student registration, withdrawal, and hours (tracking, completing, calculating, and verifying);
(iv) ethical employee and employer relationship;
(v) salon/booth rental relationship;
(vi) professional ethics; and
(vii) current state board laws and rules.
(d) advanced theory of cosmetology, esthetics, manicuring, barbering, or electrology, and the chemistry, safety, sanitation, bacteriology, physiology, anatomy, and diseases and disorders that apply to each course - 75 hours; and
(e) 140 hours of instruction shall be at the discretion of the school.
(2) The board-approved coursework related to teaching methodology shall consist of 135 hours and include the following:
(a) teaching methods 6 credits or 90 hours:
(i) task analysis;
(ii) developing instructional objectives;
(iii) visual aids and their construction;
(iv) motivational tools;
(v) preparation of instructive materials;
(vi) lesson planning;
(vii) fundamentals of speech and public speaking;
(viii) methods of test construction;
(ix) methods of evaluation or grading; and
(x) curriculum planning and development.
(b) educational psychology three credits or 45 hours;
(c) coursework may be completed through:
(i) classes acceptable to a state's board of regents or equivalent authority and approved through that state's university system;
(ii) self‐study to be observed and documented by the administrator of the school employing the instructor; or
(iii) class studies pre‐approved by the board.
(d) prior to renewal of the instructor license, documentation of completed coursework must be submitted to the board for board approval on this form
(3) Coursework completed prior to instructor licensure may be used to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
