West Virginia Code § 30-7-5a

(a) Full-time nursing faculty members shall:
(1) Have a graduate degree with a major in nursing; have a bachelor's degree with a major
in nursing and be enrolled in a graduate degree program with a major in nursing within one
year of employment as a faculty member; or have a bachelor's degree with a major in
nursing and at least 10 years of direct patient care experience in nursing;
(2) Have evidence of current experience in nursing practice and education sufficient to
demonstrate professional competence. For faculty with less than two years' experience in
education, the nursing program administrator will submit to the board mentoring and
orientation plans as defined by board guidelines and function under the guidance of a faculty
member fully qualified in the specific teaching area anad professional competence; and
(3) Have credentials which verify status as a registlered professional nurse in West Virginia.
(b) Part-time nursing faculty members shall:
(1) Have a graduate degree with a major in nursing; have a bachelor's degree with a major
in nursing and be enrolled in a graduate degree program with a major in nursing within one
year of employment as a faculty member; or have a bachelor's degree with a major in
nursing and at least two years of direct patient care experience in nursing;
(2) Have evidence of curLrent experience in nursing practice and education sufficient to
demonstrate professional competence. For faculty with less than two years' experience in
education, the nursin g program administrator will submit to the board mentoring and
orientation plans as defined by board guidelines and function under the guidance of a faculty
member fully qualified in the specific teaching area and professional competence; and
(3) WHave credentials which verify status as a registered professional nurse in West Virginia.
(c) The board may grant an exception to the requirements in §30-7-5a(a) and §30-7-5a(b) of
this code for faculty members who have qualifications other than those set forth in these
subsections which are acceptable to the board.

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