(1) To be awarded the public safety communications officer intermediate certificate, a person must:

(a) meet the qualifications for appointment as a PSCO set forth in statute and possess the PSCO basic certificate or equivalent;

(b) have served at least 1 year with his or her employing agency, have completed the probationary period prescribed by that agency, and be satisfactorily performing his or her duties as attested to by the head of the employing public safety communications agency; and

(c) possess one of the following combinations of education, experience and training points:

(i) 4 years experience and 4 training points; or

(ii) 5 years experience, 3 training points, and a CJIN certificate; or

(iii) 4 years experience, 2 training points, and an associate degree; or

(iv) 3 years experience, 2 training points, and a baccalaureate degree.