(1) To obtain a Class 5 alternative license with an elementary principal endorsement, an applicant must provide verification of:

(a) a master's degree from any accredited professional educator preparation program and nine graduate semester credits in school administration;

(b) eligibility for a Class 1, 2, 5, or 6 license at the elementary level; and

(c) a minimum of three years of successful experience as an appropriately licensed and assigned Class 1 or 2 teacher or Class 6 school counselor at the elementary level.

(2) Applicants more than six semester credits from meeting requirements for full licensure must also submit written evidence of either:

(a) enrollment in an accredited professional educator preparation program leading to the elementary principal endorsement and enrollment in the Board of Public Education approved internship program as outlined in ARM 10.55.703; or

(b) enrollment in an accredited professional educator preparation program leading to the elementary principal endorsement and an equivalent accredited university-provided professional educator intern program which must include or provide:

(i) supervision of the licensee by university personnel; 

(ii) annual on-site visitations by the university supervisor; and

(iii) progress toward completion of requirements for the elementary principal endorsement.