(1) To obtain a Class 5 provisional license with a K-12 principal endorsement, an applicant must provide verification of:

(a) a master's degree from an accredited professional educator preparation program;

(b) eligibility for a Class 1, 2, or 5 teaching license at any level within K-12;

(c) a minimum of three years of experience as an appropriately licensed and assigned teacher at any level within K-12; and

(d) for those applicants who have not completed an accredited professional educator preparation program, a plan of study from an accredited professional educator preparation program verifying that the applicant:

(i) can meet the requirements for full licensure within the three-year valid period of the license; and

(ii) meets the professional educator preparation programʹs admission requirements.

(2) Applicants required to complete coursework other than Montana school law, including special education law must submit written evidence of enrollment in an accredited professional educator preparation program leading to the K-12 principal endorsement and enrollment in the Board of Public Education approved internship program as outlined in ARM 10.55.607.