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

(a) a master's degree in educational leadership from an accredited professional educator preparation program or equivalent;

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

(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 any level; and

(d) of one year of appropriately licensed experience as a principal or one year of a supervised Board of Public Education approved administration internship as superintendent.

(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 superintendent 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 superintendent 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 superintendent endorsement.