(1) A Class 5 provisional license is valid for a term of three years, is not renewable, and may not be reinstated. A Montana educator may be issued only one Class 5 provisional license per teaching license (Class 1 or 2), administrator license (Class 3), or specialist license (Class 6). A Class 5 provisional license is not available for an initial Class 4 license or a Class 7 or 8 license. 

(2) An applicant for a Class 5 provisional license must sign and file with the Superintendent of Public Instruction a plan of professional intent leading, within three years of the date of validity of the provisional license, to an appropriately endorsed Class 1, 2, 3, or 6 license as provided in ARM 10.57.412, 10.57.414 through 10.57.419, or 10.57.434 and 10.57.436.

(3) An applicant for a Class 5 provisional license who has graduated from an educator preparation program outside of Montana must provide proof of a minimum passing score on the Praxis Subject Assessment applicable to the requested endorsement and a current Montana address or job offer from an accredited or state-funded P-12 school in Montana.

(4) A Class 5 provisional licensee is not eligible for a Board of Public Education approved internship program in the same endorsement area subsequent to the Class 5 licensure expiration date.