This program is designed for persons with a secondary provisional certificate who are seeking an elementary endorsement. Students seeking this endorsement must complete all major/minor and planned program requirements for Elementary Provisional Certification. Course requirements for elementary teaching majors and minors are described on their individual program sheets. Students must also have a course that focuses on pre-adolescents and early adolescents.

Candidates for an elementary-level teaching certificate must pass the elementary education test. Candidates for an elementary-level teaching certificate who wish to teach in classrooms in grades 6-8 in specific subject areas must also pass the appropriate subject-area tests in order to qualify for the endorsements. Students wanting the ZS endorsement must also complete the early childhood minor.