该计划的目的是为持有初级（K-8或1-8）的教学证书或执照并在一个或多个中学年级完成5年或以上教学科学的教师提供机会中学童年科学的大学毕业证书。此程序的目的不是获得教授中学科学的许可证。
The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for teachers who hold a teaching certificate or license in Elementary (K-8 or 1-8) and who have completed five or more years of teaching science in one or more middle school grades to earn a university graduate certificate in middle childhood science. This program is not designed to lead to a license to teach middle school science.