该证书与中学教学，职业教育和基础教育中的教育硕士专业紧密匹配。希望与证书同时攻读ETSU硕士学位的学生也必须申请并被录取。如果学生在STEM K-12教育中完成了证书，并且以后又想攻读中等教育或职业教育，则可以在获得研究生院主任和研究生院院长的批准后申请15个学分。如果学生在STEM K-12教育中完成了证书，后来又想攻读基础教育，则可以在获得研究生协调员的批准后申请最多6个学分。所有学分必须满足GPA要求，并且必须在六年制入学限制之内。
The certificate aligns closely with the Masters in Education in Curriculum & Instruction. A student who wishes to pursue an ETSU master’s degree in education concurrently with the certificate must also apply and be admitted to the degree program. All credits must meet GPA requirements and must be within the matriculation limit.