This endorsement authorizes the holder to be employed as the chief financial officer of a school district in public schools in grades preschool through grade 12. Positions include assistant superintendent for business and school business administrator.

A master’s or higher degree from an accredited college/university or a copy of a currently valid certified public accountant license is required.

Applicants must complete 18 semester-hour undergraduate or graduate credits to include the following required areas:

• Finance
• Economics
• Law
• Organizational Theory
• Management or Administration
• Accounting

All credits/degree(s) must appear on an accredited four-year college/university transcript.