Which Route Is for You?

Undergraduate Students

• LIBMEDIA 350: Reference and Bibliography
• LIBMEDIA 351: Building Library Media Collections
• LIBMEDIA 434: Instructional Technology
• LIBMEDIA 441: Classification And Cataloging
• LIBMEDIA 440: Developing Library/Media Skills
• LIBMEDIA 454: Library And Media Center Administration
• ELEMMID 362: Children's Literature
• ENGLISH 310: Young Adult Literature (This is the alternative course for LIBMEDIA 343)

To add licensure as a school library media specialist at the 902 Initial level, you must be an education major and need to do two 100 hour practicum experiences which are offered only at the graduate level. These are done after your student teaching and after taking all your library coursework, either before or after you graduate. Until you complete the practicum courses, you are only certified through Middle Childhood (1-6) instead of Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence (1-9) for those seeking that license.

To become certified as a public librarian, class 2 or 3, you must do a 100 hour public library practicum. This is done at the end of all coursework. School library minors may choose to also add this certification with the additional practicum experience.

Students with a Teaching License

For you there are several options.

Red (*) for 902 Initial or Professional with Stipulations license
Blue (x) for degree (Note that 2 additional courses are required for licensure.)
Green (**) for 902 Professional licensure

To earn the 902 Professional with Stipulations as part of a master's degree or 902 Initial level if one doesn't already hold a professional level teaching license:

Option 2: Earn the First Level of Licensure at the Undergraduate Level and the Professional License with a Master's Degree

The 902 professional license can either be done as part of a master's degree or after the degree. These courses must be done at the graduate level.

It is possible to get the MSC&I and the 902 Professional license at the same time, starting on the license with the two practicum courses from the 902 initial or Professional with Stipulations license. Up to this point, the 902 Initial or Professional with Stipulations courses could be taken at the undergrad level.

Red (*) for 902 Professional with Stipulations license (or 902 Initial if one doesn't hold another professional teaching license)
Blue (x) for degree
Green (**) for 902 Professional licensure

Option 3: Earn First License at the Undergraduate Level and the Professional License as a Non-Candidate for Degree

Both licenses can be earned outside of a degree structure. The 902 Initial or Professional with Stipulation licensure courses can be taken at the undergraduate level up to the practicum. The 902 Professional licensure courses must be taken at the graduate level.

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