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Taking Courses for Licensure Only

Many students, especially those already holding a professional teaching license in another area or who already have a master's degree, want to earn a library media license without getting another degree.

Initial Licensure

To get the initial level of licensure as a library media specialist, a student must complete an program of seven content courses and two practicum experiences. This may be done at the undergraduate level up to the practicum courses which are at the graduate level. This can save a substantial amount of money if the individual does not want to work on a master's degree. Once taken at the undergraduate level, a course cannot be converted to a graduate level course.

If one already holds a professional teaching license in another level, the initial license is granted at the 902 professional level with stipulations. The following courses are required for licensure. The first number is the undergraduate course number and the second one the graduate number.

Course number

Course title (24 credits plus two practicum)

LIBMEDIA 350/550  Finding and Using Information (formerly Reference & Bibliography)
LIBMEDIA 434/634 Digital Tools for Learning (formerly Instructional Technology)
LIBMEDIA 451/651  Organizing Information (formerly Classification and Cataloging)
LIBMEDIA 454/654  Library Administration
LIBMEDIA 440/640  Information Literacy (formerly Developing Library Media Skills)
ELEMMID 362/562 Children's Literature 
LIBMEDIA 343/543 OR ENGLISH 310/510  Adolescent Literature

LIBMEDIA 793e 
LIBMEDIA 793s 

Supervised Practicum (6 credits)
Elementary Practicum AND 
Secondary Practicum 

OR the course below with permission of practicum coordinator (students working on school library minor must take 793e and 793s)

LIBMEDIA 793c (for licensed teachers not taking 793e and 793s) Supervised Combined Practicum (3 credits) download (For students who have a teaching license at the start of their coursework and are either working as a teacher in a school or as a school librarian on emergency license - available Spring 2011 to replace 793e and 793s with permission of practicum coordinator)
EDFNDPRC 411 (for public library certification only) Public Library Administration Practicum

 

LIBMEDIA 351/551 Building Library Media Collections (NOTE: This course was eliminated from the degree and licensure as of spring 2011.)

 

For those already holding a bachelor's degree or higher, there are two options:

Undergraduate Special Student

Students who already hold a bachelor's degree may take licensure courses not as part of a degree at the undergraduate level. With controls on the number of undergraduates admitted each year, this has become more difficult. to get in. For those with a bachelor's degree, consider the non-candidate for degree option under graduate admissions. These students may enroll for classes at the undergraduate level.

Graduate Noncandidate for Degree

This status is available if you possess a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited institution but do not want to pursue a graduate degree from UW-Whitewater. You are considered a non-candidate-for-degree student if you meet one of the following conditions:

Courses can be taken at the graduate or undergraduate level, but not in the same semester. Any semester where a student takes a graduate course, all courses taken during the same time will be charged at the graduate rate, even if it is not a graduate course.

Students are allowed to transfer up to 12 credits earned as a noncandidate-for-degree into their degree program. If you plan to eventually enroll in a graduate degree program, you may take up to four courses at this status and have them count toward the degree. Use the online application form. There is no $56 fee or transcripts required.

Professional Level

The 902 professional level license must be done at the graduate level, but it, too, can be part of a master's degree program or for licensure only. The following courses are required for the license. For the Masters of Science in Education Degree in Professional Development with an Emphasis in Information, Technology, and Libraries an additional six courses (12 credits) are required. The chart below indicates the six courses required for licensure as well as the others needed if this is done in the context of a degree.

Course number

Course title: 18 credits for 902 professional level license

LIBMEDIA 756 Information, Virtual Libraries and the Internet
LIBMEDIA 751 Administration of Educational Media & Technology Programs
LIBMEDIA 641 Computer Applications in the Library Media Center 
LIBMEDIA 715 Current Trends in K-12 Literature and Related Media

LIBMEDIA 754 
OR
LIBMEDIA 752 

Advanced Design and Production 
OR
Instructional Design
LIBMEDIA 638
OR
LIBMEDIA 755
OR
LIBMEDIA 790 (UWSSLEC only) 
Teaching and Learning via Video and Across Distances
OR
Hypermedia 
OR
Instructional Theory and Technology Integration

Proposed changes for 2013

These changes are currently working their way through the curricular process at UWW.

Course number

Course title: 15 credits for 902 professional level license

LIBMEDIA 756 Information, Virtual Libraries and the Internet
LIBMEDIA 751 Leadership and Administration of Library & Technology Programs
LIBMEDIA 641 Information Technology for Schools and Libraries

LIBMEDIA 754 

Advanced Design and Production 
LIBMEDIA 752
OR
LIBMEDIA 790 (UWSSLEC only) 
Instructional Design
OR
Instructional Theory and Technology Integration

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