Advanced Study in K-12 School Library Media Certificate (Post Master's)

The School of Library and Information Science offers an advanced certificate program as an opportunity for school library media specialists already in the field to update and upgrade their professional skills. This program is tailored to those school library media specialists who hold an M.L.S./M.L.I.S. degree (or another approved graduate degree in education), school library media licensure and standard teaching credentials. The certificate is aimed at those who are interested in expanding their administrative and technology skills. Each program is individually designed and leads to a certificate in the advanced study of school librarianship. Students will be awarded the Certificate of Advanced Study in K-12 School Library Media upon successful completion of 18 semester hours of coursework. Additional "refresher" courses may be required on a case-by-case basis.
 

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)
Course		Title	Credits
Elective courses and Workshops: choose from the following			18
LIS	50693	Workshop: Library and Information Science (3-6)
	6/80610	Library Management (3)
	6/80614	Information Storage and Retrieval Systems (3)
	6/80625	Library Materials and Services for the Very Young Child (3)
	6/80626	Library Materials and Services for Young Adults (3)*
	6/80629	Library Materials and Services for School Age Children (3)*
	6/80630	Reference Sources and Services for Youth (3)*
	6/80641	Information Storage and Retrieval Systems (3)
	6/80646	User Interfaces for Information Retrieval Systems (3)
	6/80647	Network and Software Resources for Information Systems (3)
	6/80666	Ethical Concerns of Library and Information Professionals (3)
	6/80691	Seminar in Library Science (1-3)
	60692	Practicum-Libraries and Information Centers (2-3)
	6/80695	Special Problems in Library Sciences (1-10)
	6/81095	Special Topics in Library Science (1-3)
		IAKM and ITEC courses as approved
TOTAL			18

* Courses should not duplicate recently completed courses in an M.L.S./M.L.I.S. graduate program or other graduate program.