A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- MS
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- CIP
- 25.0101
- Total credits (published)
- 36
- Credits (computed from items)
- 30
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196413
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196413_5ea279f2
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Curriculum
0 items
Introductory Course
1 item
- 3
Information Resource and Service Courses
2 items
- 3
- 3
Management Course
1 item
- 3
School Media Specific Courses
5 items
- 3
- 3
- or: RED 512 Children's and Adolescent Literature3
- As published: “Instruction, Facilitation, and Program Design (not required for certified teachers who may take extra elective)”3
- or: RED 613 Teaching Comprehension3
Elective Courses
electives · 0 items
Dependent upon transcript evaluation from undergraduate or graduate education courses, one elective may be taken from the Library and Information Science set of electives. Students can also choose other courses but will require a petition with program director approval.
electives · 7 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Exit Requirement
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Students must complete 480 hours of fully supervised and evaluated school-based library experiences at the elementary and secondary levels (240 hours each). Those with a teaching degree can complete 50 hours, either elementary or secondary. Students with a minimum of one academic year of work experience in a school librarian capacity may be exempt from IST 972: School Media Practicum. While IST 613 typically replaces IST972, students may petition the Program Director to substitute either course with an elective instead. This option is available because school library media certification requires additional assessments beyond standard coursework.
electives · 1 item
- or: IST 613 Library Project Design: Analysis to Assessment3
Fieldwork: 100 hours
0 items
School media students must complete a total of 100 (non-credit) hours of fieldwork in elementary and secondary school libraries before their first practicum experience. A minimum of 15 of the 100 clock hours of field experience must include a focus on learning differentiation.
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