School Library Certification

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Students who already hold a Masters degree and a teaching certificate in another area may take coursework for a PreK-12 school library media specialist standard certificate.

 24 graduate hours in library or library related courses are required for the extra certification -
18 hours are identified/mandated:

OK State Department
Required Area

UCO-aligned Course

Hours

Children's Literature IME 5233 Library Materials for Elementary Schools 3
Organization IME 5453 Cataloging & Classification 3
Reference IME 5423 Reference & Bibliography 3
School Library Administration IME 5053 School Library Administration & Internship 3
Selection IME 5023 Materials Selection 3
Young Adult Literature IME 5013 Library Materials for Secondary Schools 3

 

The additional 6 hours are electives - from any of the graduate-level IME courses;
the following areas are recommended and/or available:

OK State Department
Required Area

UCO Course Matching Requirement

Hours

Media Production/Computer Use IME  5133 Production in School Libraries
IME  5863
School Library Technology
3
3
Information Literacy Skills IME  5223 Information Literacy 3
Instructional Design IME  5223 Information Literacy 3
Library Foundations IME 50XX School Library Foundations 3

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