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those students who would like to become library media specialists
and work with students and teachers in elementary and secondary
public schools in Pennsylvania, the Department of Library and
Information Science offers two options -- the Endorsement
Option and the Intern Option -- each of which is approved by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania Department of Education (PA DOE). The FastTrack
MLIS program supports the Endorsement Option, under which students
who already hold a valid Instructional I or Instructional II
teaching certificate from the PA DOE and successfully complete
the 36-credit hour School Library Certification Program will
receive the endorsement Library Science, K-12, to this teaching
certificate as well as the MLIS degree.
If you are interested in the Intern Option,
which is for students who do not hold a valid Instructional
I or II teaching certificate from PA DOE, an additional six
(6) courses must be taken in education, as well as a nine
(9)-credit hour practicum of supervised work in an elementary
or a secondary school library media center. Students who
complete the Intern Option will receive an Instructional
I teaching certificate in Library Science. Please contact Dr. Mary
K. Biagini for additional information in regards
to how the
Intern Option may be pursued through the
FastTrack MLIS program.)
Courses for the School Library Certification Program Career
Track:
LIS 2000:
Understanding Information |
LIS 2001:
Organizing Information |
LIS 2002:
Retrieving Information |
LIS 2322:
Resources for Children |
LIS 2323:
Resources and Services for Young Adults |
LIS 2325:
Curriculum Resources & Services in the School Library
Media Center |
LIS 2600:
Introduction to Information Technologies |
LIS 2568:
Multicultural Sources & Services |
LIS 2774:
School Library Media Center Management |
LIS 2922:
Practicum in School Library Media Programs |
Foundations of Special Education |
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