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Admission Requirements for MS Program

Library Media Specialist Focus

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Comprehensive Examination

LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST FOCUS

The LMS focus is designed to fulfill the requirements for Kentucky state certification as a School Media Librarian P-12 at the Rank II or Rank I level. The degree requires 30 hours of coursework, including 15 hours of core courses, 9 hours of specialization courses, and a 3 hour research tool. Completing a Comprehensive Examination and Professional Portfolio are also required for the degree. Certification as a Kentucky LMS requires passing the PRAXIS II Specialty Exam for Certified Library Media Specialists.
NOTE: By taking two additional courses in Educational Technology (LME 545 and LME 547) students can also obtain the Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement.

LME PROGRAM OF STUDY

Research Tool (3 hours)
students with a master’s degree or previous research course may not be required to take a research tool pending advisor approval. Students must pass the research tool with a minimum grade of "B."

LME 519 Special Topics in Library Media Education OR

EDFN 500 Educational Research Foundations OR

EXED 534 Seminar: Research in Exceptional Child Education

The required core (15 hours of the following or their equivalents):
LME 501 Program Organization and Administration
LME 512 Issues in Library Media Education
LME 535 Survey of Educational Technology Practices  

LME 537 Principles of Educational Technology Applications (LME 535 prerequisite)

LME 590 Practicum (24 hours of LME courses, inlcuding LME 510, 512, 535, 537, and research tool, admission to candidacy prerequisite)
 

Professional Specialization (9 sem. hrs. required):
LME 502 Collection Management
LME 506 Classification and Cataloging
LME 508 Information Sources and Services

 

Elective Courses (Minimum of 6 sem. hrs.                                                             

LME 518 Advanced Children’s Literature
LME 527 Advanced Young Adult Literature

(Other appropriate LME courses or courses outside of LME may be selected with the approval of the graduate advisor.)

Additional Requirements for Initial Certification in Library Media Education for students without prior teacher certification

A person with a bachelor’s degree but no prior teacher certification at the undergraduate level can obtain the certification as a P-12 Library Media Specialist in Kentucky with the Master of Science degree. The following requirements must be met:

1. Admission to Graduate Studies at WKU

2. Admission to the LME program at WKU 

3.  Admission to Teacher Education: The process for being admitted to Teacher Education is based admission to the LME program and completion of a teacher education admissions packet that includes a criminal background check and a health screening among other things.  Completion of the program certifies the individual only as a P-12 LMS in Kentucky and not a classroom teacher.
4.  A minimum score of  640 on a PRAXIS II: Subject Assessments-Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT: Early Childhood, PLT: Grades K-6, PLT: Grades 5-9, or PLT: Grades 7-12). Students with no background in education may wish to take 1-3 undergraduate teacher education courses in preparation for this examination.
5.  A passing score on the Praxis II: Subject Assessments-Library Media Specialist.

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edited 11/25/2007 by Cynthia Houston