Library Media Licensure:

Applicants for a library media specialist endorsement must hold a currently valid professional teaching license, and complete the following graduate courses, with a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA in graduate coursework:

• TELS 852 Selection of School Library Media Materials 3
• TELS 853 Reference Retrieval 3
• TELS 856 Cataloging for School Library Media 3
• TELS 857 School Library Media Administration 3
• TELS 859 Library Media Supervised Practice (Practicum) 3
• EAC 859 Curriculum Planning and Evaluation (K-12) 3
• TECS 800 Intro to Utilization of Technology in the Classroom 3
• TEEL 861 Advanced Literature for Children and Young Adults 3

Total 24

In order to meet Kansas State Department of Education licensure guidelines, Library Media Specialist students must complete a Master’s degree before applying for a conditional school specialist license and a post-graduation internship before applying for a professional school specialist license. After graduation with the MS degree and receiving the conditional library media specialist license, students must secure a position in a school library and enroll in two semesters of “Library Internship.” Upon successful completion of a two-hour internship in each of two semesters and working one additional year, students will be eligible to apply for a professional Kansas Library Media Specialist license.