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For admission requirements go to the following website:
http://www.shsu.edu/gradcat/ls.html

Hours
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 Required Courses
LS 530 Collection Development
LS 532 Organization of Collections
LS 534 Information Services and Resources I
LS 537 School Library Media Center Administration
LS 560 Literature for Children
LS 567 Research Design & Methodology
LS 570 Instructional Design and Library Media Production
LS 585 Literature for Young Adults
LS 591 The Internet for School Media Specialists
LS 596 Computer Science Applications to Librarianship
Courses are recommended to be taken in the sequence listed above.

LS 566 Library Internship
or 1 year of successful experience on a permit as a full time public school librarian, (provide documentation of experience) can be substituted and 1 alternate elective chosen in place of this course.

Elective (Choose 1)
LS 533 Foundations of Librarianship
LS 561 Current Trends in Materials For Children and Young Adults
LS 564 Information Services and Resources II
LS 568 Library Services and Programs for Children and Young Adults
LS 575 Directed Individual Study in Library Science
LS 580 Master's Seminar
LS 593 Historical Development of Literature for Children

TOTAL HOURS MLS = 36

Professional Library Learning Resources Specialist Certification
2 additional graduate level education courses

Go To: LS Program Application