admission requirements

Master's Degree in Library Science

Hours	Required Courses
3	LS 530 Collection Development
3	LS 532 Organization of Collections
3	LS 534 Information Services and Resources I
3	LS 537 School Library Media Center Administration
3	LS 560 Literature for Children
3	LS 567 Research Design & Methodology
3	LS 570 Instructional Design and Library Media Production
3	LS 585 Literature for Young Adults
3	LS 591 The Internet for School Media Specialists
3	LS 596 Computer Science Applications to Librarianship
3	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.
3	Elective (Choose 1)
	LS 533 Foundations of Librarianship
	LS 561 Current Trends in Materials For Children and Young Adults
	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
For	those who already have a Master's Degree, the certification requirements are:
	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 570 Instructional Design and Library Media Production
	LS 585 Literature for Young Adults,      and
	LS 566, unless you have been a school librarian for one year