2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Teaching: K-12 Library Service Concentration (5021), M.S.Ed.

The Initial Licensure Option is available for those students who have obtained a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and who are seeking to obtain initial licensure at the master’s level to teach Library Service K-12. Students in initial licensure programs should refer to section of catalog on undergraduate degrees in education for information on admission to the Educator Preparation Program, Praxis, and Licensure.

Concentration Requirements (42 Hours)

Foundations (12 Hours)

EDFN 710 - Research in Education and Counseling Credit(s): 3
EDFN 720 - Pluralistic Understanding of Issues in Counseling and Education Credit(s): 3
SPED 640 - Inclusive Practices for the Elementary Classroom Credit(s): 3
TCED 780 - Principles and Techniques of Teaching Credit(s): 3
OR
TCED 730 - Effective Pedagogical Practices Credit(s): 3

Application (15 Hours)

EDFN 711 - Data Driven Decision-Making in Education Credit(s): 3
LIBS 725 - Information Representation, Access, and Retrieval Credit(s): 3
LIBS 765 - School Library Internship (Grades Pre-K-6) Credit(s): 3
LIBS 766 - School Library Internship (Grades 7-12) Credit(s): 3
LIBS 765 - School Library Internship (Grades Pre-K-6) Credit(s): 3

Concentration (15 Hours)

LIBS 715 - Foundations of Library and Information Services Credit(s): 3
LIBS 735 - Resource Organization, Description, Access and Analysis Credit(s): 3
LIBS 755 - Children and Adolescent Literature Credit(s): 3
IDT 720 - Instruction Design Credit(s): 3
TCED 716 - Growth and Development in School Age Students Credit(s): 3
OR
IDT 740 - Creating Collaborative Learning Environments Credit(s): 3