Initial K-12 Teaching License in Library Media
Not admitting students to the program at this time. The program is under revision.
Students have the option of selecting a program leading to a K-12 Initial Teaching License in library media. The program includes library media and education coursework, and student teaching experience in a library media center. This enables the student to be a K-12 library media specialist, but not a classroom teacher.
Admission Requirements
The Graduate School of Education and Continuing Education/School of Education have a number of general requirements for admission to this licensure program:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Admission to PSU
- Cumulative 3.00 GPA
- Psy 311 Human Development (or equivalent)
- CI 432 Computer Applications for the Classroom (or equivalent)
- Lib 428/528 Children’s Literature (or equivalent)
- Lib 429/529 Young Adult Literature (or equivalent)
- SpEd 418/518 Survey of Exceptional Learner
- C-BEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test) or PRAXIS PPST (Pre-Professional Skills Test)
Program Requirements
Courses
| CI 511 | Examining Base Ten Numeration and Operations | 3 |
| CI 512 | Examining Operations with Whole Numbers and Fractions | 3 |
| CI 513 | Enhancing Algebraic Thinking: Generalization about Operations | 3 |
| CI 514 | Enhancing Algebraic Thinking: Patterns and Functions | 3 |
| CI 516 | Exploring Measurement Concepts | 3 |
| Lib 530 | Literature Promotion Programs, K-12 | 3 |
| Lib 534 | Administration of the School Library | 3 |
| Lib 536 | Instructional Design and Technology for Schools & Libraries | 3 |
| Lib 541 | Reference and Information Systems and Services | 3 |
| Lib 542 | Collection Development and Evaluation | 3 |
| Lib 548 | Cataloging and Organization of School Library Collections | 3 |
| Lib 554 | Student Teaching I | 6 |
| Lib 555 | Student Teaching II | 15 |
Choose One:
| READ 530 | Reading and Composition in the Content Areas | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 64
Students must score above Oregon’s cut-off point on the Library Media Praxis Test for PSU to recommend them to TSPC.
For additional information about the program and course work, see www.pdx.edu/ceed/library-media-K-12-initial-license.