School Librarianship Graduate Certificate
If you’re already a licensed teacher in Tennessee and are ready to take the next step in your career to become a school librarian, this is the graduate certificate for you. While school librarianship is an extension of teaching, this certificate will give you the additional skills and knowledge you need to ensure you can be a school librarian who knows how to best serve students, teachers, and other stakeholders at PreK-12 schools.
Program Overview
Do you already have a Tennessee teaching license and want to add the 473 Library Information Specialist PreK-12 to your credentials? The graduate certificate in School Librarianship allows students to become endorsed as school librarians without having complete the MSIS degree. The certificate requires 21 graduate credit hours as opposed to the 36 hours needed for the master’s degree.
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The School Librarianship Graduate Certificate is for those that are currently licensed Tennessee classroom teachers and want to add the 473 Library Information Specialist PreK-12 endorsement to their existing credentials.
Upon completion of the requirements, students will earn the graduate certificate and obtain the Tennessee State Department of Education 473 Library Information Specialist PreK-12 endorsement.
Why get a graduate certificate in School Librarianship?
Students will acquire the theorical foundations and practical knowledge of school librarianship through courses offered by the School of Information Sciences’ expect faculty and obtain the endorsement as a PreK-12 Library Information Specialist.
All courses are offered online; some courses are offered asynchronously to allow flexibility and fit the busy schedules of professionals.
What can you do with a graduate certificate in School Librarianship?
Currently licensed Tennessee classroom teachers will be able to work in public and private schools as credentialed librarians.
Please email the program coordinator at [email protected] if you would like an updated advising sheet for this certificate.
Featured Courses
Certificate curriculum and requirements
INSC 551 – School Libraries
Planning, implementing, and evaluating school library programs. Curricular involvement, role of technology, site-based management, relationships with district and state services.
INSC 560- Development and Management of Collections
Selecting and preserving collection items, regardless of format, to meet users’ needs; community analysis; policies and procedures; evaluation; purchasing.
INSC 571 – Children’s Materials
Critical survey of diverse children’s materials, for birth through age 12, in all formats and genres. Emphasis on evaluation, selection, and use in school and public libraries.
INSC 572- Young Adult Materials
Critical survey of diverse young adult materials, for ages 13-18, in all formats and genres. Emphasis on evaluation, selection, and use in school and public libraries.
Scot Smith
Assistant Professor of Practice
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