CIP Code: 13.1334
Students pursuing Library Media Specialist Stand-Alone certification must pass the Missouri Content Assessment (MoCA) 042 Library Media Specialist and achieve a passing composite score on the Missouri Educator Evaluation System (MEES) summative evaluation to be eligible for certification.
Candidates may pursue this in conjunction with the Master of Arts in Teaching if they are pursuing initial certification as a library media specialist.
Candidates must also satisfy the following professional requirements and field experience core in addition to the Library Media Specialist Core in order to be eligible for their initial professional certificate (IPC) from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE):
Professional Requirements: 29 hours (includes 3 hours applicable toward MAT core + 12 hours applicable toward MAT electives)
• EDUC 201 Professional Growth and Folio Development I (Must be taken first semester of enrollment)1
• EDUC 203 Teaching in a Diverse Society (Must be taken with EDUC 201)1†
• EDCL 200 Teaching in a Diverse Society Field Experience (must be taken concurrently with EDUC 203)1
• ECTA 323 Curriculum, Assessment, and Data-Based Decision Making1
• EDPS 383 Psychology of Teaching and Learning1
• EDUC 303 Methods of Teaching and Differentiated Instruction1
• EDUC 573 Applications of Technology3
• PSYC 553 Advanced Human Development3
• EDUC 401 Professional Growth and Folio Development II (Must be taken the semester prior to student teaching) 2
• EDPS 453/553 The Exceptional Child3
• EDRD 423/523 Integration of Literacy in Content Areas: Seminar and Field Experience3 ‡
• ETOP 423/523 Classroom and Behavior Management3
Field Experience Core: 15 hours (includes 9 hours applicable toward MAT electives)
• EDCL 211 Teaching Field Experience I (one field experience must be in an elementary school and the other in a middle or secondary school) 1**
• EDUC 210 Field Experience I Seminar (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 211) 1
• EDCL 411/511 Teaching Field Experience II**
• EDUC 410/510 Field Experience II Seminar (must be taken concurrently with EDCL 411/511)
• LBCL 5709 Student Teaching: Library Media Specialist3 */**
• LBCL 5703 Student Teaching: Library Media Specialist4 */**
• EDUC 471 Student Teaching Seminar (must be taken concurrently with LBCL 5709+5703)
*(one student teaching placement must be in an elementary school and the other in a middle or secondary school)
**Students must complete at least one field placement in each of the three levels (elementary, middle, high school)
1Undergraduate-only courses required for admission to the Teacher Education Program.
2Undergraduate-only course required in preparation for approval to student teach.
3Courses taken at the 500-level are applicable toward the Master of Arts in Teaching
4Course applicable toward Graduate Certificate in Library Media Specialist
†Students who transfer in a course for EDUC 203, which does not include an equivalent field experience, must complete EDCL 200.
‡Students who transfer in a course for EDRD 423/523, which does not include an equivalent field experience, must complete EDCL 420/520 Field Experience with English Language Learners
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