MLIS Program
2004 Randolph Avenue
Mailstop #4125
St. Paul, MN 55105

Email: imdept-at-stkate.edu
Phone: 651-690-6802

Getting Started with School Library Media

All SLMS forms can be found here.

Getting Started

This page contains information about registration and required courses. If you have any questions about the SLMS program, whether you are a current SLMS student, thinking about it or just curious, please feel free to contact Debbie Yang, Assistant Office Manager or Mary Wagner as the SLMS Advisor.

Debbie Yang
Assistant Office Manager
Masters of Library and Information Science
debbieyang@stkate.edu
651-690-6431

School Library Media Specialist Advisor

Mary Wagner, Ph. D., Professor
Director
Masters of Library and Information Science
mmwagner@stkate.edu
651-690-6843

SLMS Program Registration Form

Afte being accepted to the MLIS program, students should print out the SLMS/MLIS form and return it to Debbie Yang, Assistant Office Manager in room 43 Coeur de Catherine if they are interested in the SLMS program. After the MLIS office receives the form, students will be coded as SLMS which will be a requirement for specific SLMS courses.

Required Courses

The following program of nine specific courses and three electives (36 semester hours), plus field experience and education courses, meets the requirements for the MLIS degree plus the Minnesota School Library Media Specialist license.

• LIS 7010 Introduction to Library and Information Science
• LIS 7030 Organization of Knowledge
• LIS 7040 Reference and Online Services
• LIS 7730 Management of School Library Media Centers
• LIS 7160 Communication for Leadership
• LIS 7210 Library Materials for Children
• LIS 7220 Library Materials for Young Adults
• LIS 7240 Media Services and Production
• LIS 7250 Curriculum and School Libraries
• LIS 7283 or 7286 Clinical Experience/Student Teaching
  • 3 credits=5 wks for those with a MN teaching license;
  • 6 credits=10 wks for those without a teaching license;
  • Pre-requisite = all coursework
  • Students currently holding media support staff positions, will do their student teaching at another site
  • Electives: 9 semester hours
• Total: 39 - 42 semester hours

Extra Credit Requirements

Students who do not hold Minnesota teaching credentials also must complete the following courses:

• PSYC 1000 General Psychology (4)
  offered 1st, 2nd & 3rd terms
• PSYC 2020 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (4)
  offered 3rd term
• EDUC 5070 Teachers as Leaders in a Changing Society (4)
  offered 1st term
• EDUC 5800 General Methods: Elementary (2 )
  offered winter term, pre-requisite EDUC 5070
• EDUC 5490 School Health and Chemical Health (1)
  offered 1st, 2nd & 3rd terms
• EDUC 7550 Literacy in the Content Areas (2)
  offered 3rd term, pre-requisite EDUC 5070

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