To receive an endorsement as a School Library Media Specialist, a person must have a valid elementary, middle school or junior high school, secondary or special teaching license, excluding Business and Industry or Special Qualifications and must:

1. Have completed a program for School Library Media Specialists which has been approved by the Board; or
    

2. Hold a Master’s or more advanced degree in library science, with specialization in school librarianship, from a school accredited by the American Library Association; or
    

3. Have completed 21 semester credits to include coursework in each of following subjects:

1. Organization and administration of a school library;

2. The cataloging and classification of materials for a library;

3. Reference, bibliography and information skills;

4. The use and selection of educational media for a library;

5. Children’s and young adults’ literature;

6. Computers in the library; and

7. A supervised practicum in an elementary, middle or junior high school, or a secondary school library.