Graduate Program Admission Requirements
Graduate M.S. Concentration - Library Media Specialist
Graduate M.S. Concentration - Educational Technology
Graduate Certificate - Educational Technology
Graduate Endorsement - Educational Technology
Graduate Rank 1 Program for School Library and Educational Technology Graduates
Graduate Program Portfolio and Practicum Requirements
Graduate Program Advising Information
RANK I in Library Media Education
Planned Sixth-Year/Rank I in Library Media Education, Ref. #0429
The Planned Sixth-Year (Rank I) in Library Media Education is designed to enhance and enrich the skills and knowledge of the certified library specialist or educational technologist.
Admission Requirements
The Planned Sixth-Year (Rank I) in Library Media Education is open to applicants who meet the following admission requirements:
- An application for admission to graduate study.
- Copies of transcripts for all college work.
- Evidence of Kentucky Rank II status with Kentucky Media Librarian (KML) OR certification or Kentucky Rank II/5th Year with an Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement. (Because Rank II status is required and the program is not a degree, no GRE/GAP score is required.)
Applicants with a Fifth-Year (Rank II) in a field other than library media or educational technology endorsement must complete the Master of Science degree in LME for initial certification as a Kentucky media librarian at the Sixth-Year (Rank 1) level.
Program Requirements
The Kentucky Rank I classification for certified school personnel requires the completion of a minimum of either (a) 30 semester hours of unduplicated and approved credit beyond the requirements for the Rank II classification (Planned Fifth Year-5th Year) or (b) 60 semester hours of approved and unduplicated graduate level credit including a master’s degree. Students may be expected to meet additional admission requirements for additional certifications and/or endorsements, and university certificate programs appropriate to a specialization.
The Planned Sixth-Year (Rank I) program in LME requires 30 semester hours of unduplicated course work in addition to the requirements for a Planned Fifth Year (Rank II), or 60 unduplicated semester hours including a master’s degree that includes 12 hours in the Professional Education Component and 18 hours in the Specialization Component.
Professional Education Component—12 hours
EXED 516 Exceptional Child: Perspectives and Issues
LTCY 518 Literacy Learning and Technology
LME 519 Special Topics: Collaboration, Diversity, Leadership
LME 550 Emerging Technology in Education (prerequisite LME 535)
Specialization Component—18 hours
Courses in the specialization must be approved by the designated graduate advisor based on an applicant's prior experience, previous academic work, and career goals. Content areas for the specialization may include but are not limited to library media education, educational technology, instructional design, literacy, teacher leadership, adult education, information systems, electronic communication, writing, etc. Additional endorsements, academic certificates, and teacher certifications may include but are not limited to instructional computer technology, school media librarian, gifted-talented education, ESL, reading and writing, environmental education, etc.
