Required Courses
The following 11 courses cover the competencies required by the Illinois State Board of Education for the Library Information Specialist. The core concepts of teaching for learning, literacy and reading, information and knowledge, advocacy and leadership, and program management and administration are addressed within the context of the required courses. Special focus is placed on the philosophies of elementary, middle, and secondary schools, along with the developmental psychology of K-12 students.
Completion of the first three required core courses during the first nine hours of enrollment is highly recommended:
Clinical Practice in School Libraries
Clinical practice enables School Library Media Program students to apply the knowledge gained from coursework in a variety of school library settings.
The field experience coordinator works closely with each student to secure placements in school libraries that will afford effective learning experiences. Many of our placements are in schools staffed by Dominican University alumnae/i.
- Students Without Valid Illinois Professional Educator Licenses
学生没有一个瓦尔id Illinois professional educator license will visit a variety of school library settings for a total of at least 100 pre-clinical observation hours. School librarians and school library aides may apply a maximum of 25 hours from their current work experience.
学生没有一个瓦尔id Illinois professional license enroll inLIS 820 - Clinical Practicein order to complete a non-paid, supervised clinical experience in two different school library media settings (elementary, middle, or secondary) for 200 hours (approximately five weeks) each.
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