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School Library Information Specialist Graduate Certificate

The program of study for a graduate certificate for School Library Information Specialist (SLIS) is offered 100% online. The purpose of the Graduate Certificate for SLIS is to provide practical training to individuals who are presently teaching or are interested in obtaining teacher licensure with a specialization as a School Library Information Specialist.

Program Admission

Students wanting to earn the Graduate Certificate for School Library Information Specialists must have an earned Master's degree and apply to be accepted in this graduate certificate program. Applicants must also hold a current teaching license or be in the process of obtaining teacher licensure. The courses may be completed as part of a degree program with the SLIS program coordinator and graduate advisor's approval.

To be admitted students should apply to the Graduate School as a Master's Degree seeking applicant. Under 'Planned Course of Study' the student should select 'School Library Info Specialists CERT'.


Course Plan

All courses listed below are offered online. Students should register for the M50 course section, as those are reserved for the online program, and most require permits from the instructor.

Fall Courses

  • ICL 7133: School Library Information
  • ICL 7731: Introduction to Bibliography
  • ICL 7800: Advanced Clinical Practicum*

Spring Courses

  • ICL 7132: Cataloging and Classification
  • ICL 7301: LIteracture in the PreK-12 School
  • ICL 7800: Advanced Clinical Practicum*

* Advanced Clinical Practicum can be in taken in either the Fall or Spring semester but can only be taken after all other SLIS content courses have been successfully completed and after passing the Praxis 5311 exam.

Summer Courses

  • ICL 7134: Internet in the School Library*
  • ICL 7730: Foundations of LIbrarianship*

* Both ICL 7134 and 7730 are accelerated, three-week summer courses.

  • ICL 7059: Models of Instruction
  • EDPR 7521: Introduction to Educational Research 
  • ICL 7992: Master's Project (Action Research)

ICL 7059 and EDPR 7521 must be taken prior to ICL 7992.

ICL 7992 must be taken the semester in which you will graduate and is the only course that can be taken in conjunction with ICL 7800.

See the full master's degree breakdown >


Graduation Requirements

1. The student must complete all seven required courses with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher, for a total of 21 credit hours.
2. In the semester of the advanced clinical practicum, the student must submit a Graduate Certificate Candidacy form to the COE Graduate Analyst in Ball Hall 215 (3798 Walker Ave., Memphis, TN 38152) by the deadline specified by the Graduate School.