You can register for courses upon admission to a degree program, or receipt of permission to enroll as a Student-At-Large from The Graduate School and your completion of the Student Information Sheet and the Course of Study Planning Checklist for the Library Information Endorsement for the ETRA department. Following is a list of competency subject areas required by the state with courses to meet those requirements. LIS endorsement requires 24* credit hours in media related courses.
- ETT 504 Topics: Cataloging and Classification
- ETT 508 Reference Theory and Practice
- ETT 510 Instructional Media and Technology
- At least two Selection courses:
- ETT 533 School Library Media Centers
- ETT 542 Information Access and Social Responsibilities for Library Information Specialists
Additional classes as needed. Selected with the approval of the ETRA program advisor.
- A media production course:
- ETT 429 Computers in Classroom Teaching
- ETT 507 Collection Development
- ETT 511 Advanced Media Design (Message Design) or ETT 531 Visual Literacy
- ETT 523 Media for Young Adults
- ETT 527 Library Materials for Children
- ETT 540 Seminar in Library Studies
- ETT 541 Library Services for Children
- ETT 549 Online Searching
- ETT (other)______________
Students seeking a Middle Grades endorsement, 5th grade and above, are also required to complete the following two courses, unless these or representative courses have previously been taken. Both courses are required for all elementary certificate holders if working in schools with grades 5 and up, and secondary certificate holders seeking middle grades endorsement as Library Information Specialist.
E-mail questions and comments to LIS@niu.edu.