Master of Education in Instructional Media - Library Information

The Instructional Media Education program embodies the requirements for a master of education and the courses specified by the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation and the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Candidates in the program prepare to receive the PK-12 school library media specialist certification. While many of the courses are the same as those taken by future public, academic, and special librarians, the focus of this program is the school library media specialist.

UCO’s Instructional Media Education program serves a unique need. All course assignments and projects emphasize the school setting and the use of instructional technology. Our students represent a broad geographic clientele, and UCO is preparing a large portion of Oklahoma’s school library media specialist personnel for this high demand, low supply, advanced certification area. Much of the coursework for the program is currently available either totally or partially at a distance, and our goal is to have the program available totally at a distance in the near future.

Course prefixes are identified as IME, and the program is referred to as Instructional Media Education.

The IME program’s Applied Technology option is currently unavailable. When available, it provides in-depth training in instructional technology. Education professionals wanting to work as technology coordinators and teachers will find this program helpful.

Admission

Students seeking an M.Ed. in Instructional Media must fulfill the following requirements before they will be formally admitted to the program.

Apply for admission to the Joe C. Jackson College of Graduate Studies, Room 404, University Center. Periodically, you may apply online. Check with the College.
Master's candidates with a teaching certificate - See your advisor, Stephanie Beauchamp, in the College of Education and Professional Studies, Room 205, Education Building. Complete all prerequisites, if any, as determined by the graduate advisor.
Certification only candidates - See Dr. Judith Wakefield in the library, Room 130, Max Chambers Library.
Supply the CGS&R with a copy of a current Oklahoma Standard Teaching Certificate or License.
Earn eight hours of graduate credit at the University of Central Oklahoma with a minimum 3.00 GPA with no grade below a “C”.

To gain admission to the CGS&R, the student must meet one of the following standards:

attain a 2.75 or higher Grade Point Average (GPA) in all undergraduate hours attempted;
attain a 2.75 or higher GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate hours attempted;
earn a minimum of six graduate hours at another accredited institution with a 3.00 or higher GPA in all graduate hours attempted;
earn a master’s degree from an accredited institution;

Note: No student will be admitted to this program or to the CGS&R who does not meet the admission standard of 2.75 GPA overall, or 2.75 GPA in the last 60 hours attempted.

To remain in good academic standing with the Graduate College and the IME program, the student must maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher. The first semester a student’s overall graduate GPA falls below 3.0, the student will be placed on probation. The student will remain on probation until his/her overall graduate GPA is brought to 3.00 or higher. While on probation, if a student’s GPA for any single semester falls below a 3.00, the student will be suspended. The student is suspended from the Graduate College for one sixteen week semester and must apply for readmission through the Retention Committee of the Graduate College

Library Information

The Instructional Media major, Library Information option, is designed according to requirements set forth by the Oklahoma State Department of Education for standard certification as a School Library Media Specialist for grades PK through 12.

Upon completion of this specialized program, students will have developed a theoretical, philosophical, and practical knowledge base and prescribed competencies upon which to enter the common school, private school, and other institutional job markets in librarianship. Read More

School Library Certification

Students who already hold a Masters degree and a teaching certificate in another area may take coursework for a PreK-12 school library media specialist standard certificate. Download More Information

Distance Learning

We attempt to offer classes either totally or partially at a distance when possible, with our goal to make the Library Information option available totally at a distance as soon as possible. The courses listed below have been or are currently being offered with support of online sites and the WebCT system.

Course offerings will change from semester to semester - please check again.

Library Materials for Elementary Schools
Library Materials for Secondary Schools
Reference & Bibliography
Cataloging & Classification
Materials Selection
Library Administration & Internship
Information Literacy
Effective Writing for School Libraries
Foundations in School Libraries
School Library Technology
Production in School Libraries

Eley Fister Schaul Scholarship

The Eley Fister Schaul Endowed Scholarship was established in 2002 to financially assist a current student seeking a Masters of Education in Instruction Media - library information. A scholarship in the approximate amount of $500 will be awarded to one each semester during the regular school year. Read More

Instructional Media Alumni Association

The UCO Instructional Media Education Alumni Association (IMEAA) was formed in 1996 to serve as a network of UCO IME graduates. Since many library media specialists are the only library professionals in their building (and some in their district!), it is important to maintain contact with others who can share information and ideas. Read More

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