Routes to certification for graduate students
School library certification varies from state to state, but completion of the courses listed below meets general curricular requirements in all states. In Texas, the requirements to work as a school librarian are:
- two years experience as an early childhood–12th grade classroom teacher;
- a master’s degree (any major);
- completion of a state-approved program in librarianship (courses in the list below must be no more than 6 years old when application is made for school library certification); and
- passing score on the TExES (exam administered by the State of Texas).
Students may pursue school library certification alone or as part of the master’s degree program in the Department of Information Science.