The full range of library courses are offered at CSULB, San Fernando Valley area and online.
Matriculated students enroll via telephone or kiosk. Non-matriculated students enroll through University College Extension Services (which may be done the first day of class).
Classes are held on  Saturdays 8:30am to 5pm, and/or online.

Spring 2004: Schedule is subject to change due to budget considerations.

      EDP 697: (section 1, call #3414) Directed Research with Farmer; requires prior permit. Dates: 1/31, 3/6, 4/17.
      EDCI 625: (section 2, call #9505) Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment with Symcox (LA1-214) on 2/14, 2/28, 3/20, 4/3, 5/8, 5/22.
      LI 540: (section 1, call #10085) Organization of Information with  Farmer (LA1-303) on 2/7, 2/21, 3/13, 3/27, 4/24, 5/1. Online option.
      LI 497: (section 1, call #5899) Independent Study with Farmer; requires prior permit.
      LI 580: (section 1, call #5903) Field experience with Weisman, Roth, or Farmer; requires prior permit.

Summer 2004: Schedule is subject to change due to budget considerations.

      LI 530A: Information and Materials for Elementary Grades with Roth and Stasiak. Dates: 6/5, 6/26, 7/17, 8/7 (with online segments)
      LI 530B: Information and Materials for Secondary Grades (online; June 12 optional face-to-face orientation 8:30am, LA 1-210)
      LI 497: Independent Study with Farmer; requires prior permit.
      LI 580: Field experience with Weisman, Roth, or Farmer; requires prior permit.

Fall 2004: Schedule is subject to change due to budget considerations.  Register using http://my.csulb.edu or (562)985-2500.  
       LI 500: (section 1) Foundations of Information with Dr. Farmer on 9/4, 10/23, 12/4. Held in LA1-210.
       LI 550: (section 1) Library Media Center Management with Dr. Farmer or Judy Cohn on 9/18, 10/2, 10,16, 11/6, 12/18.
       LI 570: (section 1) Library Media Technologies with Dr. Farmer on 9/11, 9/25, `0/9, 10/30, and 12/11.
       LI 497: (section 1)  Independent Study (available only to candidates who have pre-registered and contracted with Dr. Farmer).
       LI 580: (section 1) Field experience with Farmer, Weisman or Roth; requires prior permit through Dr. Farmer.
       Consult the university schedule for EDP 400 and 520 (held evenings 1 night per week).

TIMELINE FOR  LMT CREDENTIAL CANDIDATES:

Deadlines:
Mar. 1            Register with CSULB as a graduate student (to be accepted  for fall); also need to submit a supplementary application to the program
Oct. 1             Register with CSULB as a graduate student (to be accepted  for spring); also need to submit a supplementary application to the program
summers          LI 530B Secondary materials and/or LI 530A Elementary materials
Oct. 1             File for spring or summer fieldwork (562-985-4509), Credential (562-985-4109) or MA degree (562-985-8476)
Mar. 1            File for summer or fall fieldwork (562-985-4509), Credential (562-985-4109) or MA degree (562-985-8476)

You may take courses at San Fernando and San Diego areas as long as at least 12 students enroll; Long Beach classes take precedence. You may take courses from any of the three campuses in any semester and in any order, except LI 580 (taken last). Some courses are offered online (known the prior semester).
The schedule is SUBJECT TO CHANGE: LI 497 (independent study) and LI580 (field experience) are offered each semester by permit.

NOTE: You must take  EDCI/EDSE 625, which is a curriculum course.

Enrollment and program details:
•    If you have been accepted into the program in 2003 or thereafter, you must develop an eportfolio that demonstrates that you meet the state and NCATE library media teacher standards.
•    You may take LMT courses from other accredited programs (e.g., UCLA, SJSU-Fullerton);  Dr. Farmer must approve it BEFORE the course starts; make a copy of the college catalog description. The course must be graduate level and graded on a traditional (A, B, C...) basis. FOR M.A. DEGREE, UP TO 9 CREDITS MAY BE TRANSFERRED.
•    You may take the curriculum course from CSULB or other accredited institutions (e.g., CSU or UC systems); let Dr. Farmer know BEFORE the semester of the course if it’s an institution outside CSULB, and make a copy of the college catalog description for her approval.  (Chapman and Univ. of Phoenix won’t be accepted, for example.)
•    Courses taken within the last 7 years MAY be eligible for transfer/equivalency.  Dr. Farmer must review these courses.  This holds especially for the curriculum and research methods courses.
Registration Information (see details in schedule of classes booklet):
•    Early registration is for students admitted to CSULB before Oct. 1, 2003; it’s done via the Web using a personal PIN number.  It’s usually a couple months before the next semester.
•    Open registration is for continuing students and students admitted to CSULB since Oct. 1, 2002 (I think).  It’s also done via the Web.  Timeline is up to the starting date of the semester.
•    Late registration starts two days after the beginning of the semester.  A $25 late fee is added.  It may be done via face-to-face or campus KIOSK.
•    Students may take ONE (or two, counting summer) course through Open University/Extension before being admitted to CSULB AND the LMT program. 
•    Installment payment plans are available (3 and 4-payment times); a $33 handling fee is added.
•    Basic graduate fees ($662 for fall 2003) include the right to take up to 6 units per semester.  You also get an ID card and health services. The ID card enables you to check out materials from ANY CSU library.
•    If a student plans to apply for educational leave (not take a class one semester), a request form must be completed at least 2 months before the intended semester (Dec. 20 for spring 2004). Contact enrollment for information (562-985-5471).  (Summers don’t count.)  Up to four leaves are permitted; otherwise, the student must reapply to be admitted to CSULB.

Field Experience:
•    120 hours is required: 60 hours at a high school/middle school and 60 hours at an elementary/MS.
•     Up to 60 hours may be credited for present library work experience; you must complete and return the relevant equivalency form to Dr. Farmer.
•    LI 580 must be done after 24 credits have been completed.  You may begin work towards your hours the semester PRIOR to the class, but you must have approval of the site/supervisor, and Dr. Farmer needs to talk/plan with you and the LMT at that time.
•    You may register for a semester’s LI580 course and complete work in the following semester BUT you will get an incomplete for that beginning semester.
•    Field experience must be done at a site with a credentialed LMT.  Often district librarians will need to OK the placement as well as Dr. Farmer.  CHECK.
•    You may request the placement and talk with the potential supervising LMT, or you can have Dr. Farmer do the placement.

Technology:  A working knowledge of technology is assumed for all coursework: word processing, databases, spreadsheet, DTP, presentation, email, Internet searching.  You will need access to a computer with Internet access (either on campus, at your work site, home, friend, public library, or other…)  Each course will have an online component. Most courses are mounted on BeachBoard (http://beachboard.csulb.edu) A few courses may be available completely online.

MA in Education, Option in School Librarianship (application code #53152):
Deadline for application is  March 1 for fall admittance, and October 1 for spring admittance. Degree includes 3-4 courses beyond the credential (depending on student's statistical background): LI 500 Foundations of Information, EDP 400 Educational Measurement, EDP 520 Research Methods, EDP 697 Directed Research.

Library Emergency Permit:
This is issued from the credential processing center; your district requests one for you as needed.  To renew it, you need to take 6 units during the year and enroll in a LMT program.  The units must be documented (grades) with a credential processing center (such as the one down the hall from me at CSULB) so it can be sent in for renewal.  Each renewal is for one year, and you may renew up to 4 times.

Questions?:  contact Dr. Farmer at (562) 985-4509/ lfarmer@csulb.edu  Ed1-#27 M 3-5:30pm/W 4:30-6pm; Graduate Office (for MA): 562-985-8476.
Program Web site: http://www.csulb.edu/lmt
LMT standards: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/profserv/programstandards/library/library.htm