The Library Media Teacher Services Credential is a special credentialthat allows you to be a Library Media Teacher in any K-12 school in California. You MUST have a California teaching credential to be eligible for thisnew credential. Either an elementary/multiple subject or secondary/singlesubject credential meets this requirement. The Library Media Teacher ServicesCredential is valid in grades K-12 regardless of the level of your teachingcredential.
 

What is the MLS or MLIS degree and is it required for a credential?

The Master of Library Science or Master of Library and InformationScience degree is not required for a California Library Media Teacher Services Credential. If you ever plan to work in a college or university library,public library, or special library, however, you will need a Master ofLibrary Science degree from a library school accredited by the AmericanLibrary Association or the National Council for Accreditation of TeacherEducation. In California, the universities that offer the ALA-accredited MLS are UCLA and San Jose State University.  The CSU San Jose program has an off-campus extension program at CSU Fullerton that offers the MLS degree and the credential through evening and weekend classes.  At this point, UCLA does not offer a Library Media Teacher Services Credential.

 ALA-accredited MLS programs can accept transfer credits only from other ALA-accredited programs. In other words, CSULB will accept transfer credits from CSU Fullerton or UCLA, but these schools will not accept transfer credits for library instruction classes taken at CSULB.

Does CSULB offer a master's program?

A Master of Arts with an Option in School Librarianship is available.  It includes the LMT credential required courses plus the following: LI 500 Foundations of Information, 1-2 Research Methods courses, Thesis or Project. As with the credential, you will need to apply to the university (code # 53152) and to the program directly. Deadlines are March 1 for fall admittance, and October 1 for spring admittance.For more information, contact the Graduate Office: 562-985-8476.