For Information contact:

Kathy Boudreau  M.S.L.I.S., Certified Online Instructor (LERN)
Associate Professor
Educational Leadership
615-898-2804
kpatten@mtsu.edu

Students seeking the degree and an endorsement to their current teacher license will have two Admission Processes:

• Admission to the Graduate School--You must apply for admission to the graduate school and be admitted before you can enroll in classes. Admission is not instantaneous, so plan ahead!

• When you apply, choose M.Ed. in ADSU with a Library Science concentration

• Admission to the Library Science program--Admission to the Graduate School allows you to enroll in classes, but does not ensure that you will be admitted to the Library Science program! The file created for the Graduate School admissions process is sent to Educational Leadership only when it is a complete file (scores,  transcripts, letters of reference, application). Once it is received in the department, it will be submitted to the committee on admissions to the program. This committee meets only once each semester! The committee will review your grades, your test scores, and your letters--admission may nor may not be granted or admission may have conditions attached. Do not assume that because you have successfully completed classes at MTSU, that you will be admitted. Your file is looked at as a total "package".  It is in your best interest to make sure that the file is complete and sent to the department before you reach the 12 credit limit. Once you have taken 12 credits, you can no longer take courses until you gain admission to the program itself.

Students seeking only the certification (already have a related Master's degree) will have one Admission Process:

• Admission to the Graduate School--You must apply for admission to the graduate school and be admitted before you can enroll in classes. Admission is not instantaneous, so plan ahead!

• When you apply, choose the non-degree status.

Students seeking the degree and initial certification will have three Admission Processes:

• Admission to the Graduate School--You must apply for admission to the graduate school and be admitted before you can enroll in classes. Admission is not instantaneous, so plan ahead!

• When you apply, choose M.Ed. in ADSU with a Library Science concentration

• Admission to the Library Science program--Admission to the Graduate School allows you to enroll in classes, but does not ensure that you will be admitted to the Library Science program! The file created for the Graduate School admissions process is sent to Educational Leadership only when it is a complete file (scores,  transcripts, letters of reference, application). Once it is received in the department, it will be submitted to the committee on admissions to the program. This committee meets only once each semester! The committee will review your grades, your test scores, and your letters--admission may nor may not be granted or admission may have conditions attached. Do not assume that because you have successfully completed classes at MTSU, that you will be admitted. Your file is looked at as a total "package".  It is in your best interest to make sure that the file is complete and sent to the department before you reach the 1 semester limit. Once you have taken a semester's classes, you can no longer take courses until you gain admission to the program itself.

• If you are seeking initial certification or are working on an alternative license, you will also need admission (a third process) to the Teacher Education program. This is not housed in the Educational Leadership department. There is an office of teacher licensure that will handle this process.

• Read the Graduate Catalog!!! You have six years to complete the degree. If you do not matriculate continuously, the clock is still ticking. You  must file a reenrollment form if you did not attend a fall or spring semester and want to take courses again.

For New and Inquiring Students:

• MTSU Graduate page for application and forms for graduation

• MTSU's Library Science Program (List of courses)

• Syllabi from Courses

• MTSU's Courses and the State Matrix of Knowledges and Skills

• Financial Aid

• ALA guide to financial aid

• Read the graduate catalog!

Middle's program is an online program--are you ready for online? Take these personal assessments that are available from

Cerro Coso College in Ridgecrest, CA. Go to the link and take both tests.

http://www.cvc4.org/student_prepare/quizaccess.htm

You  may want to read this page from Belvedere Community  College in Bellevue, WA

http://www.mtsu.edu/~kpatten1/wish_id_known.htm

Additional Resources for Students

Once you are ready to enroll in classes, please read the Current Students area of this website.

04/22/2008