Library Media Program

(Available at our Northern Virginia, Richmond and Roanoke Centers)

The Library Media Program, offered through the U.Va College at Wise in partnership with U.Va.’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS), is a school library endorsement program for licensed Virginia teachers.

Teachers with a valid five-year renewable Virginia teacher’s license who wish to add an endorsement as a school library media specialist are invited to apply for admission to the program. Qualified applicants are admitted to the U.Va. College at Wise Endorsement Program after review and approval of their credentials.

The Library Media Program is approved by the Virginia Department of Education and leads to endorsement in Library Media PreK-12. Students must complete up to 15 undergraduate credits from U.Va. Wise, plus an additional 12 graduate credits from U.Va SCPS.

Upon successful completion of the program requirements, the Teacher Education program administrator at U.Va. College at Wise will recommend the candidate to the Virginia Department of Education for eligibility for the PreK-12 Library Media endorsement.

The course sequence includes:

Courses offered through U.Va. Wise in Northern Virginia and Roanoke

LIBR 310		Reference and Bibliography
LIBR 320		Technical Services
LIBR 330		School Library Administration
LIBR 340		Internship in School Library Services

Courses offered through U.Va. SCPS in Northern Virginia and Roanoke

PSED 6515

Design, Production, and Evaluation of Instructional Materials

PSED 6517

Children's Literature for School Library Media

PSED 6517

Young Adult Literature for Library Media

PSED 6518

Advanced Applications in Educational Technology: Library Focus

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Program Contacts

U.Va. College at Wise
Robin Benke
Email: rpb@uvawise.edu
Telephone: 276-328-0150

Northern Virginia Center
Charlotte Partain
Email:  cpartain@virginia.edu  
Telephone: 703-536-1123 / 1-800-678-4882

Richmond Center
Angela Wilkins
Email:  anw@virginia.edu  
Telephone: 804-662-7464 / 1-800-323-4882

Roanoke Center
Linda Linnartz
Email:  linnartz@virginia.edu  
Telephone: 540-767-6202 / 1-800-882-6753

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