Online Graduate Certificate – Library Media
Position yourself to turn a new page in your education career as a school librarian or library media specialist.
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Program Overview
Discover our online Graduate Certificate – Library Media program
The online Graduate Certificate – Library Media program from EWU is a convenient pathway to help working professionals like you prepare for new career opportunities in school libraries and beyond. In just a few months, you can grow your passion to help students become enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers and ethical users of information.
Through 100 percent online coursework taught by experienced faculty, you will develop enhanced expertise in librarian leadership and administration. Explore key functions of the library media specialist, including technology-embedded instruction, information and resource literacy, as well as media collection management. The rigorous curriculum consists of six library media specialization courses and an internship with a mentor librarian. You will also create a portfolio displaying work integral to being a skilled library media educator.
The Eastern Washington University School of Business is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).
In this online library media specialist certificate program, you will learn to:
- design and build library collections that align with the educational goals of a school;
- develop lesson plans that investigate and utilize tools for information problem-solving process in a digital world;
- improve the digital literacy skills of students within an educational environment.
- design and build library collections that align with the educational goals of a school;
- develop lesson plans that investigate and utilize tools for information problem-solving process in a digital world;
- improve the digital literacy skills of students within an educational environment.
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If you are interested in pursuing your master’s degree, completed courses in this certificate program can help you earn your online Master of Education – Library Media from EWU.
The School of Education programs are approved by the Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB).
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Tuition
Completing your certificate at EWU is more affordable than you might expect
This affordable online Graduate Certificate – Library Media program features pay-by-the-course tuition, with the same rate for all in-state and out-of-state students.
Tuition breakdown:
Program | Per Credit Hour | Per 4-Credit Hour Course | Per Program |
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Graduate Certificate – Library Media | $325 | $1,300 | $9,750* |
Application Fee: $75
*Tuition and fees subject to change. Total program cost does not include foundation courses. If foundation courses are required, the cost will be added to the total program cost.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Our course schedule is designed for flexibility
The online Graduate Certificate – Library Media program is designed to be flexible for working professionals, with six-week courses and seven start dates a year. View the full calendar for upcoming start dates and deadlines for registration, required documents and tuition payment.
Now enrolling:
Term | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline |
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Fall I | 9/23/24 | 9/9/24 | 9/18/24 | 9/21/24 |
Fall II | 11/4/24 | 10/21/24 | 10/30/24 | 11/2/24 |
Winter I | 12/30/24 | 12/16/24 | 12/24/24 | 12/28/24 |
Winter II | 2/10/25 | 1/27/25 | 2/5/25 | 2/8/25 |
Spring I | 3/31/25 | 3/17/25 | 3/26/25 | 3/29/25 |
Spring II | 5/12/25 | 4/28/25 | 5/7/25 | 5/10/25 |
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Admissions
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We’ve streamlined the Graduate Certificate – Library Media online admissions process to help you get started quickly and easily.
Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Cumulative 3.0 GPA
- Teacher certification
Online Graduate Certificate – Library Media Admission Requirements
- Teaching certificate
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester-graded postsecondary credit hours**
- Official transcript from the college/university where degree was earned
- Professional resume
Document Submission Information
Order your official, electronic transcripts from the degree-granting institution where you earned your highest degree (bachelor’s or master’s) and have them sent to Eastern Washington University.
- Most EWU graduate programs only require one transcript. Please submit a transcript from your degree-granting institution. This transcript should include the final two years of your degree completion. If it does not, please submit transcripts to cover your final two years of earned credits.
- Please note that transcripts ordered by main may take 4-6 weeks to arrive.
If you are ordering a mailed paper transcript, please have it sent to:
Eastern Washington University
Showalter Hall 206
Cheney, WA 99004
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**We encourage you to apply if your GPA is lower than a 3.0 and you have at least 3 years of professional work experience. Applicants with GPAs below 3.0 are considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Please contact an Enrollment Services representative at 800-826-3411 for more information.
This offering is available as an endorsement program for those teachers who hold or who have held an initial, residency, continuing or professional teaching certificate in the state of Washington. If you do not hold a teaching certificate in Washington or do not hold a teaching certificate at all, you are still encouraged to apply.
Please note however that this will not lead to a teaching certificate in Washington. Additionally, this program may satisfy the requirements for states other than Washington. Please check with your applicable licensing board to determine whether this program satisfies requirements for licensure in the state in which you reside. For current contact information for applicable licensing boards, please refer to our State Authorization page. For information on certification in the state of Washington, contact Christi Wavada at [email protected].
Please note, however, that this will not lead to a teaching certificate in Washington. If you are looking for an initial teaching certificate, please visit the School of Education’s webpage.
Courses
A look at the online Graduate Certificate – Library Media curriculum
In order to earn the EWU online Graduate Certificate – Library Media, you must complete nine courses for a total of 30 credit hours.
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