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Requirements

General Requirements

The SCSU ILS portfolio requirements are as follows: All students in graduate
degree or certification programs in the Department of Information and Library
Science are required to prepare and submit a portfolio in their final semester of
coursework and prior to completing all degree or certification requirements.

Included in the portfolio will be a special project that requires the application or
drawing together of knowledge and skills acquired in the graduate program.
Students must pass a portfolio review to be considered eligible for graduation or
recommendation for certification. Each student should also prepare a serviceable
resume. It is strongly advised that each student consult up to three practitioners
in developing the resume.

All students in an ILS graduate program are to complete a special project. The
project may be completed in connection with a course being taken or it may be
completed as an independent study, field project, or outside of course credit.

Each special project must include the following:

		Identification and listing of 5 - 9 key concepts and skills the student gained
		over the course of his or her planned study and that are applied to the special project.
		Identification and listing of the courses in the student's planned study that
		contributed to this knowledge and skill set
		Discussion of how the student applied this knowledge and skill set to the
		special project
		Documentation of the special project itself
		Supporting assessment documents, such as letters from practitioners who
		benefited from the project's implementation
		Continuous Enrollment and Satisfactory Progression

SMS (School Media Specialist) Requirements

In addition to the General Requirements, students in the School Media Program
will also need to prepare materials for the portfolio that relate to certification.
Students in the School Media Program will need to show how they meet the
certification requirements by including examples of work completed (narratives,
papers, media) which exemplify the certification criteria. It is recommended that the
criteria and materials be organized around the values of scholarship, attitude,
integrity, leadership, and service (NCATE S.A.I.L.S.)

Requirements for school media certification in Connecticut include:

		Design, implementation and evaluation of media programs (all instructional
		and other services furnished to students and teachers by a media center and its staff)
		Evaluation, selection, acquisition, organization, production and retrieval of
		media (printed and audiovisual forms of communications and their accompanying technology)
		Teaching students, staff and faculty to utilize media and its accompanying
		technology by applying valid instructional methods and techniques
		Assisting students in the interpretation of print and non-print materials
		Application of principles of administration and supervision for effective
		leadership and operation of the school library media center program
		Formulation of the educational specifications and contribution to the design
		of school library media facilities
		Students who will apply for certification in other states need to work with the
		certification offices in those states to be sure all requirements are met and additional portfolio materials are prepared.

Submission Requirements

According to an email sent by the ILS Department Secretary, Laura McKay
(October 22, 2004), the deadlines for portfolio submission for the 2004-2005
school year are as follows:

January 2005 Graduation

		Complete all course requirements by end of December 2004.
		Complete special project/portfolio review with advisor by
		November 19, 2004.
		Submit approved portfolio via CD Rom to ILS office by
		December 3, 2004.

May 2005 Graduation

		Complete all course requirements by end of May 2005.
		Complete special project/portfolio review with advisor by
		April 15, 2005.
		Submit approved portfolio via CD Rom to ILS office by
		April 29, 2005.

August 2005 Graduation

		Complete all course requirements by end of August 2005.
		Plan ahead since review and deadline is the same as a May
		2005 Graduation
		Complete special project/portfolio review with advisor by
		April 15, 2005.
		Submit approved portfolio via CD Rom to ILS office by
		April 29, 2005.

Portfolio Submissions are sent to the Department at this address:

Laura A. McKay, Secretary

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Department of Information and Library Science

501 Crescent Street - BU 416

New Haven, CT 06515-1355

For up to date information on portfolio requirements, please visit:

SCSU Department of

Information and Library Science

You may call to speak with an administrator at:

(203) 392-5781 - Voice

Toll Free Number 1-888-500-7278-Then press 4

(203) 392-5780- Fax