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Detailed
directions for Library Media
Endorsement final licensure paperwork
A. Official transcripts
You should order 2 official transcripts copies: 1) one to be sent to you and 2) one to be sent to Educational Licensing.
The current (2/07) cost for official transcripts is $4 per copy. Make your check payable to PSU. The Registrar's Office address is on the order form. Please send your request and check directly to the Registrar's Office and do not put it in your PSU licensure file.
Making sure all grades are in:
Be sure to check online that all of your grades have been entered before you order your transcripts. If you have not done this before, the directions for looking up unofficial transcripts are below:
- First
access the PSU website at www.pdx.edu
- Click
on "Students" (upper left corner)
- Click
on "Registration and Records"
- Click
on "PSU Information System"
- Enter
user ID or social security number
Example: 123456789
- Enter
PIN (usually birth date)
Example: 060650 = June 6, 1950
NOTE: If you have a login problem, call 503-725-3511, select Option 5
- Click
on "Student Services and Financial Aid"
- Click
on "Student Records"
- Click
on "Final Grades"
- Select term from pull-down menu and click "Display Grades"
For more information on getting grades, call Continuing Education/Graduate School of Education at 503-725-8279 or email ceed@pdx.edu.
B. Praxis Scores
All teachers admitted to the Library Media Endorsement program are required to take the Library Media Praxis Test in order for Portland State University to recommend them to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for adding an endorsement to their license. Information about the Praxis is listed below. Upon successful completion of this test, be sure to order two official copies of the scores. Have one sent to Portland State (there is a check-off box on the order form) and have the second copy sent to you at your home.
The Educational Media Praxis test: (This information is from the Praxis Web page)
Test at a glance
Test name Library Media Specialist
Test code 0310
Time 2 hours
Number of questions 120
Passing score: see www.tspc.state.or.us/testinfo.pdf for current passing score.
Content categories Approximate number of questions Approximate percentage of examination I. Program administration 25 21% II. Collection development 25 21% III. Information access and delivery 28 23% IV. Learning and teaching 30 25% V. Professional development, leadership, and advocacy 12 10% The Library Media Specialist test is designed to measure the knowledge and abilities of examinees who have had preparation in a program for school library media specialists, grades K-12. Because programs in school librarianship are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, the test is appropriate for examinees at either level.
The test content is aimed at the level of knowledge appropriate for the person who is responsible for administering the library media program at the individual school level. The material in the test, therefore, would not be suitable for those in systems with differentiated staffing or those at the district level.
For more in-depth information and sample questions, go to www.ets.org/praxis/prxtest.html#corebatt. You can also register online by going to www.ets.org/praxis/prxreg.html.