Formal admission to both PSU and the Library Media Program is required for participation in any of the Library Media programs.

To be considered for admission, candidates must:

• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  
• Hold a current teaching license if applying for the endorsement

Admission to the Endorsement or Master's Degree requires:

If you meet the requirements, please obtain an application packet. If you are applying for the endorsement but think you might be interested in the master's degree in the future, apply for both now. *

Endorsement and Master's Degree in Library Media

• PSU Graduate Admission Form (PDF)
  
  • Please check the box for Certificate if you are interested in the Endorsement program and place the code EDML in the boxes under MAJOR(S).
    
  • If you are interested in pursuing a master's degree at the same time or adding course work to your initial license for your master's degree, put the code EDCI in the second set of boxes.
    
• Please request to be admitted to PSU for the term that you will be taking a PSU class. Students must take a class during their term of admission for their admission to become “official.” If you do not take a class during your term of admission, you must complete a form from PSU Admissions to update your term of admission.
• One set of official transcripts from all institutions attended except Portland State University in sealed original envelopes from the institutions
• One set of unofficial transcripts from all institutions (does not have to be in sealed envelope)
  
• A $50 check made payable to Portland State University. (If you are admitted to another PSU graduate program, you must complete the Request for Change of Major Master's Level GO-19M, and the $50 fee is waived.)
• Educational Media/Librarianship Placement form (PDF)
• A 500-word Personal Statement (instructions)
• Three letters of reference
• An up-to-date résumé
• One copy of current Oregon teaching license (if applying only for the endorsement)
• If you would like to waive a prerequisite, please download libwaiver.pdf.
  

  Submit to:
  
  Continuing Education/Graduate School of Education
  Portland State University
  Attention: Valerie Katagiri, SOE 204
  PO Box 751
  Portland, OR 97207-0751
  
  Or hand deliver to 204 Graduate School of Education.
  
  If you are applying to both the endorsement and the master's degree simultaneously, please submit with both the endorsement and the master's degree checked off. You only need to submit one application fee.

All admissions packets for all programs are processed as they are received.

All of the admissions materials are available through this website. However, if you need an admission packet sent to you, contact:

Becky Miller
Continuing Education in the Graduate School of Education
Portland State University, SOE 204
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

503-725-8279 or 1-800-547-8887 ext. 8279

*Students can only transfer 15 credits into the MA/MS in Library Media. Portland State University coursework taken prior to admission to the master's degree is considered as transfer credits into that degree. Therefore, students cannot complete the Library Media Endorsement, apply for the master's degree, and transfer all of the 29 credits into the degree. Students must be simultaneously admitted to the endorsement and the master's degree.

In addition, master’s degrees must be completed within seven years. This seven year period begins with the earliest course being counted towards the master’s degree and ends with the quarter in which the student applies for graduation, i.e. if a student completes all courses in seven years but does not apply for graduation by the end of the seven year period, additional courses may need to be taken. Students completing the program must also take a class during their term of graduation.