Individual Studies

COURSE 

NUMBER                COURSE  NAME                     GRADE LEVEL                       CREDIT                                  PREREQUISITE

9000   LIBRARY/MEDIA TECHNOLOGY

                                                   11,12                               0.5                                   Approval of Library Media Specialist

This semester or full year course is designed for experiential learning that coincides with the student’s

Individual EDP to develop their skills in library technology and information literacy.  Students in the class are required to learn media center procedures, to be detail-oriented, and to assume responsibility for the routine operations of the media center.  Work involves performing media center duties and will result in increased technical skills, employability skills, the ability to learn independently using multiple sources of information, and the ability to communicate this knowledge to students and staff.

STUDENTS MAY NOT EXCEED A TOTAL OF TWO SEMESTERS (.5 CREDIT) IN THE INDIVIDUAL STUDIES CATEGORY WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL OR BE ENROLLED IN MORE THAN ONE HOUR PER DAY.

PEER COUNSELING WILL BE TREATED AS AN INDIVIDUAL STUDY.  A TOTAL OF UP TO 4 SEMESTERS MAY BE EARNED BY A PEER COUNSELOR, OR A COMBINATION OF INDIVIDUAL STUDIES (0.5 CR/2 SEMESTERS) AND PEER COUNSELING (0.5 CR/2 SEMESTERS).  STUDENTS MAY NOT HAVE MORE THAN ONE HOUR PER DAY IN THE INDIVIDUAL STUDIES CATEGORY.