Please note: This information was last updated in 2023. Check with your state for the most recent information.

North Dakota

Contact Information

Address:
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept.201
Floors 9, 10, and 11
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440

Phone: 701-328-2260
Fax: 701-328-2461

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction: https://www.nd.gov/dpi

Certification Requirements

Teacher Licensure Needed: Yes

Master's Degree Needed: No

Praxis II Library Media Content Test Needed: Yes: You must have a passing score of 156 or above.

Other Testing Needed: Yes, Praxis I: ETS-Pre Professional Skills Testing (PPST), submitting reading, writing, and mathematics scores that meet or exceed the state cut score. The state cut score can be found at: https://www.nd.gov/espb/licensure/testing-information

Description: A Library Media Specialist needs a bachelor's degree and 26 hours of library media education. A Librarian Designate needs a bachelor's degree and 16 hours of library media education. A Library Media Director must have a master's degree. All subject areas are considered a critical need: No exceptions.

Evaluation Process for Licensure:

Options for eligible individuals:

Plan of Study Option

• Licensed or approved to teach by North Dakota
• Employed as a librarian in a school that could not find a credentialed librarian
• Completed a minimum of six semester hours of undergraduate or graduate work in library media
• Submit a written plan of study for approval to become a credentialed librarian and continue to complete six hours of undergraduate or graduate credit in library science and submit transcripts annually.

Librarian Credential (LM03)

• Coincides with the period the individual is licensed to teach or approved to teach
• Individual who completed a minimum of fifteen semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credits in library media

Library Media Specialist Credential (LM02)

• Coincides with the period for which the individual is licensed to teach or approved to teach
• Individual completes a minimum of twenty-four semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credits in library media

Library Media Director Credential (LM01)

• Coincides with the period for which the individual is licensed to teach or approved to teach
• Holds a master's degree in library science, media education, another field of education, or educational administration
• Individual has completed a minimum of twenty-four semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credits in library media and six graduate hours in educational administration.

Reciprocity: North Dakota follows the Interstate Agreement with the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education & Certification (NASDEC). However, one must meet the state's requirements for teaching licensure because it is not a law. Further information can be found at http://www.nasdtec.net/?InterstateAgreements.