Sec.11-26-2. Grades of certification

(a) Grade IA – Issued to applicants with two years of academic education in an accredited college or university, or one year employment in library work; and completion of at least eight semester hours in library education, or equivalent attendance at workshops designated by the State Library Committee.

(b) Grade IB – Issued to applicants with two years of academic education in an accredited college or university and three years of employment in library work and completion of at least fifteen semester hours in library education or equivalent attendance at workshops designed by the State Library Committee.

(c) Grade II – Issued to graduates of an accredited college or university with at least fifteen semester hours in library education, and at least one year of library experience or equivalent attendance at workshops designed by the State Library Committee.

(d) Grade IIIA – Issued to graduates of an accredited college or university, with one year of library education and holding a master's or fifth-year degree from a library school.

(e) Grade IIIB – Issued to graduates of an accredited college or university, with one year of library education, a master's or fifth-year degree from a library school, and one year's library experience.

(f) Grade IIIC – Issued to graduates of an accredited college or university, with one year of library education, a master's or fifth-year degree from a library school, and three years of library experience including at least one year of administrative experience.

(g) Grade IIID – Issued to graduates of an accredited college or university, with a master's or fifth-year degree from an A.L.A.-accredited library school and six years of library experience including at least three years of administrative experience.

(Effective December 28, 1971)