The official deficiency plan is obtained from the UNT Educator Preparation Office
in the College of Education (COE). Allow for a 2-week processing time after receipt
of your submitted official deficiency plan request. Deficiency Plans are only available
to students once they have begun their coursework.
NOTE: School districts may not accept a certification/deficiency plan without students having completed 12 semester credit hours of School Library Certification courses. The College of Education and the College of Information do NOT provide updates at the end of every semester. It is the student's responsibility to provide updated transcripts to school districts in which you apply for employment, to show progress in your program.
If you are not currently employed with a school district, an official plan is not necessary unless you are actively seeking employment. Those who choose to finish their program prior to seeking employment do NOT need an official certification/deficiency plan.
Standard professional certifications: ALL-LEVEL SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
Please submit the following items to the Educator Preparation Office for your professional certification (deficiency) plan:
You may submit all materials via fax, email, or mail to the address listed below. Note: If you submit a deficiency plan request via the College of Education website, send an email to Elizabeth Dracobly (Elizabeth.Dracobly@unt.edu) informing her that you have done so.
UNT College of Education
Educator Preparation Office
1155 Union Circle #311337
Denton, TX 76203
Elizabeth.Dracobly@unt.edu
940-565-2921 FAX
Processing of your request will take approximately 2 weeks (potentially longer during periods of high demand – May, August, & December). Deficiency plans are returned ONLY to the student via their UNT email upon completion. Plans will not be sent to third parties. Students can only request a Deficiency Plan one time. Deficiency plan updates are not provided.