From the first advising session at orientation to the last semester on campus, LIS faculty and staff take good care of our students, helping them plan their courses, research topics of interest, and more. The advisor guides students through the Program, recommending courses based on a student’s professional goals and academic interests. Students must consult with an advisor each semester to discuss academic plans and get approval for course registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New students are assigned an interim LIS faculty advisor when they enter the Program. Within their first year, ideally in their first semester, students should select a pathway and a faculty advisor in that pathway. Students wanting to be in the general\/custom pathway can select any advisor, but should identify themselves as pursuing the general\/custom pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students may change pathways and advisors at any time, but should realize that changing pathways may extend the time to graduation. If the faculty member agrees to serve as the student’s replacement advisor, the student must submit an advisor change form<\/a> to the Program Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students are encouraged to track their progress through the MLISc degree program via the basic Record of Completed Courses<\/a> worksheet, filling it in each semester. Alternatively, students may also keep an expanded record with the Student Advising<\/a> worksheet to track of their progress throughout the MLISc degree program in requirements and electives, scholarships and awards, and professional group participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When seeking information about courses, students should feel free to talk to many different people in addition to the faculty advisor: classmates, other faculty members, and librarians can be great resources for learning more about courses. For questions about a specific course, it’s a good idea to find out who is teaching the course and ask them directly – or review the course descriptions<\/a> page for course information, along with our Program-internal Google Drive repository of LIS Syllabi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyond the required courses, students will select elective courses from the course offerings<\/a> for a total of 13 courses (39 credits). Students work with their faculty advisor to select courses that match their interests and professional goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please understand that not all courses are offered every semester: some are only offered every two or three years, so be sure to review the Tentative Three-year Schedule of Classes<\/a> to get a general idea of what is going to be offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A full-time graduate courseload is eight credits. Note that for Federal financial aid purposes, graduate students must be enrolled at least half-time (4 credits) to be eligible for financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Per LIS Program policy, students may enroll in a maximum of 12 credits per semester. Students who wish to take more than 12 credits a semester must file an appeal form<\/a> with the Program. Students who wish to take more than 15 credits a semester must obtain approval from the Dean of the Â鶹´«Ã½M\u0101noa Graduate Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students who are employed or have familial obligations should consider enrolling in only one or two courses per semester to avoid overloading themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During summer sessions, students are limited to one course at a time during a three-week summer session and two concurrent courses in a six-week session due to the intense nature of the compressed time periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students must successfully complete 39 credits of graduate coursework to earn a Master of Library and Information Science (MLISc) degree. While most students build their program of study entirely within the LIS core and elective course offerings, students may explore courses beyond LIS to maximize the uniqueness of their educational experience. A maximum of nine of the 39 credits may be taken from other programs with the approval of the LIS faculty advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why did you decide to join the LIS Program? What kind of work do you enjoy doing? What kind of information professional do you want to be? These are questions that you should think about as you move through the LIS Program. We encourage students to take many different kinds of classes to create a broad foundation for professional life. Also it’s not uncommon for a librarian to do many kinds of tasks on the job, and broad preparation will help you in your first jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some ideas to think about while you are in the LIS Program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the first advising session at orientation to the last semester on campus, LIS faculty and staff take good care of our students, helping them plan their courses, research topics of interest, and more. The advisor guides students through the Program, recommending courses based on a student’s professional goals and academic interests. 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Course Loads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Transfer Credits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Academic & Professional Goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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