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Checklist for Master's Program For Students Admitted 2006 and After

Checklist for Master's Program

For Students Admitted 2006 and After

Note: Students admitted prior to 2006: If requesting to graduate under the 2006 requirements, submit this form with a signed copy of the Request Form to Academic Advising Coordinator, Leslie Kent Kunkel.

Student Name_______________________________________

Date___________________

A total of 36 credits are required in order to graduate. Most classes represent three credits. Please insert the semester and year you have completed each of the following classes. For example: IRLS 504 Spring 2006.

Departmental Core Classes
(all four are required for a total of 12 credits)

IRLS 504__________

IRLS 506__________

IRLS 515 (formerly 501)__________

IRLS 520__________

SIRLS Electives
(six classes are required: one from each of the distribution categories below and two additional SIRLS electives for a total of 18 credits)

A. Distribution Electives:

Management of Information Services (one required)

IRLS 502_________ IRLS 581_________

IRLS 561_________ IRLS 608_________

IRLS 562_________ IRLS 613_________

IRLS 564_________ IRLS 681E________

IRLS 565_________

Evaluation of Information Resources (one required)

IRLS 524_________ IRLS 585________

IRLS 560_________ IRLS 587_________

IRLS 622_________ IRLS 589_________

IRLS 521_________ IRLS 660_________

IRLS 532_________ IRLS 696B________

IRLS 572_________

Information Technology and Networked Digital Information (one required)

IRLS 570 _________ IRLS 596B ________

IRLS 571 _________ IRLS 614 ________

IRLS 573 _________ IRLS 634 _________

IRLS 574 _________ IRLS 646 _________

IRLS 575 _________ IRLS 650 _________

Cultural Perspectives on Libraries and Information (one required)

IRLS 521 _________ IRLS 553 __________

IRLS 542 _________ IRLS 554 __________

IRLS 550 _________ IRLS 555 __________

IRLS 551 _________ IRLS 556 __________

IRLS 552 _________ IRLS 651 __________

B. Free Choice from SIRLS Electives (two classes are required)

IRLS_____________

IRLS_____________

Other Curricular Options
(two classes selected from the following options are required for a total of six credits)

  1. Out of department courses
  2. Internship/practicum (limit three credits within 36 credits; students may choose an additional internship beyond 36 credits)
  3. Independent studies
  4. Thesis
  5. Additional SIRLS electives
  6. Any transfer courses you wish to apply towards your graduation requirements (a total of six credits is allowed to be transferred and counted as part of your 36 credit requirement). This would include any WISE courses.

Include course names, numbers, and the semester/year they were completed for these six credits:

1.____________________________________________

2.____________________________________________

Please note: Students may take more than 36 credits while in the MA Program. No more than one grade of “C” may be accepted for required classes for graduation.

Please complete and submit this checklist, to Leslie Kent Kunkel, Academic Advising Coordinator, at the SIRLS Main Office. A copy will be returned to you and a copy placed in your file. An approved copy in your file is necessary in order to be considered for graduation under the new 2006 degree requirements.