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MASTER OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (MLIS) PROGRAM

(Effective Fall Term 1998 99-1)


 
  MAINTENANCE OF A 3.0 QPA  
     
 

Each student must maintain a 3.0 Quality Point Average (QPA) for the 36 credits of graduate level coursework required for the MLIS degree and must have a 3.0 QPA at the completion of the 36 credits to graduate from the MLIS program.

 
  ACADEMIC PROBATION/DISMISSAL FROM THE PROGRAM  
     
 

Failure to maintain a 3.0 QPA in any term will result in the student’s being placed on academic probation immediately. If the student does not raise his or her QPA to a 3.0 after the next nine credits completed, the student will be dismissed from the MLIS program.

 
  GRADES FOR CORE COURSES  
     
 

A grade of a B (9.0 Quality Points) or better must be earned in each of the five required core areas:

  • LIS 2000 Understanding Information
  • Core Requirement in Organization Area
  • Core Requirement in Information Retrieval Area
  • Core Requirement in Management Area
  • Core Requirement in Information Technology Area

If a grade of B (9.0 Quality Points) or better is not earned, the student must register for the course in the next term offered and earn a grade of B (9.0 Quality Points) or better. A core course may be repeated only once.

Only the three credits of the repeated course may be counted toward graduation. In accordance with University policy, the original grade remains on the student’s official University transcript. In calculating the student’s QPA, the average of the quality points for the grades of the original and the repeated courses is used.

 
  GRADES FOR ELECTIVE COURSES  
     
 

All students must earn satisfactory grades in each elective course taken. Grades of C-, D+, D, D-, F and Unsatisfactory are unacceptable for credit toward graduation. A course for which such a grade is earned must be replaced with another course or retaken, with a higher grade earned. In either case, a higher grade must be earned and a 3.0 QPA be maintained. A course for which a grade of C- or lower was earned may be repeated only once.

 
  ACADEMIC PROVISIONAL ADMISSION  
     
 

Effective for students entering the MLIS program in the Fall 1998 term (99-1)

At the discretion of the Admissions and Review Committee, a very limited number of students who do not meet the 3.0 QPA minimum required for full admission into the MLIS program may be considered for admission. If such students are able to provide additional evidence of academic potential (e.g., outstanding scores on the Graduate Record Exam or the Miller Analogies Test) or professional potential (e.g., outstanding letters of recommendation and/or outstanding work experience), they may be admitted to the MLIS program with academic provisions. Such students must earn a B average (3.0 QPA) in the first four courses taken. Failure to achieve a 3.0 QPA at the conclusion of the first 12 credits, will result in dismissal from the MLIS program.

(Approved by the Faculty of the Library and Information Science Program, May 1998; update June 2001)

 

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