Admission Requirements

I am posting this information found on a SLIS webpage because I want all of you to see that the admission process is possible for you! Soon Christmas will be here and postings will cease for a time but I wanted to get this one up so you all could begin thinking about the process and about a plan to meet the deadline. For the June 1 deadline, think April! :)

Admissions Requirements for the MLIS Program include the following:

1. A completed USC Graduate School Admissions Information Form and a non-refundable $40.00 application fee. This application may be completed by paper or electronically.

Go to the home page of the Graduate School and click on "Apply Now" or go directly to the Application.

2. An official transcript showing possession of a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency. The undergraduate record should show promise for graduate study with a GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in the last two years or 60 semester hours of the applicant's undergraduate degree.

3. Official transcripts from all other colleges or universities attended.

4. Two letters of reference from persons who can comment directly on the applicant's professional and academic capabilities and potential. For example, college instructors could comment on an applicant's previous academic performance in relation to potential for graduate study; a supervisor/administrator could address job performance and potential for advancement. Letters which speak only of the applicant's personal attributes will not be accepted. Letters from friends and relatives are not acceptable.

5. The School of Library and Information Science requires one of the following:a. Official score reports for tests taken October 2002 or later showing at least 950 on the combined verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE with a minimum score of at least 500 on the verbal portion. b. Official score reports for tests taken prior to October 2002 showing at least 950 on the combined verbal and quantitative or verbal and analytical (whichever is higher) portions of the GRE. c. Official score reports for tests taken October 2004 or later showing at least 410 on the Miller Analogies Test.d. Official score reports for tests taken prior to October 2004 showing 50 or better on the Miller Analogies Test.e. (International students whose native language is not English must also submit an official report showing a minimum score of 570 [230 computer-based total] on the TOEFL exam.)

6. The School of Library and Information Science Supplemental Information Form, which includes a statement of purpose. Download the Supplemental Information Form which is completed along with the Graduate School electronic application. When you write your statement of purpose, please, please include all of the required parts! Dr. Wallace

http://www.libsci.sc.edu/program/degrees.htm#mlisadmit