Table III-22
Number of Credit Hours That May be Transferred Into Programs by School 2002

School	Accept Credit from Non-ALA Accredited Program?	Master's	Post-Master's	Doctoral
Alabama	Yes	6		12
Albany	No	6	6	30
Alberta	No	24
Arizona	Yes	7		18
British Columbia		6	6
Buffalo	Yes	6
Calif.-Los Angeles	No	0	0	20
Catholic	Yes	6
Clarion	No	6	6
Clark Atlantic	No	6
Dalhousie	Yes	24
Dominican	No	6	0
Drexel	No	12
Emporia	Yes	9
Florida State	Yes	6	15	No limit
Hawaii	No	9
Illinois	No	20	12	12
Indiana	Yes	6	15	30
Iowa	Yes	9
Kent State	No	6	12
Kentucky	No	9		9
Long Island	No	6	6
Louisiana State	Yes	6	6
Maryland	No	9		33
McGill	No	15
Michigan	No	6		0
Missouri	Yes	6	6	6
Montréal	No	6		6
NC - Central	No	9
NC – Chapel Hill	Yes	0	6	7
NC - Greensboro	No	6
North Texas	No	9	3-6	12
Oklahoma	No	9	7
Pittsburgh	Yes	6	6	6
Pratt	No
Puerto Rico	No	6	0
Queens	No	12	12
Rhode Island
Rutgers		6		24
St. John’s	No	6
San Jose	Yes	9
Simmons	No	4		24
South Carolina	No	6	9
South Florida	No	9
Southern Connecticut	No	9	9
Southern Mississippi	Yes	6	12
Syracuse	Yes	6		30
Tennessee	No	6
Texas – Austin	No	6		Varies
Texas Women’s	No	6
Toronto	Yes	16
Washington	No	12		10
Wayne State	Yes	6	6
Western Ontario	No	3
Wisconsin-Madison	Yes	9
Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Yes	14

• Buffalo - Coursework must be at grade of B or better and completed within last 3 years.
• Dalhousie - Students who have taken courses outside North America that are the equivalent of Dalhousie SILS courses may be given advanced standing.
• Drexel - 48 hours must be earned at Drexel.
• Hawaii - Allows a maximum of 24 hours from another accredited LIS program.
• Iowa - Transfer credit from Univ. of Northern Iowa. Decisions made on a case by case basis.
• Louisiana - Transfer is not automatic. Depends on instructor review.
• Missouri-Columbia - On elective courses only with official transcript.
• NC-Chapel Hill - Grade of B or better. Graduate level. Completed within past 5 years.
• Pittsburgh - Decisions made by Admissions Committee on student petition.
• Simmons - For the Doctoral program, twenty-four transfer credit hours or a master's degree in a related area is accepted.
• Southern Mississippi - Must be approved by SLIS and Graduate School
• Syracuse - Review by Program Director.
• Wisconsin-Madison - Approval by course instructor and faculty advisor.

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