Table III-28
Special Requirements for Graduation for Accredited Master’s Degree by School 2002

School	Comprehensive	Language	Other
Alabama	No	No	None
Albany	No	No	None
Alberta	No	No	None
Arizona	No	No	See below
British Columbia	No	No	None
Buffalo	No	No	None
Calif.-Los Angeles	No	No	See below
Catholic	No	No	None
Clarion	No	No	None
Clark Atlantic	No	Yes	See below
Dalhousie	No	No	None
Dominican	No	No	See below
Drexel	No	No	See below
Emporia	No	No	See below
Florida State	No	No	None
Hawaii	Yes	No	None
Illinois	No	No	None
Indiana	No	No	None
Iowa	Yes	No	None
Kent State	No	No	None
Kentucky	Yes	No	None
Long Island	No	No	None
Louisiana State	Yes	No	None
Maryland	No	No	None
McGill	No	No	None
Michigan	No	No	None
Missouri	Yes	No	None
Montréal	No	Yes	None
NC - Central	No	Yes	See below
NC – Chapel Hill	Yes	No	See below
NC - Greensboro	No	No	See below
North Texas	Yes	No	See below
Oklahoma	Yes	No	See below
Pittsburgh	No	No	None
Pratt	No	No	None
Puerto Rico	Yes	Yes	See below
Queens	No	No	None
Rhode Island
Rutgers	No	No	None
St. John’s	Yes	No	None
San Jose	No	No	None
Simmons	No	No	None
South Carolina	No	No	None
South Florida	Yes	No	None
Southern Connecticut	No	No	See below
Southern Mississippi	No	No	See below
Syracuse	No	No	None
Tennessee	Yes	No	See below
Texas – Austin	No	No	None
Texas Women’s	Yes	No	See below
Toronto	No	No	None
Washington	No	No	See below
Wayne State	No	No	See below
Western Ontario	No	No	None
Wisconsin-Madison	No	No	None
Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Yes	No	None

• Atlanta – Capping exercise.
• Arizona – “Course justification” completed by students and reviewed by advisor discussing the academic experience
• Cal.-Los Angeles – Portfolio for final requirement or thesis.
• Clark Atlantic – Modern foreign language required for school media concentration; communication skills required for all.
• Dominican – Computer competency required.
• Drexel – Culminating independent study required.
• Florida State – A progress evaluation following completion of 3-4 theory courses. Capstone course requirement or portfolio.
• NC Central – Computer language and statistics.
• NC Chapel Hill – Information technology competency required through coursework or by exemption via petition.
• NC Greensboro – Professional portfolio requirement.
• North Texas – Field experience required but may be satisfied through prior experience.
• Oklahoma – An exit interview is required.
• Queens –Electronic program portfolio and exit interview.
• Southern Connecticut – Special project required.
• Southern Mississippi – Master’s project, thesis or field problem.
• Tennessee – Culminating experience (independent study or project, student teaching or practicum).
• Texas-Women’s – Defense of thesis.
• Washington – MLIS students are required to produce a portfolio unless they do a thesis.
• Wayne State – Completion of resources methods course (capstone) with major project.

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