Table III-8
Summary of Degree Hour Requirements

School Undergraduate Master's Post-Master's Doctoral
Major Minor
Alabama     36 MLIS
48 MFA
30 48 + 24 diss.
Albany 43 18 36 MLS
45 MSIS
30 60
Alberta     39 + thesis or
48+ capping exercise
   
Arizona     36 MA   66
British Columbia     30 MA
48 MLIS
48 MAS
24  
Buffalo     36/39 30 60 MLS
Calif. Los Angeles     18 9 18-21
Catholic     36 24  
Clarion 137   36 24  
Clark Atlanta     36 30  
Dalhousie     48    
Dominican     36 15  
Drexel 48 20 60 (qt.) 32  
Emporia     42   51
Florida State 36 12 36 30 24 min.
Hawaii     42 15 no set credit requirement
Illinois     40 40 80 or more
Indiana     36 MLS
42 MIS
30 90
Iowa     36    
Kent State     36 24  
Kentucky     36    
Long Island 42 21 36   48 + diss.
Louisiana State     37 24  
Maryland     36   60
McGill     48 30 No set credit requirement
Michigan     48   36+
Missouri     42    
Montréal   30 56    
NC Central     36 MLS
36 MIS
   
NC Chapel Hill   15 48 30 36 + diss.
NC Greensboro     36 15-30 cert.  
North Texas 24 12 36 24 60
Oklahoma     36 30  
Pittsburgh 30 15 36 MLS
36 MSIS
48 MST
24 CAS 54 LS & IS
Pratt     36 30  
Puerto Rico     42    
Queens     36 30  
Rhode Island     42    
Rutgers     36 MLS
36 MCIS
24 84
St. John's     36 24  
San Jose     42 36 school media certificate  
Simmons     36
52 Dual MS/MAT
52 Dual
MS/MA History
  60
South Carolina     36 30  
South Florida     39    
Southern Connecticut 30 18 36 30  
Southern Mississippi 25 18 38 33  
Syracuse 36 18 36 MLS
42 IRM+TRM
  78
Tennessee     43    
Texas     36 12 (endors.)
30 (cert.)
Varies, 36 min., not incl. diss.
Texas Woman's     36 MA
39MLS
  90
Toronto     16 half courses    
Washington     63 (qt.)    
Wayne State     36 30  
Western Ontario     15 courses   9 courses
Wisconsin – Madison     42 24 not a credit program
Wisconsin – Milwaukee   18 crs. 36 or 30 with prior master’s 24 (CAS) Varies


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