• Alberta ¾ Capping exercise.
• California – Los Angeles ¾ Thesis or portfolio.
• Clark Atlanta ¾ Communication skills.
• Dominican, North Carolina Central, North Texas ¾ Computer proficiency.
• Emporia ¾ Diagnostic exam and capstone course.
• Kentucky ¾ Another language required for MA but not for MLS.
• Maryland ¾ Administration course.
• North Carolina Central ¾ Statistics and computer programming.
• North Carolina – Greensboro ¾ Comprehensive exam, Master's project or portfolio.
• North Texas ¾ Fieldwork.
• Oklahoma ¾ Exit Interview
• San Jose¾ Culminating experience; may fulfill by a thesis, research writing exercise, or a creative product.
• Simmons¾ Field work (for school library media concentration).
• Southern Mississipi ¾ Master's project.
• Washington ¾ Final exam or thesis.
• Wayne State ¾ Research methods course; proposal and acceptance of student portfolio.

• California – Los Angeles, Pratt, Southern Mississippi ¾ Thesis.
• Clark Atlanta ¾ Communication skills and modern foreign language.
• Drexel ¾ Culminating independent study.
• Florida State ¾ Research paper.
• Illinois ¾ Capstone project.
• Indiana, North Texas ¾ Computer literacy.
• Wisconsin Madison ¾ Oral examination.

• Albany ¾ "Tool course."
• Arizona ¾ Computer competency.
• Buffalo ¾ Comprehensive exam.
• Emporia ¾ Computer competency and research proficiency.
• Illinois ¾ Completion of four seminars with papers of publishable quality and a dissertation defense.
• Indiana ¾ Research skills and methods sequence.
• Louisiana ¾ Master's degree in LIS and CLIS.
• Michigan ¾ First year teaching project.
• Montreal ¾ Computer competency and doctoral portfolio.
• North Texas ¾ Computer competency and organization of information level.
• Simmons ¾ Concept paper and proposal defense.
• Texas ¾ Statistics and computer programming.
• Wisconsin-Madison ¾ Language and research skills relevant to thesis.