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

 


Rev. 5/29/99

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