General Studies Worksheet

PROGRAM OF STUDY FORM FOR MASTER’S DEGREE (MLIS VERSION)

This form is designed for students who enter the VSU MLIS program with *no* previous Master’s degree. If you have previous credits from an accredited Master’s program and are seeking approval for transferring credits, consult with your advisor and plan to use the form called Program of Study Form for Credit Transfer.

If you are seeking enrollment in the VSU Dual Program (which grants an MLIS and certification for school media specialists in the state of Georgia), consult the form called Program of Study Form for the Dual Program.

Name: SID: 870______

Requirement Hrs Course Taken Term Grade ------Notes------Core MLIS 7000 3 MLIS 7100 3 MLIS 7200 3 MLIS 7300 3 MLIS 7700 3 MLIS 7800 3 Required MLIS 7400 or 3 Elective MLIS 7440 Electives 3 3 3 3 3 3 TOTAL 39

This form is a planning tool to be used between you and your advisor.

You may fill in courses each semester, or use it to project selections ahead.

Your course selections require approval from your advisor (usually by email) – no signatures are required on this form.

Taking a block of courses to fulfill a track is optional in this MLIS program. Check off one of the options below (based on your current status). It’s perfectly fine to change your mind about declaring a track in the future.

___ 1. No track planned (with your advisor’s approval, select 6 electives that fit your career goals).

___ 2. Want to declare a track (specify which one):

If you selected Option 2, start a dialog with your advisor about the courses that count towards the track.

Required credits for tracks and courses that count towards each track are explained on this page MLIS webpage: http://www.valdosta.edu/colleges/education/master-of-library-and-information-science/our- program/welcome.php#youth Last updated 7/20/2016 alo