Information & Library Science, BS

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

• Minimum 120 Credit Hours
• Writing Intensive Course
• Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.0
• 30 Credit Hours of Upper-Level (300-400) Course Work
• 30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
• 9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
• Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.0 (All ILS courses must be passed with a C (2.0) or higher.) This means that an ILS student earning a grade of C- or lower in an ILS class must re-take that course.

Program Major Requirements (61 Credit Hours):

All ILS courses must be passed with a C (2.0) or higher.

• ILS 100 - Introduction to Library and Library Careers 3 CR
• ILS 101 - Information Science and Libraries 3 CR
• ILS 109 - Information Literacy 1 CR
• ILS 150 - Introduction to Reference Services and Materials 3 CR
• ILS 175 - Cataloging and Technical Processes 3 CR
• ILS 225 - Introduction to Library Information Technologies 3 CR
• ILS 250 - Collection Development 3 CR
• ILS 325 - Digital Library Technology and Services 3 CR
• ILS 350 - Advanced Librarianship 3 CR
• ILS 365 - The User and the Information Experience 3 CR
• ILS 420 - Rising to the Challenge: Libraries, Disruption, and Community Resiliency 3 CR
• ILS 442 - Library Management 3 CR
• ILS 499 - Senior Capstone Internship or Advanced Research 6 CR (120 hours onsite)

General Education Requirements (34 Credit Hours):

This section is waived for those who hold a prior bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution.

• Complete any 100-level Communications course 3 CR
• ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
• ENG 102W - Introduction to Literature 3 CR
• MAT 100 - Mathematics and Its Applications 3 CR or higher 100-level math course
• Complete any 100-level laboratory science course 4 CR 
• CIS 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications 3 CR

Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):

• ARC 100 - Intro to Architecture: What? Where? Why? How? 3 CR
• ARH xxx any Art History course
• ART xxx any Art course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG 351W - Creative Writing 3 CR
• ENG 452W - Creative Writing II 3 CR
• MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
• MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course

Complete two of the following Humanities electives (6):

• AME xxx any American Studies course
• ARH 105 - History of Art and Architecture I 3 CR
• ARH 106 - History of Art and Architecture II 3 CR
• ASL 1xx/2xx any 100- or 200-level ASL course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 100 , ENG 101 , ENG 210W , ENG 317W  or ENG 320W )
• FRE xxx any French course
• HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
• HTY xxx any History course
• HUM xxx any Humanities course
• MUH xxx any Music History course
• PHI xxx any Philosophy course
• SPA xxx any Spanish course
• WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course

Complete two of the following Social Science electives (6):

• ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
• ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
• ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
• ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
• JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
• POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
• PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
• SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
• SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course

General Electives (25 Credit Hours):

Note: Students must complete 30 credits of upper-level (300-400) course work. If not taken as part of the program major requirements and general education requirements, students must include remaining requirements as part of the general electives

• Complete 25 credits of any 100-level or higher electives 25 CR

Advising Notes:

All non-ILS courses are available through UMA or the University of Maine System. If a student elects to take a non-ILS course outside of UMA course selection needs to be approved prior to registration. Course descriptions, syllabi, or statement of learning outcomes of the courses will be necessary for the approval process. For purposes of comparison, UMA course descriptions are available online at: http://www.uma.edu/academics/courseguide/.

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen.  To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy.  The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements.  To learn more, visit  www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/

Advising Note:

Students are encouraged to contact their faculty advisor and the Advising Center for academic advising and support services throughout their stay at UMA.