North Carolina Central University

School of Library and Information Sciences
North Carolina Central University
P.O. Box 19586
1801 Fayetteville St
Durham, NC 27707

Phone: 919/530-6485
Fax: 919/530-6402
http://www.nccuslis.org

Admissions	Jacobs, Tysha – Director of Graduate Studies M.I.S., North Carolina Central University 919-530-7320 tjacobs@nccu.edu
Financial Aid	Various scholarships and grants are offered through a variety of organizations: http://www.nccuslis.org/admissions/finaid.htm
Listservs	NCCU SLIS sends out general information to students through its Yahoo! Groups list, nccuslisstudents. You can join the group by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nccuslisstudents/join
Faculty	26 full time equivalent
Distance Education	Yes, the MLS and MIS degrees can be earned entirely online http://www.nccuslis.org/distancelearning/dlearn_int.php Cooperative Distance Education: http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/disted.htm Courses offered at East Carolina University. contact Dr. P. Alston Jones Director of the MLS program at the Department of Librarianship, Educational Technology, and Distance Instruction, East Carolina University Phone: 252-328-6803 or Email: jonesp@mail.ecu.edu
ALA Accredited Degree: (# of credits)	36 credits http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/mlsover.htm There are 6 tracks within the MLS degree: Academic Librarian http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/academic.htm Archives and Records Manager http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/archives.htm Law Librarian http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/law.htm Public Librarian http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/public.htm School Media Coordinator http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/schoolnew.htm Special Librarian http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/special.htm
Masters	Masters in Information Science: http://www.nccuslis.org/distancelearning/dlearn_int.php 36 credits Joint degree: JD/MLS-24 credits in MLS, 88 in JD http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/law.htm MBA/MIS-48 credits total http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/mismba.htm
PhD	no
Certificates	No, only school library media cerfitication
School Library Media Certification	Yes, a School Library Media Program is offered. http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/schoolnew.htm Students that already hold an MLS degree and seek certification for school library media may do so by completing 12 credits at the school along with several other requirements: http://www.nccuslis.org/programs/certif.htm
Post-Masters	no
Continuing Ed	Yes, various programs and conferences are offered through continuing ed. http://www.nccuslis.org/conted/conted.php
Tuition	On Campus: Resident: $715/credit (including all fees) Non-Resident: $1943/credit (including all fees) Distance: Resident: $153/credit (including all fees) Non-Resident: $634/credit (including all fees)
Internships	Practicum: http://www.nccuslis.org/courses/outlines/lsis5620.htm Contact: Cheryl Reddish 919-530-6415 creddish@nccu.edu
Mentor Programs	no

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