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Pratt Institute

School of Information and Library Science
Pratt Manhattan Center
144 W. 14th Street, 6th floor
New York, NY 10011-7301

Phone: 212-647-7682
Fax: 212-367-2492
infosils@pratt.edu
http://www.pratt.edu/sils

Admissions Claire Moore
infosils@pratt.edu
(212) 647-7682
Financial Aid Sonya Chestnut
schestnu@pratt.edu
(212) 647-7788
Faculty 7 full time equivalent; 39 adjuncts
Distance Education No
ALA Accredited Degree (# credits) 36 credit hours
Masters Offer a dual degree: MILS & History of Art & Design
The MSLIS and MS/ HAD require 30 credits each for a total of 60 credits.
Joint-degree Program with Brooklyn Law School M.S. LIS/J.D
Requires 86 credits in Law.

PhD no
Certificates Offers two certificate programs: Archives, Museum Libraries-must have an MLIS to pursue these certificates
Each program requires four 3-credit courses for a total of 12 credits.

http://pratt.edu/~infosils/archivescertificate.html
http://pratt.edu/~infosils/museum-libraries-certificate.html

School Library Media Program/Certification Yes, http://pratt.edu/%7Einfosils/lms.html
M.S.L.I.S. with Library Media Specialist Certification
Advanced Certificate in Library Media Specialist

Post-Masters See above Post-Masters Certificate Programs in Museum Libraries and Archives.
Continuing Ed Institute has a professional studies program-students can audit courses if available-must have an MLS to do so.
Internships Offer a practicum seminar in which students learn from 100 hours of on site work.
http://pratt.edu/%7Einfosils/practicum.html
Offer a fellowship program as well-supports field experience through practicums and research.
http://pratt.edu/%7Einfosils/sils-fellows.html

Mentor Programs No
Additional Programs Offer a program in Rare Books and Special Collections.
http://pratt.edu/%7Einfosils/rare-books.html

Offer a Literacy, Education & Outreach Program-Interdisciplinary faculty in Information Sciences and Education
For those interested in children or young adult libraianship.
http://pratt.edu/%7Einfosils/leo.html

Student Organizations:
http://pratt.edu/%7Einfosils/sils-fellows.html


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