Have you considered a career as a librarian or information professional? Or perhaps you having been working in a library and are ready to take the next step in your career? At the University of Kentucky’s School of Information Science, we offer courses to help you grow as a public, academic, school or even health sciences librarian. There are only a number of library schools with ALA-accredited (**continued accreditation) programs, and a few still that offer the Master’s in Library Science (MLS, MSLS, etc.) fully online. Graduate students in the Library & Information Science (LIS) program at UK SIS have the opportunity to earn their degree online and in as little as 36 credit hours. We pride ourselves on offering unique opportunities to our graduate students, including:
As part of the iSchool for the University of Kentucky, we’re committed to growing the information field.
We offer concentration areas in:
*The School Librarian Program allows for concurrent school media certification/rank change. See here for more details.
"Fabulous program that has prepared me well for my career as a librarian."
Alumna, Corrections Librarian for the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Students are admitted for fall, summer, and spring semesters. Students pursuing the degree will apply to the Graduate School for admission to the Library Science MS degree program. There is no preferred undergraduate degree program.
Admission to the Library Science MS degree program requires 1) a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; 2) a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on any prior undergraduate or graduate work, in both cases on a scale with A = 4.0; 3) a resume/CV; 4) a personal statement; and 5) three letters of recommendation.
Applicants for whom English is not the native language must achieve a TOEFL score of 550 for the paper-based test (213 for computer-based test or 79 for the internet-based test).
The GRE is not required for admission to this program.
College of Communication and Information
School of Information Science
320 Lucille Little Fine Arts Library
Lexington, KY 40506-0224
859-218-0956