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Library and Information Science BS Semester Guide

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Freshmen

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. OR
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
Directed Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
Natural Science 4 hrs.
LIS 201 - Introduction to Information Literacy 3 hrs.
Directed Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

Natural Science 4 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. OR
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.
or higher level MAT course
Directed Electives 6 hrs.

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

2nd semester (13 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
Directed Electives 7 hrs.

Select 1:

PSY 231 - Psychology of Personal Adjustment 3 hrs.
PSY 270 - Child Psychology 3 hrs.
PSY 275 - Developmental Psychology 3 hrs.
PSY 372 - Adolescent Psychology 3 hrs.
PSY 374 - Educational Psychology 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

APT 380 - Organizational Communication 3 hrs. OR
ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs.
LIS 401 - Reference and Information Services 3 hrs.
LIS 405 - Cataloging and Classification 3 hrs.
LIS 417 - Literature and Related Media for Children 3 hrs. OR
LIS 418 - Literature and Related Media for Young Adults 3 hrs.
Directed Elective 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

LIS 408 - School Libraries 3 hrs.
LIS 411 - Development of Library Collection 3 hrs.
LIS Elective 3 hrs.
Directed Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

LIS 416 - Technology in the School Library 3 hrs.
LIS 457 - Information Technology and Libraries 3 hrs.
LIS 458 - Web Design and Evaluation 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

LIS 415 - Rural and Small Libraries 3 hrs.
LIS 440 - Information Ethics 3 hrs. OR
LIS 445 - Information Needs of Underserved Populations 3 hrs.
LIS Electives 6 hrs.
Directed Elective 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

LIS 489 - Library Practicum 1-4 hrs. Arr. (3 hrs. required)
LIS 491 - Library Instruction 3 hrs.
Directed Electives 6 hrs.
LIS Elective 3 hrs.

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