Resources for Current Students

Masters of Library Science, MLS

Curriculum Planning Resources

The following links are for the Plan of Study Template. Choose the one for the year that you were admitted.

2024-2025 MLS Plan of Study Template
2023-2024 MLS Plan of Study Template

2024-2027 3-Year Planning Matrix

Student Handbook and Policies

2023-2024 Student Handbook
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

LIS Student Forms

The following forms are the most common forms accessed by students in the program. These forms can be found on the UCM website, and are linked here for your convenience:

Scholarship Finder
Late Withdrawal Petition
Graduate Studies Appeals (enrollment overload, extension of 8-year rule, course repeat)
Graduate Student Scholarly Travel Fund

Intent to Graduate Forms (complete both)

Intent to Graduate (submit this to the LIS program)
Apply to UCM to Graduate (submit this official form to UCM)

Student Organizations

SOLIS

The Student Organization of Library and Information Services (SOLIS) is the ALA Student Chapter at UCM. SOLIS is free for current students and offers several events throughout the year. SOLIS is accessible on several online platforms:

For questions about SOLIS, please contact the faculty advisor, Dr. Jenna Kammer, jkammer@ucmo.edu.

Beta Beta Pi

Beta Beta Pi is a chapter of the Beta Phi Mu (the international honor society for the LIS professions) at the University of Central Missouri. Members of Beta Beta Pi are invited in their last semester of their degree program by faculty based on academic achievement, service to the program, and service to the profession. The Beta Beta Pi Chapter is available on Facebook. For questions about Beta Beta Pi, please contact the faculty advisor, Dr. Amanda Harrison, aeharrison@ucmo.edu.