School of Library and Information Science
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Statistical Reporting
1) Enrollment, Retention, MLIS Degrees Awarded
Year |
Grad/UG Enrollment* |
Retention** |
MLIS Degrees Awarded*** |
2023 |
291/142 |
94% | 125 |
2022 |
282/105 |
88% | 87 |
2021 |
313/125 |
92% | 67 |
2020 |
265/114 |
90% | 49 |
2019 |
185/112 |
85% | 54 |
2018 |
158/74 |
85% | 41 |
2017 |
142/66 |
89% |
44 |
2016 |
133/64 |
88% |
36 |
2015 |
103/43 |
80% |
40 |
2014 |
128/43 |
70% |
63 |
* Southern Miss Institutional Research (Spring 2018)
*** IHL Degree Books: 2014.pdf, 2015.pdf, 2016.pdf, 2017.pdf, 2018.pdf, 2019.pdf, 2020.pdf, 2021.pdf, 2022.pdf, 2023.pdf
2) Average Time to Degree Completion
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Full-time students: 2.6 years
- Part-time students: 3.3 years
3) Percentage of Graduates w/Positions Relevant to Degree within 12 months of Degree Completion
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2014-2023 - 95%
table_1.1_usm_ehs_slis_mission_values_goals.pdf
Table 1.3 Relation of SLIS Educational Goals, Course Objectives, SLOs to ALA Competencies, COA Standards
table_1.3_alacompetencies_slisgoals_standards_i-2.pdf
Table 1.5 Relation of Archival Certificate Course Objectives, SLOs to SAA Standards
table_1.5_archival_course_slos_vs_saa_curriculum_standards.pdf
Table 1.6 Relation of Youth Service Certificate Course Objectives, SLOs to Professional Competencies
table_1.6_youth-certif_yalsa_competencies.pdf
Table 1.7 Relation of MLIS with Licensure Emphasis Course Objectives and SLOs to AASL Standards
table_1.7_mlis_licensure_courses_vs_aasl-standards.pdf
Survey: Technology Coverage in the Curriculum, 2009, 2018