Admission Requirements
Students are admitted to the MLS program by the Graduate Liberal Studies Committee of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. To be considered for admission, students must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and must have obtained an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.
A student whose native language is not English must have a minimum TOEFL score of 560 (standard grading) or 220 (computer graded). The recommended TOEFL score is 600 (standard grading) or 250 (computer graded).
Exceptions to these requirements may be made at the discretion of the MLS faculty.
Admission Procedures
All students wishing to enter the program should contact the Director prior to submitting an application.
- Students applying for admission to the program must submit the following materials by the appropriate deadline (see below).
- Completed application form, obtained from the program secretary.
- A personal essay, of about 400 - 600 words, explaining why you are applying.
- Three letters of reference.
- Transcripts of all previous undergraduate study.
- Application fee.
Application Deadlines
Students may be admitted to the MLS program to begin in either the fall or spring semester. All admission decisions are made by the MLS Faculty Admissions Committee. The committee meets to review applications 3 times each year. The deadlines for submitting completed applications for review by the committee are as follows:
March 31 Early admission, fall semester
August 1 Final admission, fall semester
October 31 Admission, spring semester
Students wishing to enter in the fall are strongly encouraged to submit their materials by the March 31 early admission deadline to assure there will be an opening in the program. Students are also advised to give reference letter writers at least two to four weeks notice so that their letters will arrive prior to the deadline. Applications that are not completed by a given deadline will not be considered until the next deadline; this may delay admissions by one semester.
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