A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Library and Information Science (PhD)
- Credential class
- ceterms:DoctoralDegree
- CIP
- 54.0104
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Through a combination of required and elective courses, independent study, workshops, and guided experiences, the Ph.D. in Library and Information Science (LIS) prepares students for lifelong activity in research, scholarship, teaching, and service. Students work closely with faculty, academic advisors, and the Committee on Doctoral Studies as they progress through their degree program. Reviews of progress as evidenced by coursework taken, research outputs, teaching and service activities, are conducted annually. The SLIS Ph.D. program is an outstanding program consisting of students who form a cohesive and collaborative cohort, and who are nurtured from the start of their course enrollment through the completion of their dissertation and the degree.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167783
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167783_624e70ab
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Degree Requirements
6 items
- As published: “LIS 620”
- As published: “LIS 621”
- As published: “LIS 642”
- As published: “SW 654”
- As published: “SW 671”
- As published: “LIS 699”
Source. Simmons University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://simmons.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2026-2027/graduate-course-catalog/programs-of-study/school-of-library-and-information-science/library-and-information-science-phd. Captured page pages/0080.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.