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Dominican University and College of DuPage (COD) offer a partnership program allowing students to complete a Library Technical Assistant certificate (LTA) or associate's degree at COD, then transfer to Dominican to complete a bachelor's degree and Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), all in as little as five years. The program allows students interested in careers in library and information science to become highly qualified regardless of their current education level.


Course of Study 

COD students pursuing an LTA certificate can transfer up to 16 semester hours of coursework as elective credit toward a bachelor’s degree in one of the 50 majors offered by Dominican's Rosary College of Arts and Sciences. Taking advantage of Dominican's accelerated BA/BS-MLIS program, students can take two master’s degree-level classes during the senior year of their bachelor’s degree program and complete the remaining 10 MLIS courses in one year. In addition, LTA holders are eligible to receive a 50% discount on four of the six required core MLIS courses in Dominican's School of Information Studies.

Working closely with faculty who bring years of experience in libraries and information centers to their teaching, graduates will be well prepared to join Dominican's network of alumni already working in leadership roles in libraries and information centers.

School of Information Studies

Preparing students to meet the diverse and quickly changing needs of the information age.

College of DuPage

College of DuPage's Library and Information Technology (LTA) program has trained many of the technical staff working in the Chicago area's libraries and information centers. Its LTA certificate is a rigorous nine-course, 31-credit program introducing students to many of the technical skills needed to work in today's modern libraries and information centers. The Associate in Applied Science option requires two more library technology courses as well as nine credits of electives and 18 to 22 additional credits of general education.

For information on applying to College of DuPage or to learn more about the Library and Information Technology program, visit cod.edu/lta or contact Amanda Musacchio, coordinator of the LTA program. Current COD students interested in transferring to Dominican University should visit Transfer Students or contact Dominican's Office of Undergraduate Admission at domadmis@dom.edu.

Accreditation

The Master of Library and Information Science program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association (ALA). On January 20, 2023, ALA's Committee on Accreditation voted to continue the Dominican MLIS's full accreditation status for another seven-year term. The next comprehensive review will take place in 2029. 


Chicago's Only iSchool

Dominican University is also a member of the iSchools consortium, dedicated to advancing the information field. As Chicago’s only iSchool, Dominican’s School of Information Studies has long been a presence on Chicago’s higher education landscape, first offering library science programs in the 1930s. See what sets us apart.

For more information,
please contact:

Office of Graduate Admission
Enrollment Management
gradinfo@dom.edu

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