SLIS Application Checklist

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We're glad you have decided to apply to the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science!

If you have any questions about your application,
email us at slis_student_services@gwm.sc.edu or
call us toll-free at 1-800-304-3153

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1. Graduate School Application including $40 application fee This form must be completed and submitted electronically to the USC Graduate School.

2. Two Letters of Recommendation These letters must be from professors or supervisors. If you have any questions concerning this requirement, please give us a call and we will advise you. Print the Letter of Recommendation forms, and give them to people you have selected to be your references. These must be mailed to: Graduate School, 901 Sumter Street #304, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, or submitted by fax: (803) 777-2972.

3. Transcripts Official transcripts must be sent directly from all institutions of higher education attended to the USC Graduate School. Transcript Order Form

4. Official Test Score Reports Scores are accepted for either the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). Official scores must be reported directly from the respective testing service to the USC Graduate School. Information about the GRE Students may contact the main office at 866-473-4373 in Princeton NJ. Outside the US and Canada, 1-609-771-7670 http://www.gre.org/ttindex.html Information about the MAT Students may contact the main office - The Psychological Corporation at 1-800-2118378 milleranalogies.com International students whose native language is not English must also submit an official score report from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Information about the TOEFL Students may contact the main office inside the US and Canada at 1-877-863-3546. Outside the US - 1-609-771-7100 www.toefl.org

5. Supplemental Information Form A completed Supplemental Information Form is required to provide us with knowledge of your experience and your interests. This form also includes a statement of purpose. This form may be mailed directly to the School of Library and Information Science, Davis 102, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 or faxed to (803)777-0457.

6. Immunization Form An Immunization Form is required for all new and enrolled students, including cohort students. Mail the completed form to the Immunization Coordinator, Thomson Student Health Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. If you have any questions about the form call (803) 777-7026 or email immunize@gwm.sc.edu..