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Academic Advisors. Sharon Lake: lake@sois.uwm.eduTwyla McGhee: twyla@uwm.edu Registration problems and questionsTransfer of Credits, Exemption, and Exception Requests. Academic Advisors. Contact prior to graduationEnsure completed all core courses Audit your program. Faculty Mentor. You
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1. The School of Information Sciences helps students understand the application of technology to the transfer of information. We combine those intellectual and technical skills across disciplines, to prepare information professionals for leadership in a technological and knowledge-based environment for careers in libraries, school media centers, and information systems.
The School of Information Sciences helps students understand the application of technology to the transfer of information. We combine those intellectual and technical skills across disciplines, to prepare information professionals for leadership in a technological and knowledge-based environment for careers in libraries, school media centers, and information systems.
2. Academic Advisors Sharon Lake: lake@sois.uwm.edu
Twyla McGhee: twyla@uwm.edu
Registration problems and questions
Transfer of Credits, Exemption, and Exception Requests
3. Academic Advisors
Contact prior to graduation
Ensure completed all core courses
Audit your program
4. Faculty Mentor You should contact your faculty mentor
Mentors your progress based on your career goals
Assists you in setting up an academic plan and selecting the appropriate electives to take
5. Graduate School Sets Policies & Procedures for the Graduate programs at UWM
If you do not enroll in a spring or fall semester you will need to contact the Graduate School
If you do not enroll in both spring & fall semesters, may have to reapply to Graduate School
Graduate School contact Carol Boers: cboers@uwm.edu
6. PAWS From UWM home page, select PAWS or www.paws.uwm.edu
Sign in using:
ePanther ID
ePanther Password
Same ID and Password for your PantherMail account.
7. ePantherid (if you don’t have one)
Go to www.epantherid.uwm.edu
Activate new ePanther account & password
Change existing ePanther password
Reset forgotten ePanther password
8. Other Help Contact I&MT Help Desk:
Submit an online help form:
www.paws.uwm.edu & click “Help” tab
Call:
Extension 4040 from on campus
(414)229-4040 off campus
Email help@uwm.edu
9. Registration Date/time registration appointment
PAWS
PantherMail
Snail Mail
SOIS – Registration Starts Soon
Register during appointment time
10. PAWS
11. PAWS
12. Registration If course is closed (full)
Fill out “Closed Section Interest Form” (CSIF) in PAWS
Add sections or increase current enrollment capacity
Will receive permission number in PantherMail account
13. PAWS
14. Registration Deadlines and dates for registering, dropping, and withdrawing from semester are your responsibility
http://www3.uwm.edu/des/web/registration
Always refer to online Schedule of Classes/Timetable
http://www.uwm.edu/schedule
15. Core Courses Should take them at the beginning of the program
Minimum of B required (not B-)
Maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in all coursework taken toward degree program
16. Core Courses
501 Foundations of Library and Information Science
511 Organization of Information
571 Information Access and Retrieval
591 Research in Library and Information Science
17. Degree Completion
Must successfully pass:
Comprehensive Exam
Thesis
18. Successfully pass prior to graduation
To take exam and/or apply for graduation, you must be registered for at least one credit hour
Register for exam after fulfilling following criteria:
Have 12 or fewer credit hours remaining in MLIS program
If admitted with deficiency, the deficiency has been cleared
Comprehensive Examination
19. Thesis Option Thesis
Must take at least three credits of thesis coursework – L&I SCI 898 Master’s Thesis
Additional required course
L&I SCI 890 Research Methods
20. Contact Information If you change address, telephone number, or email address:
Make changes in PAWS
Provide SOIS with changes
Important communication between you and the University (and SOIS) is through your PantherMail account
21. PAWS
22. Helpful Resources and Hints PantherMail
Always check your PantherMail
Automatically member of SOIS-GR email list
Emailed important news and information specifically related to SOIS:
New courses, announcements
Registration news, events, etc.
https://panthermail.uwm.edu
23. Helpful Resources and Hints SOIS Website
Packed with great information
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS
SOIS listservs
soisjobs:
Jobs, Internships, Fieldwork Opportunities
soisnews:
News and Events
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/resources/maillist.htm
24. Helpful Resources and Hints SOIS D2L Student Virtual Lounge
For use by all SOIS students
Post discussions
Connect with other students
Important information and announcements
25. Important Websites Graduate Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SLIS/academics/MLIS/mlis_gradfaq.htm
MLIS Core Curriculum
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SLIS/academics/MLIS/mlisnewcore.htm
Schedule of Courses
http://www.uwm.edu/schedule
26. Important Websites MLIS Comprehensive Exam Option
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/academics/MLIS/mlisexam.htm
MLIS Thesis Option
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/academics/MLIS/mlisthesis.htm
General Registration Information
http://www3.uwm.edu/des/web/registration
27. Important Websites Important Registration Dates
http://www4.uwm.edu/current_students/register_course_info/important_dates.cfm
D2L (Desire2Learn)
https://uwm.courses.wisconsin.edu/
PAWS (Panther Access to Web Service)
https://paws.uwm.edu/psp/sa89prod/?cmd=login
28. Important Graduate School Websites
Graduate Student and Faculty Handbook
http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/students/
Graduate School Policies
http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/students/policies/