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Applications for the major in information science (BSIS) are now being accepted for the Fall 2008 semester. To apply for admission, students must fill out and return an application form (in MS Word) by Feb. 29, 2008.

Pre-Admission Preparation for the Major

The School of Information and Library Science does not admit undergraduates directly. You must already be enrolled at the University of North Carolina before applying to SILS.

Admission to the School of Information and Library Science

Undergraduate students who have completed at least the first semester of their sophomore year may apply for admission to either the major or minor program.

Participation is limited, and admission is competitive.

Criteria for admission include the candidate's academic record, work and extracurricular experience, and substantive thinking about the role of information in society (and, for applicants to the minor, in his or her major field). Candidates from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds are sought for the minor. Level of prior computer experience is not a criterion for admission to the minor.

The deadline for applications for Fall 2008 is Feb. 29, 2008. To apply for admission to the BSIS Major program, To apply for admission, students must fill out and return an application form (in MS Word). To apply for admission to the IS Minor program, students must fill out an application form (in MS Word). Attach your saved application form and the following items in an e-mail message (PDF preferred; Word documents are acceptable) to ismajor@ils.unc.edu:

A current résumé, including information about work experience and/or extracurricular activities
A brief essay (100-300 words), discussing the role of information (its creation, communication, storage, and/or transmission) in a particular application area or in society at large, and the candidate's reason(s) for pursuing the major in information science

APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED THROUGH E-MAIL. NO PAPER APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED.

Questions can be addressed to the Undergraduate Student Services Manager, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 100 Manning Hall, CB #3360; by sending e-mail to ismajor@ils.unc.edu; or by calling 919/962-7601.