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Graduation Information
Deadlines for Submission of TWU SLIS Final Exam Portfolios to TWU SLIS Office:
- Fall Semester: Date to be announced
- Spring Semester: Date to be announced
- Summer Semester: Date to be announced
Students must meet all deadlines in order to graduate. For assistance and advisement, students should consult their academic advisors or deans. For additional information, consult the Graduate School publication, Guide to Preparation and Processing of Dissertations, Theses, and Professional Papers available on the Graduate School website, http://www.twu.edu/gradschool. All students should request a Graduate Packet from the Graduate School. To request a packet, please visit ACT 2, call 940-898-3415, or e-mail gradschool@twu.edu.
Commencement information will be sent to students participating in the ceremony by the Registrar, 940-898-3036, three to six weeks prior to graduation.
Diplomas are mailed approximately ten weeks after graduation.
Regalia - Students participating in the Denton ceremony may order regalia/announcements from Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 940/898-3103, in the TWU Student Center, early in the semester. Students in the Houston ceremony may order from Majors Books, Houston campus, 713/794-2338.
If you wish to continue your studies at TWU following your graduation, be sure to submit a new application through the Office of Student Records Processing, ACT 7, 940-898-3076.
Graduation Packets for Coursework, Professional Paper, Thesis, or Dissertation including the following required forms/booklets are available in the Graduate School.
*Application for Graduation: This Scantron form is filed with the $15.50 diploma fee in the Graduate School. The application is required for all graduating candidates; it must specify the exact name and degree which are to appear on the diploma and be filed in the Graduate School no later than the published deadline. If the deadline is not met, another Application for Graduation and an additional $15.50 must be submitted no later than for the published deadline for the next semester.
*Data for Commencement Program: The information supplied on this form will be entered on the Commencement Program. Therefore, all information must be correct and complete. Please print your name exactly as you did on your Application for Graduation. All students, including those who do not plan to participate in a commencement ceremony, are required to complete and file this form in the Graduate School.
*Certification of Final Examination: Upon completion of coursework, the dissertation/thesis defense, and/or final examination (oral or written), the student's committee will sign this form and send it to the Graduate School to record the result of the examination or defense.
*Microfilm/Copyright Booklet (Publishing Your Thesis/Dissertation): This booklet concerns microfilming of theses/dissertations by ProQuest. Microfilming is required for all theses and dissertations; therefore, the form entitled "Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation Agreement Form" in the booklet must be completed by every student submitting a thesis or dissertation. Copyrighting is optional. Fees will be assessed when the paper is filed at the Graduate School.
*Thesis/Dissertation Fee Form: This form is required for all candidates submitting a thesis or dissertation. The top section must be filled out by the student. The bottom section is completed and calculated in the Graduate School upon submission of the paper.
*Survey of Earned Doctorates (for Doctoral Candidates ONLY): In cooperation with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), The Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, and other graduate schools, this survey form is distributed annually to all graduates who have completed requirements for their doctoral degrees. The information provided on this form becomes part of the Doctorate Records File maintained by NORC.
*Professional Vita: All doctoral students must file two copies of a professional vita.
Address and/or Name Changes: Students should notify the Registrar's Office directly at (940) 898-3036 of any change in address or name. In the event a diploma is not deliverable due to an incorrect address, a student may request a duplicate through the Registrar's Office.
Career and Employment Services: Students should register with this office, HDB 200, regardless of whether or not they are conducting a job search.
TWU Graduate School, PO Box 425649, Denton TX 76204
304 Administration Dr. (ACT 2) Denton TX 76201
940/898-3415 FAX: 940/898-3412
Email: gradschool@twu.edu
*These documents must be filed in the Graduate Office by the appropriate deadlines.
Final Exam/Portfolio
The Final Examination policy requires M.L.S. students to complete their studies by taking a final examination in the last semester of enrollment for the M.L.S.
The Final Exam comprises submission of a professional portfolio, to be read by the faculty acting together as an examining committee. The portfolio must include:
- a complete expanded resume and sample work products
- a written professional agenda
- a plan for continuing professional development
The faculty believes that in preparing this portfolio of documents, individuals emerging from the status of student to that of librarian will be able to determine a focus for active careers in the information professions.
Such a process advances the School's goals of preparing students with the necessary competencies in order to balance theory and practice, emphasizing by word and act the significance of contributions to the information professions, and recognizing the need and importance of continuing education. Specifically, the portfolio should provide focus and emphasis on all three goals by highlighting what the student has accomplished so far and proof of such accomplishment, what contributions the student intends to make to the profession, and how the student plans to realize those contributions via continuing development.
Examinations will be due during Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Precise dates will be posted for each term. Faculty acting as a committee of the whole will grade the exams as pass/fail. Students who fail the final exam will do so because they produce portfolios that were incomplete, poorly packaged, poorly written, or lacked inter-document consistency or appropriate examples of work products. Failing students may submit new documents within two weeks for a second reading. A student must be enrolled for credit in some course in the semester in which she or he takes the Final Exam. The final exam is taken in the last semester of academic work.
Part I - Professional Employment
Produce a professional resume, and provide samples of professional work products.
Expanded Professional Resume
Prepare an expanded resume that would be suitable for a variety of professional purposes, including (but not limited to) such situations as an application for a position, inclusion in a grant proposal, or inclusion in an institutional accreditation report. An expanded resume details professional credentials, education, and professional experience and is truthful, current, and carefully produced.
Professional Work Products
Attach documents that represent concrete examples of your professional skills and abilities. For example, if you instituted a successful library program or designed a library webpage, provide evidence of such accomplishment as proof of your skill level. If you are moving from student to professional, use course produced research or projects to serve as examples of your work.
Part II - Professional Agenda
Construct an essay describing your professional goals for the next five years and prepare a slate of contributions you intend to make to your profession and the community it serves. Each item on the agenda should include a discussion of the relevant professional issues, problems, and opportunities on which you intend to focus your work.
Part III - Continuing Professional Development
Formulate a plan for your continuing professional development and include goals with measurable objectives to accomplish in your next five years of your professional career. The contributions you emphasize in your professional agenda must be supported here by realistic and achievable strategies. The plan may include a resource portfolio of available professional development resources.
Addresses for Texas Woman's University, School of Library and Information Studies Office:
- Hand Delivery: Stoddard Hall 404, TWU Denton Campus
- P.O. Box 425438, Denton, TX 76204-5438
- Street Address: 304 Administration Drive, Denton, TX 76201
- UPS: 1200 Frame Street, Denton, TX 76209
Please allow sufficient time, including for traffic tieups on I-35, so that your final exam will arrive at the TWU SLIS Office in a timely fashion.
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