All students must complete INFO 285 (Research Methods) before graduating. INFO 285 (Research Methods) will be offered with different areas of focus. Students may select any area of focus.

If a student has taken and passed a graduate level-research methods course within the last 5 years from the start date of the MLIS program  (as documented by an official transcript and showing a  B grade), the student can petition the Coordinator of Admissions and Academic Advising to waive the INFO 285 requirement. Please send a PDF copy of your transcript to the Graduate Coordinator as an attachment.

A waiver, if granted, does not reduce the total units required for the MLIS degree. It simply means that you are not required to take INFO 285 as one of your MLIS classes.

Please send an electronic copy of the transcript (scanned as a pdf file) to the Graduate Coordinator.

Note: If a waiver is approved it will not be reflected in My Progress  or MyPlanner in my.sjsu.edu. INFO 285 will remain on the My Progress list. We will note it when we submit your candidacy form.