Off-Campus Courses

Through an arrangement with the Virginia State Council of Higher Education, the School of Library and Information Science currently offers courses taught at three Virginia locations, open only to Virginia residents: George Mason University, Old Dominion University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Independent Study and Practicum are available each semester to students at the Virginia sites. The school also currently offers courses at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. (open only to employees of Library of Congress).

Students must earn at least nine of the 36 semester credit hours on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Independent study and Practicum do not satisfy the nine-hour residency requirement.

The cycles of courses for each program site are provided below.

George Mason University Site

YEAR ONE

Fall

CLSC 551, Organization of Information
CLSC 553, Information Sources and Services
CLSC 608, Introduction to Library Collection Development
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

Spring

CLSC 555, Information Systems in Libraries and Information Centers
CLSC 557, Libraries and Information in Society
CLSC 600-level course
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

YEAR TWO

Fall

CLSC 551, Organization of Information
CLSC 553, Information Sources and Services
CLSC 603, Introduction to Technical Services in Libraries
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

Spring

CLSC 555, Information Systems in Libraries and Information Centers
CLSC 557, Libraries and Information in Society
CLSC 600-level course
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

Virginia Commonwealth University Site

YEAR ONE

Fall

CLSC 551, Organization of Information
CLSC 603, Introduction to Technical Services in Libraries
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

Spring

CLSC 555, Information Systems in Libraries and Information Centers
CLSC 608, Introduction to Library Collection Development
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

YEAR TWO

Fall

CLSC 553, Information Sources and Services
CLSC 606, Cataloging and Classification of Library Materials
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

Spring

CLSC 557, Libraries and Information in Society
CLSC 607, Management of Libraries
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

Old Dominion University Site

YEAR ONE

Fall

CLSC 555, Information Systems in Libraries and Information Centers

Spring

CLSC 553, Information Sources and Services

Summer

CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

YEAR TWO

Fall

CLSC 557, Libraries and Information in Society

Spring

CLSC 608, Introduction to Library Collection Development

Summer

CLSC ___, (600,700, or 800 level course)

YEAR THREE

Fall

CLSC 551, Organization of Information

Spring

CLSC 600-level course

Summer

CLSC ___, (600,700, or 800 level course)

Library of Congress Site

YEAR ONE

Fall

CLSC 553, Information Sources and Services
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

Spring

CLSC 555, Information Systems in Libraries and Information Centers
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

YEAR TWO

Fall

CLSC 551, Organization of Information
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)

Spring

CLSC 557, Libraries and Information in Society
CLSC ___, (600, 700, or 800 level course)