School Library Media Specialist certification (SLMS) is offered through the Master of Information program and the School Librarianship concentration (ranked #1 nationally).

If you are seeking the Master of Information, Library and Information Science concentration or School Librarianship concentration, follow the information in this section to determine what is relevant to your academic and career goals.

Transfer Form, Scholarship Application, MI Individual Study Form, School Library Certification Forms

The Master of Information (MI) program prepares you for a broad range of career trajectories. There are two types of SCI MI internships: school library field experience and all others, including public, academic, and special libraries and archives.

The Rutgers MI program offers concentrations that help you focus on your career goals as well as the opportunity to design your own pathway.

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Rutgers’ Master of Information (MI) program is competitive, requires 36 credits and must be completed within three years.

Communication majors have the option to work closely with professors doing either a Communication Independent Study or Research in Communication.