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Advanced Certificate Requirements for Current iSchool Students

Current students at the San José State University (SJSU) School of Information (iSchool) who are in Special Session have the unique opportunity to earn both a master's degree and advanced certificate concurrently. They can apply the required courses (nine units) for the advanced certificate toward their program requirements for the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) or Master of Archives and Records Administration (MARA) program. Starting from spring 2016, students completing both the master's degree and advanced certificate programs will receive a diploma and certificate from San José State University. Learn about one of our MLIS and Digital Certificate graduates.


The Advanced Certificate in Strategic Management of Digital Assets and Services is only available to Special Session students enrolled in the SJSU iSchool's MLIS or MARA program. There are no additional admissions applications or program fees for current MLIS or MARA students who also want to earn an advanced certificate. Please note students enrolled in other SJSU iSchool programs or in Regular Session are not eligible to earn the advanced certificate. However, Regular Session students who would like to take advantage of this opportunity may switch to Special Session once they have completed 19 units in their degree program. Information about the advanced certificate program for non-iSchool students can be found on this web page.

Program Requirements and When to Complete the Audit Form

In order to graduate with both a master's degree and the advanced certificate, current SJSU iSchool students must meet the following requirements, in order: Students who do NOT pass the MLIS or MARA e-portfolio culminating course, but successfully complete the advanced certificate courses, are required to build a WordPress digital portfolio, in order to earn the Advanced Certificate in Strategic Management of Digital Assets and Services.

In the digital portfolio, students address the two overarching program learning outcomes and how they meet the criteria, as outlined below:

As part of the process of meeting the criteria, students:

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