Practice,
Reflection,
Advocacy,
eXcellence,
Inquiry,
Solutions: 
A Pre-Doctoral and Recruitment Program for Tomorrow's Culturally Diverse Information Studies Faculty and Leaders

Application Guidelines

Deadlines and Dates

Information Sessions
3rd session ADDED
October 20th

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APPLICATION GUIDELINES

All applicants must hold a MLS or MLIS degree. To apply to the PRAXIS program, an applicant will apply to the Post-MLS/MLIS at the UCLA Graduate Division web application http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu. The department code is 509, the program or degree to enter is CRT. Supplementary application information should be sent to:

PRAXIS Program Application
(Attention: Susan Abler)
UCLA Department of Information Studies
102B GSE&IS Building, Box 951520
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520

Supplementary application information needed for the PRAXIS program are:

1. statement of purpose. A statement (max. 3 pages) to include responses to the following 3 questions:
• Describe your interest in relation to any of the 5 stated professional issues of PRAXIS. (see "About" page)
• Describe how your participation in PRAXIS will enable you to transform library and information services and education in a multicultural society.
• Describe a research topic or question that you might consider addressing if undertaking doctoral studies.
2. resume
3. three letters of recommendation
4. two official transcripts from academic institutions you have attended beyond secondary school, and
5. official GRE scores, if available (Note: it is not required that the applicant take the GRE for entrance into the PRAXIS Program.

Each applicant will be required to meet with either Dr. Clara Chu or Elizabeth Martinez at some point during the application process.

Applicants to the PRAXIS program who are concurrently applying to the PhD program in Information Studies (admission Fall 2003) or those who may wish to apply once in the PRAXIS program will be required to submit current (taken within the past five years) GRE scores, a new statement of purpose, with the student’s new goals and aspirations as well as evidence of academic/research writing. (for more details, see http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/admissions/index.htm)

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DEADLINES and DATES

• Application deadline: Wednesday, November 13, 2002; 5:00 p.m. (complete application received)
• Admissions decision: Friday, November 22, 2002
• Program begins: Thursday, January 2, 2003
• Program ends: Summer 2003

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INFORMATION SESSIONS
To learn more about the PRAXIS Program and application process, please attend one of our information meetings. If you are attending, please contact Susan Abler abler@gseis.ucla.edu or (310) 825-5269 and let her know which session you will attend.

• Thursday, October 10, 2002; 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
  Location: UCLA Department of Information Studies. Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Building, 300 Charles E. Young Drive North; Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520. Room 121 (note room change)
  Parking is $7 and a reservation can be made by contacting Lydia Doplemore doplemore@gseis.ucla.edu or (310) 206-9393. To pay for your parking sticker, please proceed to any information kiosk on campus.
  For driving instructions, please click on the link to: The Department of Information Studies (UCLA); and click on GSE&IS Building for a campus map.
  ***THIS SESSION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DOCTORAL PROGRAM INFORMATION MEETING http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/news/phd_info_mtg.htm
• Friday, October 18, 2002; 9:30 -11:00 a.m.
  Location: Martinez Books and Art Gallery (Children's Bookstore), 1200 N. Main Street, #100, Santa Ana, California 92701. Contact: Ruben Martinez (714) 973-7900.
  Driving Directions: Take I-5 South, exit 17th St. to Santa Ana. >>>TURN RIGHT onto Penn Way, and then LEFT onto E. 17th St. >>>TURN LEFT onto N MAIN St and drive to 1200.
  ***THIS SESSION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DRMC MEETING
• Sunday, October 20, 2002; 1:00-2:00 p.m. <3rd session - NEW>
  Location: Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles 90071 (map). Conference Center across from the Literature Department on the third floor.
  Parking: available at the 524 South Flower Street Garage. Special validated parking rates are available only during Library service hours. Parking validation is available at the Library Information Desk (first floor), patrons can obtain validation upon presenting a LAPL library card. The validation is a white sticker with the LAPL logo that is affixed to the parking ticket. Saturday - Sunday $1.00 Flat rate.
  ***THIS SESSION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARIANS BLACK CAUCUS - LOS ANGELES CHAPTER MEETING

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