Fall 2023 Graduate Registration Information

Some courses are restricted to iSchool students in particular programs during certain periods or always. Our restrictions for the upcoming term are listed below, and these may change each term. Restrictions for a particular course or section may also be found in the Course Explorer each semester. These are subject to change without notice, though we will try to keep it updated. Restrictions for a particular course or section can also be found in the Course Explorer, and also within the course’s info within Enhanced Registration.

The removal of restrictions does not guarantee available space in a course. If there are no available seats, try to find another section. Also, the removal of restrictions is a manual process that must be done section-by-section. Therefore it is impossible to state at exactly what time restrictions will be changed/removed on the given dates. We will typically try to get them done before 12pm on the given day, but it may take longer depending on other factors.

Courses that are controlled by our department and cross-listed with other departments (such as IS/INFO, etc.) will only note the IS-side restrictions below. Seats in the non-IS sections are typically restricted per an agreement with that department, for their own students. Students in non-IS majors should consult with their advisors if they have difficulty getting a seat in such a course.

Some courses that use the IS rubric are not controlled by our department. Such courses will simply say “See [other course]” instead of having a description in the Course Explorer.

Level Restrictions Apply:
IS 100-300 Level Courses: Undergraduates Only
*300-level Sophomore or above (by completed credit hours)
IS 400 Level Courses: Separate Undergraduate & Graduate Sections
*400-level Juniors or above
IS 500 Level Courses: Graduates Only

Graduate Courses

CourseTitleProgram-Based & Other RestrictionsSeats HeldRestriction Release Date
IS 400
AC, OA, OA1
ColloquiumInformation Sciences Graduate Students (Always Restricted)Always Restricted
IS 401
ACG
Introduction to Network Information SystemsInformation Sciences Graduate Students??????????
IS 403
OAG, OBG
Children’s MaterialsInformation Sciences Graduate StudentsSome seats held for specific programs until Aug. 1 by noon
IS 407
ACG, OAG
Introduction to Data ScienceInformation Sciences Graduate Students
IS 409Web Technologies & TechniquesInformation Sciences Graduate Students
IS 410StorytellingInformation Sciences Graduate StudentsSome seats held for specific programs until Aug. 1 by noon
IS 413
OAG
Teen MaterialsInformation Sciences Graduate StudentsSome seats held for specific programs until Sept. 1 by noon
IS 418Community Engagement
IS 419Entrepreneurial Information Technology Design
IS 420Community Informatics
IS 423Early LiteracySome seats held for specific programs until Aug. 1 by noon
IS 430Foundations of Information ProcessingRestricted to Library & Information Sciences (MSLIS) Graduate Students initially

**MSIM students wanting approval
to take this course should email, msim-advising@illinois.edu.
IS 445Data VisualizationSome seats held for specific programs until Aug. 1 by noon
IS 446Systems Analysis and Design
IS 453Information Books and Resources for YouthSome seats held for specific programs until Aug. 1 by noon
IS 455Database Design and PrototypingSome seats held for specific programs until Aug. 1 by noon
IS 457Data StorytellingSome seats held for specific programs until Aug. 1 by noon
IS 467Ethics and Policy for Data Science
IS 471Instructional Strategies and Techniques for Information ProfessionalsSome seats held for specific programs until Aug. 1 by noon
IS 477Data Management, Curation & Reproducibility
IS 490
SLP
Professional Skills in School Librarianship
(Topics in Info Foundations)
Special Approval Required (Email Ruth)
IS 491
AAL
Asian American Youth Literature
(
Topics in Information Services)
IS 494
MP4
Making Information Policy
(Topics in Management, Ethics & Policy)
IS 497
DAG & DOG
Database Admin & Scaling (Topics in Data Analytics & Data Science)
IS 500Introduction to the iSchoolNew MSIM Information Management (MSIM) Graduate Students (Always)Always Restricted
IS 501Reference and Information Services
IS 503History of Children’s Lit
IS 504Sociotechnical Information SystemsRestricted to Library & Information Sciences (MSLIS) Graduate StudentsAll: Aug. 14 by noon
IS 505Information Organization and AccessRestricted to Information Management (MSIM) Graduate StudentsAll: Aug. 14 by noon
IS 507Data, Statistical Models and InformationRestricted to Information Management (MSIM) Graduate StudentsAll: Aug. 14 by noon
IS 509History and Foundations of Information Science
IS 510Libraries, Information and SocietyRestricted to Library & Information Sciences (MSLIS) Graduate StudentsAll: Aug. 14 by noon
IS 514Applied Business Research
IS 515Information ModelingRestricted to Information Management (MSIM) Graduate Students All: Aug. 14 by noon
IS 517Methods of Data Science
IS 523Preserving Info Resources
IS 524Data GovernanceSome seats held for specific program
IS 525Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
IS 529Doctoral ProSeminar
IS 530Collection Development
IS 532School Library ManagementSome seats held for specific programs
IS 534Information Consulting
IS 537Theory & Practice of Data Cleaning
IS 542Research and Inquiry for YouthSome seats held for specific programs
IS 543Digital Preservation
IS 544Administration & Management of Libraries and Information Centers
IS 549Practicum
IS 551Youth Services LibrarianshipSome seats held for specific programs
IS 560Social Science Research in Library and Information Science
IS 562Administration and Use of Archival Materials
IS 563Advanced Topics in Literature, Media and Materials
IS 567Text Mining
IS 569Internship
IS 571Advanced Topics in Use and Users of Information
IS 573Advanced Topics in Collections
IS 575Metadata in Theory & Practice
IS 577Data Mining
IS 578Seminar in Research Methods
IS 579Guided Research Experience
IS 581Advanced Topics in Youth Services
IS 582Advanced Topics in Librarianship
IS 583Advanced Topics in Book History
IS 584Advanced Topics in Ethics and Privacy
IS 585Bibliographic Metadata
IS 586Usability Engineering
IS 589Independent Study
IS 591Advanced Topics in Information Services
IS 592Advanced Topics In Information Organizations
IS 593Advanced Topics in Preservation & Tech Services
IS 594Advanced Topics in Management and Policy
IS 595Advanced Topics in Organization & Representation
IS 596Advanced Topics in Human-Centered Design & Systems
IS 597Advanced Topics in Data Analytics & Data Science
IS 599Thesis Research