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Statement on the Terminal Professional Degree for Academic Librarians

Approved as policy by the Board of Directors of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, on January 23, 1975. Reaffirmed by the ACRL Board of Directors, June, 2001 and June, 2007.

The master's degree in library science from a library school program accredited by the American Library Association is the appropriate terminal professional degree for academic librarians.