Based on the research on archival curriculum of American top 10 iSchools, the paper analyzes the characteristics of their archival curriculum in terms of the curriculum contents, teaching methods, curriculum systems and curriculum policies. Focusing on the common problems of Chinese archival curriculum, such as lack of innovation, insufficient development of interdisciplinary professional curriculum resources, the absence of the idea about sharing and constructing professional curriculum resources together, lack of practical courses, lack of elective courses and the poor relevance between the curriculum provision and educational objectives, this paper discusses the enlightenment of American iSchools’ experience to Chinese archival curriculum construction in terms of curriculum content construction, teaching methods reformation, curriculum system arrangements and curriculum policy construction.