Special Procedures for Students Whose Language of Nurture is not English:

Students whose language of nurture is not English must have a command of oral and written English adequate for graduate work. All applicants to Graduate Studies at UNO whose language of nurture is not English must present a score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) along with their application.

Automatic waivers from this policy are granted for persons who already have received a baccalaureate or equivalent degree from an English-speaking institution of higher education in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, English-speaking Africa, Australia, Ireland or New Zealand.

While programs may require a higher score, the UNO Graduate Council has set a minimum score for admission to graduate studies of 500 (or 173 for students completing a computer-based TOEFL) for all who must present a TOEFL score, with no exemptions to this policy.

Non-immigrant applicants must contact the Office of International Studies concerning the filing of required financial documents and obtaining an International Student Application form.

All credentials sent to the Office of International Studies must be accompanied by an English language translation for all documents not written in English.

The above requirements are in addition to any requirements established by any individual Graduate Program Committees.

GRE/GMAT/MAT:

The scores on nationally recognized aptitude or advanced knowledge tests are used by some Graduate Program Committees to provide evidence of an applicant's potential to perform at the graduate level and to provide guidance in the development of an appropriate plan of study for each student admitted to the degree program. The UNO Graduate Faculty recognize the following tests, subject to department/school selection, for this purpose: the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

A student with Unclassified or Non-degree status is not required to submit scores from the GRE, GMAT or MAT tests. Admission requirements for each degree program are determined by the cognizant Graduate Program Committee.

The following graduate programs require that a score on the indicated standardized test(s) must be on file prior to admission:

• Theatre - GRE General Aptitude or MAT

• Communication
• Economics
  (Students are encouraged, however, to include test scores as supporting evidence when applying.)
• Educational Administration and Supervision - MS and EdS programs
Health, Physical Education and Recreation
• History
• MAT (Mathematics for Teachers)
• Mathematics
• Music
• Teacher Education
• Urban Studies