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Program Deadlines


Doctoral and Master's Degree Programs

Listed below are all advanced degree programs offered at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and their deadline dates. These dates may change as determined by the departments/schools. To be considered for admission, an official transcript is required from each academic institution previously attended. Please note many programs have additional application requirements. Please contact the individual department for those requirements.

Program Fall Deadline Spring Deadline Summer Deadline
Accounting May 1 December 1 May 1
Athletic Training N/A N/A February 1
Biology February 15 October 15 February 15
Business Administration July 1 November 1 April 1
Executive Master of Business Administration Consult with department N/A N/A
Communication March 1 October 1 N/A
Computer Science February 1st(if requesting Financial Aid)
July 1(without Financial Aid)
September 1st(if requesting Financial Aid)
November 1(without Financial Aid)
March 1(no financial aid)
Counseling March 1 October 1 March 1
Criminology & Criminal Justice MA/MS August 1
PhD February 1
December 15 May 1
Economics July 1 December 15 April 15
Educational Administration August 1 January 1 June 15
Educational Administration-EdD June 1 October 1 February 1
Elementary Education July 1 December 1 May 1
English August 1 December 15 April 15
Geography July 1 (May if applying for assistantship) December 1 May 1
Health, Physical Education & Recreation July 1 December 1 May 1
History July 20 November 15 April 15
Industrial/Organizational Psychology January 5 N/A N/A
Information Technology February 15 September 15 N/A
Language Teaching April 15 November 15 April 15
Management Information Systems July 1 December 1 April 1
Mathematics July 1 December 1 May 1
Music August 1 November 1 May 1
Political Science March 15 November 1 April 15
Psychology January 5 N/A N/A
Public Administration MPA June 1
PhD February 1 if applying for assistantship
July 1 for others
October 1
(MPA only)
N/A
Reading July 1 December 1 May 1
School Psychology December 15 N/A N/A
Secondary Education July 1 December 1 May 1
Social Gerontology July 1 December 1 May 1
Social Work January 15 N/A N/A
Sociology May 1 December 1 N/A
Special Education February 1 September 1 February 1
Speech-Language Pathology February 1 September 1 February 1
Theatre February 20 October 1 N/A
Urban Studies July 1 N/A N/A
Writing March 15 August 15 N/A


Certificate Programs

Use of graduate credit earned for the first certificate will be treated in the same manner as transfer credit from another institution if applied to the requirements for a second certificate. Up to one-third of the coursework required for a second graduate certificate may consist of courses from a previous graduate certificate. All other policies regarding graduate programs will apply.

Program Fall Deadline Spring Deadline Summer Deadline
Advanced Writing August 1 December 1 April 15
Artificial Intelligence July 1 December 1 April 1
Business for Bioscientists July 1 November 1 N/A
Communication Networks July 1 December 1 April 1
Early Childhood Auditory-Oral February 1 September 1 N/A
Geographic Information Science July 1 December 1 May 1
Gerontology July 1 December 1 May 1
Human Resources Training July 1 December 1 N/A
Information Assurance August 1 January 1 July 1
Instruction in Urban Schools July 1 December 1 May 1
Instructional Technology July 1 December 1 May 1
Project Management August 1 January 1 July 1
Public Management June 1 October 1 N/A
Software Engineering July 1 December 1 April 1
Systems Analysis & Design August 1 January 1 July 1
Systems and Architecture July 1 December 1 April 1
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages August 1 December 15 April 15
Technical Communication August 1 December 15 April 15


Dual Degree Programs

    UNO offers dual degree programs in the following areas:
  • Business Administration/Management Information System (MBA/MIS)
  • Public Administration/Social Work (MPA/MSW)
  • Management Information System/Public Administration (MIS/PA)
  • Public Health/Social Work (MPH/MSW)
Program Fall Deadline Spring Deadline Summer Deadline
MBA/MIS July 1 November 1 April 1
MPA/MIS June 1 October 1 N/A
MPA/MSW January 15 N/A N/A
MPH/MSW January 15 N/A N/A


Unclassified Programs

Please note – Graduate programs are not available for these disciplines, however, if admitted, students may take graduate courses from these areas.

Program Fall Deadline Spring Deadline Summer Deadline
Art July 1 December 1 May 1
Aviation July 1 December 1 May 1
Black Studies July 1 December 1 May 1
Chemistry July 1 December 1 N/A
Community and Regional Planning      
Engineering Technology      
Human Resources and Family Science      
Philosophy      
Physics July 1 December 1 May 1
Religious Studies      

The following programs available at the University of Nebraska at Omaha are administered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and require each student to apply directly to UNL for admission:

  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics

last updated: 11/3/2011 at 10:28am