Frequently Asked Questions
Here you can find the answers to some of the most common questions that land in our inbox from Incoming Exchange students. If you don't see the answer you're looking for below, get in touch- we're happy to help!
To be eligible as an incoming exchange student to UNO, you must be:
- A current undergraduate or graduate student at UNO’s partner university through University Partnership, MAUI-Utrecht, ISEP, or NSE.
- Be nominated by your home university coordinator to UNO through the standard nomination process.
The UNO's Incoming Exchange program is offered for the following terms of study. The UNO Academic Calendar can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/registrar/academic-calendar.php
- Fall Semester only
- Spring Semester only
- Academic Year = Fall Semester+Spring Semester (There are no exchange benefits over Winter Break)
- Calendar Year = Spring Semester+Fall Semester (There are no exchange benefits over Summer Break)
- The tuition and fees should be paid to your home university, while some small fees, housing, meals, and health insurance should be paid at UNO. The detailed and most up to date cost information is shared with your home university advisor during the nomination period.
- A financial affidavit with an estimated cost of attendance for your exchange is required for the application.
- 2025-2026 UNO Financial Affidavit for Incoming Exchange Students (opens a PDF)
- Nomination is open: March 15 – April 15 for Fall Semester and Academic Year | September 01 – October 01 for Spring Semester and Calendar Year
- Application is open: March 15 – May 15 for Fall Semester and Academic Year | September 01 – October 15 for Spring Semester and Calendar Year
The application is sent to students via email from their home university coordinator and UNOexchange@unomaha.edu after successful nomination and before 10/15 for Spring and 04/15 for Fall semester.
All required documents are sent to unoadmissions@unomaha.edu for undergraduate students and gradschool@unomaha.edu for graduate students.
Graduate Dual-Degree exchange students have additional application steps to complete, with directions provided after nomination.
If you are from a non-English speaking country, you will need to provide one of the following proofs of your English proficiency level.
Undergraduate level students:
- TOEFL IBT/PBT 61/500 or TOEFL iBT Home Edition 61
- IELTS/IELTS Online 6.0
- Duolingo English Exam 95
- PTE Academic 44
- ACT English Sub Score 18
Graduate level students:
- TOEFL IBT/PBT 80/550
- IELTS/IELTS Online 6.5
- Duolingo English Exam 105
- PTE Academic 53
- UNO Certificate of English Proficiency completed by student’s professor or instructor of English.
- Color scan or photo of the biometrics page of your passport, valid for 6 months beyond departure date from your home country.
- Most up to date official transcripts issued in English proving a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale for undergraduate students. No GPA requirement for graduate students. If transcripts aren’t issued in English, you must use a certified English translation service.
- Proof of English proficiency for students from non-English speaking countries.
- UNO Financial Affidavit must be completed including two supporting documents. The student’s document must show at minimum the total balance listed on the most recent UNO Financial Affidavit on page 2, section 2.
- Undergraduate students should submit all documents to unoadmissions@unomaha.edu
- Graduate studentsshould send transcripts and proof of English to proficiency to gradschool@unomaha.edu and send passport and financial affidavit to unoadmissions@unomaha.edu
Please refer to the documentation requirements provided to you during the application process as the most up to date information.
- Undergraduate students from all partner universities and networks must take a minimum of 12 credit hours. 9 credit hours must be in person or hybrid in-person instruction for all undergraduate inbound exchange students (minus NSE). If you enroll in more than 15 credits, you will pay the tuition, fees, and other costs associated with the extra credits.
- Graduate exchange students should enroll in a minimum of 9 credit hours and a maximum of 15 credit hours. Among the 9-15 credit hours, at least 6 credits must be graduate-level. If you enroll in more than 15 credits, you will pay the tuition, fees, and other costs associated with the extra credits. Among the 9-15 credits, at least 6 credits must be In-Person or Hybrid-In person instruction.
- Students on an inbound exchange program from Shizuoka have a minimum and maximum credit load of 12 credit hours for both undergraduate and graduate inbound exchange students.
Students are allowed to take courses that are inside or outside of their major, inside one field of study or college, or across multiple fields of study or colleges.
- Before admission: Search for UNO courses on Class Search | Registrar | University of Nebraska Omaha (unomaha.edu) https://www.unomaha.edu/registrar/students/before-you-enroll/class-search/index.php
- After admission: You can search on the website above, or in your MavLINK account
No, you will not have an academic advisor assigned to you. Instead, your course enrollment is completed through MavLINK with the help of the Incoming Exchange team at unoexchange@unomaha.edu
While professors will normally distribute their syllabi digitally or in the first week of classes, syllabi are often used to validate course equivalency in your home universities. If you need the syallbus beforehand, please contact unoexchange@unomaha.edu with the course name, section number, and professor name found in MavLINK.
You will apply online through MavLINK once you recieve access to MavLINK. You should apply as EARLY as possible, before 05/15 for Fall Semester and 11/01 for Spring Semester, for your best chance to be assigned a room for on-campus housing. UNO Housing places applicants to available rooms starting from 11/01 for Spring Semester, based on the order of received applications. The earlier you complete and submit your application to UNO Housing by the deadline, the higher chance you will receive a room assignment. For incoming exchange students to UNO, an application submitted after 05/15 or 11/01 is very unlikely to receive a room assignment due to the competitive nature of on-campus housing.
You may send them via email to unoexchange@unomaha.edu to be signed/stamped and returned digitally or you may bring them in person for a signature/stamp. If you would like a physical copy after sending via email, please notify us and you can pick it up from ASH 241 at your earliest convenience from the front desk.