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Graduate School Admission Requirements

Minimum Academic Credentials
  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the U.S. or a 4-year degree equivalent from a recognized institution of higher learning abroad.
  • Applicants enrolled in the final year of a bachelor's degree or international equivalent will be considered for conditional admission.
Minimum GPA Requirements
  • 2.5 grade point average (GPA) on a 4-point scale for all undergraduate coursework (2.75 for MBA)
  • 3.0 grade point average (GPA) on a 4-point scale for all graduate coursework
Entrance Test Score Requirements

GRE and GMAT are no longer required for most programs.

Please check the individual program websites on the departmental webpages for all entrance requirements.

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Where required, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are accepted only for:

  • Tests taken within 5 years of the entrance term
  • Official scores - those reported electronically to UNO by ETS

The institution code for reporting GRE scores to UNO is 6379.  

Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)
Programs in the College of Business Administration that require Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) accept scores only for:

  • Tests taken within 5 years prior to the entrance
  • Electronically reported scores to UNO by GMAC
Other Requirements 
  •  All transcripts should be sent to the Office of Admissions.
  • Many of our programs also require items such as a Statement of Purpose, Letters of Recommendation, etc.
  • Immunization Form Submit either the compliance form or the online waiver to Student Health Services: (504) 280-6387. View Immunization Information here.

International Students 

English Proficiency Requirement  
TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores are not required for applicants from the following countries:

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Republic of Ireland, Jamaica, Montserrat, New Zealand, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.K. (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales), Nigeria, U.S.A.

  • TOEFL
    Test of English as a Foreign Language
    Internet-based test score of 79 total or Computer-based test score of 550. 
    Scores are considered official if reported electronically to UNO by ETS.  The institution code for reporting TOEFL scores to UNO is 6379. 

  • IELTS
    The International English Language Testing System
    Overall band score of 6.5

  • PTE
    Pearson Tests of English
    Academic score of 58

  • IELP
    Intensive English Language Program

    Satisfactory completion of the Intensive English Language Program at UNO

    Minimum Scores on IELP Test:
    Listening Comprehension:  70
    Grammar/Reading/Vocabulary:  65
    Writing/Composition:  75

  • Duolingo
    Duolingo English Test
    Score of 105

Other Requirements for International Students
  •  All foreign transcripts (universities outside of the U.S.) must be evaluated by an NACES Evaluation Agency. An official course-by-course evaluation must be included.
  • Submit financial support documents Conditional admission pending financial support documents may be offered but the I-20 will not be processed until the financial documents are received. To review the financial support form, click here.
  • Submit a copy of your passport Students transferring from another US institution must also submit a copy of the current I-20 and I-94.

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October 27, 2022

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