Graduate Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution accredited at the institutional level by a USDOE accreditor OR 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.
• All transcripts for universities outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by a NACES Evaluation Agency. 

• 2.5 overall grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale for a bachelor's degree, OR
• 2.75 overall grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale on the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework, OR
• 3.0 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 point scale on at least nine hours of graduate coursework.

Note: some programs may require a separate GPA requirement. Please check the individual program webpages for more information.

• Applicants must submit transcripts from all four year universities or colleges where they earned a Bachelors and Masters degree (if applicable).
• Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for conditional admissions decisions and can be uploaded with application.
• Official transcripts will be required if student is admitted; student must request transcripts be sent to the Office of Admissions before the end of the first semester that they are enrolled.

GRE and GMAT are no longer required for most programs.

Please check the individual program webpages for more information.

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

The institution code for reporting GRE scores to UNO: 6379

Where required, GRE scores are accepted only for:

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

Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)

Programs in the Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration that may require GMAT scores are accepted only for:

• Tests taken within 5 years of the entrance term.
• Official scores - those reported electronically to UNO by GMAC
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• Many of our programs also require additional items such as a Statement of Purpose, Letters of Recommendation, etc.
• Please check our Graduate Degree webpage for more information.