Incoming freshmen students must have completed a core of selected high school courses as well as specific performance criteria listed below. If you graduated high school before 1997 visit the pre-1997 graduation admission requirements section.

Core Courses

There are 16 units of required academic courses required for admission. A unit is described as a Carnegie unit—one year of high school study or a semester or quarter of college coursework.

See which Nebraska High School classes count toward these core course requirements, or find information on removing core course deficiencies.

Performance Requirements

In addition to meeting the above core course requirements, traditional freshmen students seeking admission to the University should:

• be ranked in the upper one-half of their high school class, OR
• have received an ACT composite score of 20 or higher*, OR
• have received a SAT total score (Critical Reading and Math only) of 950 or higher*.

*Freshman applicants under 23 years of age are required to submit an ACT or SAT score. Our ACT code is 2482. Our SAT code is 6877.

For more information on sending ACT scores, visit http://www.act/org/aap/scores.

For more information on sending SAT scores, visit http://www.collegeboard.com.

College Specific Requirements

All the colleges at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln require students to meet the minimum core course and performance admission requirements listed above. Some colleges have additional prerequisites that students must meet before they can be admitted into that college. If you are not admitted into the college you request on your application for admission, it is because you have not met the prerequisites listed below for the college you indicated.

If you are admitted to the Division of General Studies instead of the college you indicated on your application, you will be advised by General Studies until you meet these requirements. At that time, you will have the opportunity to transfer into the college you have requested.

Please note: Some University of Nebraska–Lincoln degree programs require the equivalent of four years of H.S. foreign language in the same language in order to graduate. Click to view a list.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Office of Admissions.

College of Architecture

In addition to the core course requirements, to be admissible to the College of Architecture you must also have successfully completed:

Fall/Summer Application Deadlines:

May 1, 2012: Pre- Landscape Architecture
May 1, 2012: Pre-Architecture Majors (Incoming Freshmen)
May 1, 2012: Pre-Interior Design (Incoming Freshmen)

Spring Terms: Due to the layout of the curriculum, enrollment in the College of Architecture is only possible the Fall term. Spring entrants will be initially admitted to the Division of General Studies.

College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

No additional requirement.

College of Arts & Sciences

No additional requirement.

College of Business Administration

College of Education & Human Sciences

In addition to the core course requirements, to be admissible to the College of Education & Human Sciences you must also have successfully completed:

College of Engineering

In addition to the core course requirements, to be admissible to the College of Engineering you must also have successfully completed:

Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts

In addition to the core course requirements, to be admissible to the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, you must also have completed:

Art, Art History: No auditions or special applications.

Music, Dance: Auditions required for majors and minors. Schedule music and dance auditions through the School of Music at http://music.unl.edu/forms/audition_form_ug.shtml

Audition Dates:

• January 20, 2012 (brass, composition, percussion, voice, winds)
• January 21, 2012 (dance, keyboard, strings (including guitar), voice)
• February 24, 2012 (dance, keyboard, strings (no guitar), voice)
• February 25, 2012 (brass, composition, guitar, percussion, voice, winds)

T Auditions by appointment required for majors. Schedule an audition appointment through the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at (402) 472-2072, ext. 1. Audition Dates: October 22, 2011 or March 3, 2012

Theatre Emphasis-Film/New Media: Film/New Media application/supporting materials required. Obtain special application from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the address below and return completed application to the same address. Postmark Deadline: February 29, 2012

Theatre Emphasis-Design/Technical Production: No auditions required. Students MUST contact the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film to declare their emphasis (see contact address below).

Theatre Emphasis-Directing and Management: Directing and Management application/supporting materials required.  Obtain special application from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the address below and return completed application to the same address.  Postmark Deadline: February 29, 2012

PLEASE NOTE - VERY IMPORTANT:
"Pre" designations only apply during the application process. Any Pre-Music, Pre-Music Education, Pre-Dance and Pre-Theatre students who has been admitted to UNL, but not admitted into the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts as a music major, music education major, dance major or theatre major by March 31 for Fall/Summer admission and October 31 for Spring admission, will automatically be admitted to General Studies as an undeclared major. After being admitted to General Studies students can change to a major in the Fine Arts College after the College Requirements and additional School/Departmental Requirements (such as auditions) have been met.

For further information, please contact the departments.

College of Journalism & Mass Communications

College of Public Affairs & Community Service