Transfer students applying to NEBRASKA must
meet performance requirements and have completed a core of selected
high school course for admission to NEBRASKA. Transfer students are
required to submit high school and college transcripts as part of the
review process. College courses can be used to satisfy the high school
requirements.
Students who have completed twelve or more
semester credits from a post secondary institution are considered
transfer students. If you graduated high school before1997 visit the pre-1997 graduation admission requirements section.
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.
In addition to the core course requirements, to be admissible to the College of Architecture you must also have successfully completed:
Architecture admission requirements | Math | 1 full unit of Pre-Calc/Trig OR 1/2 unit Pre-Calc/Trig and 1/2 unit Math/Calc |
| ACT/SAT scores | ACT composite score of 22 or higher, OR an SAT combined score of 1030 or higher |
| Transfer students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 |
No additional requirement.
In addition to the core course requirements, to be admissible to the College of Business Administration you must also have successfully completed:
College of Business Administration admission requirements | Transfer and readmit students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5
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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 Education admission requirements | Transfer and readmit students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0
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College of Engineering admission requirements | Transfer and readmit students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 for Nebraska residents or 3.0 for non-residents |
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:
Fine and performing arts admission requirements | International Students - (English Proficiency) | Minimum 79 iTOEFL, TOEFL score of 213 (computer), or 550 (paper). |
| Auditions | Music major or minor, Dance major or minor, Theatre major with a performance emphasis |
| Special Application | Students seeking a major with an emphasis in Film & New Media or an emphasis in Directing Management must submit a separate application and supporting materials to the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film. |
| Transfer Students: | Completed twelve or more semester credits from a post secondary institution ; minimum cumulative GPA 2.5 and GPA 2.0 during the last semester of record at the time of application. (UNK, UNO & UNMC Transfers must have last semester GPA of 2.0, cumulative GPA of 2.5 and NU System GPA of 2.5.) (Theatre majors with an emphasis in Film and New Media: minimum cumulative GPA 3.0 and GPA 3.0 during the last semester of record at the time of application. |
| Readmit Students: | Minimum cumulative GPA 2.5 (Theatre majors with an emphasis in Film and New Media: minimum cumulative GPA 3.0) |
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)
Theatre Emphasis-Performance: 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.
Fine and performing arts school contact information | Art and Art History:
Dept. of Art & Art History
102 Richards Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0114
(402) 472-5522
artdept@unl.edu unl.edu/art | Music and Dance:
School of Music
121 Westbrook Music Bldg.
Lincoln, NE 68588-0100
(402) 472-6830
music2@unl.edu unl.edu/music | Theatre:
Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film
215 Temple Building
Lincoln, NE 68588-0201
(402) 472-2072 ext. 1
theatrearts@unl.edu unl.edu/TheatreArts |
In addition to the core course requirements, to be admissible to the College of Journalism & Mass Communications you must also have successfully completed:
college of Journalism and Mass Communications admission requirements | Transfer and readmit students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0
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In addition to the core course requirements, to be admissible to the College of Public Affairs & Community Service you must also have successfully completed:
College of Public Affairs and Community Service admission requirements | Transfer and readmit students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5
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