Applicants are required to have a command of oral and written English. Those who do not hold a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from the U.S., OR a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from a pre-determined country on the waiver list, must meet the minimum language proficiency score requirement in order to be considered for admission.
Minimum required scores are as follows:
IELTS: 7.5 required, 8.0+ preferred
PTE: score of 76 or higher
Internet-based TOEFL: minimum of 21 in each of the 4 areas, and a minimum of 95 overall
All ESL students are required to take a proficiency assessment examination at UNO upon admission, which will be used to determine if further assistance is required
Two (2) Letters of Recommendation
Statement of Purpose
One page discussing reasons for pursuing a graduate degree, interests in the field, and career goals for the future
Unconditional Admission:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
Student has at least a 3.00 GPA (average of “B”) overall in the last two years of undergraduate work
At least 12 credit hours of criminal just courses or related courses that meet the requirements of the current School undergraduate curriculum, including a basic statistics course, a research methods course, an introductory criminal justice course, and a criminology course.
Provisional Admission:
Student must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution (if the institution is non-accredited, 12 credit hours of graduate course work at UNO must be successfully completed before the student is eligible for unconditional admission)
Student has not completed all of the undergraduate prerequisite course requirements for unconditional admission to graduate study
Student has no less than a 2.75 overall GPA for the last two years of undergraduate work and not less than a 2.75 GPA in the undergraduate major.
The Graduate College requires a minimum “B” average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale), in a program of study resulting in the award of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Applicants who have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale can be considered for provisional admission.