2004-2005 Graduate Catalog Application Deadlines In order to be considered for admission in a given semester, all transcripts and supporting documentation must have been submitted no later than the deadlines listed below. It is generallly to the applicant's advantage to apply well before the published deadline, particularly if the applicant wishes to be considered for fellowships, assistantships or other forms of financial aid. Applicants are solely responsible for making certain their materials have been received by the appropriate offices. Graduate Programs/Degrees and Application Deadlines Possible Office & Application Department/School Terms of Telephone Deadlines Admission Roskens Hall Fall May 1 Accounting Room 408 Spring December 1 MAcc or Unclassified 402-554- Summer May 1 3650 Allwine Hall Fall March 1 Biology Room 114 Spring October 15 MS or Unclassified 402-554- Summer March 1 2641 Roskens Hall Fall July 1 Business Administration Room 414 Spring November 1 MBA 402-554- Summer April 1 2303 Roskens Executive Master of Business Hall Consult with Consult with Administration Room 120 the the Department MBE 402-554- Department 2496 Arts & Sciences Fall June 1 Communication Room 108 Spring November 1 MA or Unclassified 402-554- Summer April 1 2600 Peter Kiewit Fall July 1 Computer Science Institute Spring November 15 MA, MS, or Unclassified Room 175 Summer March 1 402-554- 2423 Kayser Hall Fall March 1 Counseling Room 421 Spring October 1 MA or MS 402-554- Summer March 1 2727 MA or MS Durham Fall July 1 Criminal Justice Science Spring December 1 MA, MS, or Unclassified Center Summer May 1 Room 208 402-554- PhD 2610 PhD February 15 Fall Roskens Hall Fall July 1 Economics Room 512 Spring December 1 MA, MS or Unclassifed 402-554- Summer April 15 2570 Kayser Hall Educational Administration Room 414 Fall February 1 EdD 402-554- 2721 Kayser Hall Fall February 15 Educational Admin & Supervision Room 414 Spring October 15 MS, EdS, or Unclassified 402-554- Summer February 15 2721 Arts & Sciences Fall August 1 English Room 192 Spring December 1 MA or Unclassified 402-554- Summer April 15 2635 Durham Science Fall July 1 Geography Center Spring December 1 MA or Unclassified Room 260 Summer May 1 402-554- 2662 Social Gerontology Annex 24 Fall July 1 MA or Unclassified 402-554- Spring December 1 2272 Summer May 1 Gerontology Graduate Certificate Health, Physical Education & Recreation HPER 207 Fall July 1 MA, MS or Unclassified 402-554- Spring December 1 2670 Summer May 1 Arts & Sciences Fall July 1 History Room 287 Spring December 1 MA or Unclassified 402-554- Summer May 1 2593 Peter Kiewit Information Technology Institute PhD Fall March 15 Room 284 Spring October 1 402-554- 3182 Peter Kiewit Institute Fall July 1 Management Information Systems Room 285 Spring December 1 MS or Unclassified 402-554- Summer April 1 3770 Durham Science Fall July 1 Mathematics Center Spring December 1 MA, MS, MAT or Unclassified Room 203 Summer May 1 402-554- 3430 Performing Arts Center Fall June 15 Music Room 213 Spring November 15 MM or Unclassified 402-554- Summer April 15 3411 Psychology Industrial/Organizational Psychology, MS Arts & Sciences Fall February 1 Psychology, MA Room 347 402-554- School Psychology, MS, EdS 2592 Psychobiology, PhD* Developmental Psychology, PhD* I/O Psychology, PhD* *These PhD programs are offered in conjunction with UNL. Application to these programs requires special forms available from the UNO Psychology department Public Administration Annex 27 MPA MPA or Unclassified 402-554- Fall June 1 2625 Spring October 1 PhD PhD February 1 Fall 115 So 49th Public Health Fall April 15 Ave MPH Spring September 1 561-7566 Annex 40 Social Work 402-554- Fall March 1 MSW 2792 Special Education & Communication Disorders Fall July 1 Kayser Hall Spring December 1 Special Education, M.S. or Unclassified Room 115 Summer April1 402-554- Speech-Language Pathology, MA or MS 2201 Fall/Summer February 1 Spring September 1 Teacher Education Kayser Hall Fall July 1 Elementary Education, MA, MS or Room 514 Spring December 1 Unclassified 402-554- Summer May 1 2212 Reading, MS or Unclassified Secondary Education, MA, MS or Unclassified Fine Arts Fall July 31 Theatre Room 315 Spring December 1 MA or Unclassified 554-2406 Summer May 1 Annex 27 Fall July 1 Urban Studies 402-554- Spring December 1 MS or Unclassified 2625 Summer May 1 Fine Arts Writing Room 223 Fall February 15 MFA 402-554- Spring July 15 4801 Graduate Certificate Programs (please contact the department/school offering the certificate for admission deadlines & requirements): Advanced Writing Certificate - offered by the English department Geographic Information Science Certificate - offered by the Geography department Gerontology Certificate - offered by the Gerontology department Human Resources & Training Certificate - offered by the Business Administration, & Psychology departments, & the School of Communication Instructional Technology Certificate - offered by the Teacher Education department Instruction in Urban Schools Certificate - offered by the Teacher Education department Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate - offered by the English department Technical Communication Certificate - offered by the English department & the School of Communication Additional departments or areas have been authorized to offer courses for graduate credit or a minor as follows: Art History - Minor Aviation - Minor Black Studies - Minor Chemistry - Minor Foreign Languages French - Minor German - Minor Spanish - Minor Native American Studies - Minor Philosophy and Religion - Minor Physics - Minor Political Science Sociology Women's Studies GRADING INFORMATION Beginning in the Fall 2001 semester, the university implemented minus grades in addition to the previously available plus grades. The grading scheme adopted by the Senate and approved by the Board of Regents is: GRADE POINT VALUE A+ 4.00 A 4.00 A- 3.67 B+ 3.33 B 3.00 B- 2.67 C+ 2.33 C 2.00 C- 1.67 D+ 1.33 D 1.00 D- .67 F 0.00 Please note the difference between this new system and the previous one, in which there were no minus grades and plus grades carried 0.5 quality points (e.g., B+ was 3.5). Application Process An application for admission must be filed with the UNO Office of Graduate Studies not only for those students desiring to work for a degree, but also by students desiring graduate credit for renewal of a teaching certificate, for professional development, for a graduate certificate, or for graduate credit to be transferred to another university. In order to receive graduate credit for any graduate level courses taken at UNO, the student must have been admitted to graduate studies at UNO, must have been admitted to graduate studies at another campus of the University of Nebraska or must have received special permission as a senior. Application materials can be obtained from the Office of Graduate Studies, Eppley Administration Building Room 203, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182. A non-refundable application fee of $45.00 (U.S. dollars) is required for all new applicants to UNO graduate studies, including undergraduates within the University of Nebraska systems, and anyone who has been admitted to graduate programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Nebraska at Kearney or the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The application fee will be waived once for: Students who have been admitted as non-degree students to UNO who later wish to apply to a UNO degree program or as an unclassified student. Students who have applied to a degree program, have been denied admission to that program and within a two year period re-apply to the same program. Except for non-degree applicants, two sets of official transcripts must be sent from EACH college or university directly to the UNO Office of Graduate Studies. Hand carried or student submitted credentials are not acceptable. Some programs require additional information such as standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, resumes, or other supplemental materials. It is important that applicants contact the program(s) to which they are applying for information concerning additional admission requirements. Failure to do so may result in an application not being considered. All credentials received in connection with an application for admission to graduate studies at UNO become the property of UNO. Under no circumstances will they be duplicated, returned to the applicant or forwarded to any agency or other institution. Please be aware that notification of acceptance by a department/school Graduate Program Committee or faculty member is advisory only. Admission is granted solely by the Dean for Graduate Studies. Application to a Graduate Certificate Program Students applying for a graduate certificate program will follow the same application process as students applying to a graduate degree program with the following exceptions: A student pursuing a certificate program who subsequently decides to apply for a graduate degree program will complete a new application, but will not be charged an application fee if the degree is within the same department(s)/school(s) as the certificate program. However, if a student applies for a graduate degree program after the certificate is completed, he/she will need to submit a new application, application fee, and all other required credentials. A student pursuing a graduate degree program could be awarded a certificate while completing the degree but he/she will need to complete a new application to be admitted to the certificate program; he/she will not be charged an application fee if the certificate is within the same department(s)/school(s) as the graduate program in which he/she is enrolled. However, if a student applies for a certificate program after the graduate degree is completed, he/she will need to submit a new application, application fee, and all other required credentials.