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Undergraduate Colleges and Majors


College of Arts & Sciences

min. 2.0 cum. GPA - transfers/readmits
  • Anthropology (Minor Only)
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Black Studies (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • African American Studies
    • African Studies
  • Chemistry
    • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Economics
  • English (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • American Literature
    • Brit/Irish/Anglophone Literature
    • Creative Nonfiction
    • Language Studies
  • Environmental Studies (Specify Area of Concentration):
    • Analytical Sciences
    • Earth Sciences
    • Geography & Planning
    • Life Sciences
  • Foreign Language & Literature (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • French
    • German
    • Spanish
  • General Science
  • Geography
    • Geographic Information Science and Technology
    • Travel & Tourism
  • Geology
  • History
  • International Studies (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Area Studies
    • Global Strategic Studies
    • Intl Management & Business Leadership
    • Intl Nonprofit Management & Leadership
    • Global IT Leadership & Management
  • Latino/Latin American Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Medieval/Renaissance Studies (Minor Only)
  • Native American Studies (Minor Only)
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Foreign & National Security Affairs
    • Government Affairs & Civic Engagement
    • Law & the Courts
    • Political Theory
    • Race, Ethnicity & Gender Politics
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Russian (Minor Only)
  • Sociology
    • Anthropology
    • Inequality & Social Justice
    • Organizational Sociology
  • Undeclared Major
  • Women's & Gender Studies
  • Pre-Professional/Preparatory Programs
    • Chiropractic
    • Clinical Lab Science
    • Dental
    • Dental Hygiene
    • Law
    • Medicine
    • Nursing
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Optometry
    • Pharmacy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Physician's Assistant
    • Radiation Science Technology
    • Respiratory Care
    • Technical Science
    • Veterinary Medicine

College of Business Administration

    min. 2.5 cum. GPA - transfers/readmits
    (students initially "preadmitted" to Business; must be accepted into upper-division program)
  • Accounting
  • Banking
  • Banking & Financial Markets
  • Business Economics
  • Business Finance
  • Economics
  • Human Resources Management
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Investment Science & Portfolio
  • Legal Studies
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Real Estate & Land Use Economics

College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media

    min. 2.25 GPA - transfers/readmits
  • Art History
  • Broadcasting (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Broadcast News
    • New Media
  • Creative Writing
  • Journalism (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Media Studies
    • News Editorial
    • Public Relations & Advertising
  • Music Education K-12 (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Brass
    • Keyboard
    • Percussion
    • String
    • Voice
    • Woodwind
    • Undecided
  • Music Performance (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Brass
    • Keyboard
    • Percussion
    • String
    • Technology
    • Theory Composition
    • Voice
    • Woodwind
    • Undecided
  • Speech Communication
  • Studio Art (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Independent Game Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Studio Art with K-12 Certification
    • Studio Art with Emphasis
    • Visual Tech Electronic Imaging & Media Arts
    • Visual Tech Graphic Comm Arts & Design
    • Visual Tech Photography - General, Commerical or Still
    • Visual Tech Video/Audio Comm Arts
  • Theatre (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Acting/Directing
    • Design & Technical Theatre
  • Undeclared Major

College of Education

    min. 2.5 cum. GPA - transfers/readmits
    (students initially "preadmitted"; must be accepted into upper-division program with the exception of the programs with an *)
  • Athletic Training *
  • Community Health *
  • Library Science *
  • Physical Education *
    • Exercise Science
  • Pre-Elementary Education
  • Pre-Elementary Education – Special Education
    • Sign Language Interpreter
  • Pre-Secondary Education
  • Pre-Speech-Language Pathology
  • Public Health *
  • Recreation / Leisure Studies* (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Recreation
    • Recreation Management

College of Information Science & Technology

    min. 2.5 cum. GPA - transfers/readmits; min. ACT 24 for freshman applicants
  • Bioinformatics
  • Computer Science (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Game Programming
    • Information Assurance
    • Internet Technologies
  • Information Assurance
  • IT Innovation
  • Management Information Systems (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Decision Support & Knowledge Mgmt
    • Global IT Leadership & Mgmt
    • Information Assurance
    • i-Bus Application Development & Mgmt
    • IT Audit & Control
    • Internet Technologies
  • Undeclared Major

College of Public Affairs & Community Service

    min. 2.5 cum. GPA - transfers/readmits
    (students initially "preadmitted"; must be accepted into upper-division program)
  • Aviation (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Air Transport Admin
    • Professional Flight
  • Gerontology (Certificate Only)
  • Pre-Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • Pre-Social Work

Division of Continuing Studies in the College of Public Affairs & Community Service

    Students must be 21 years of age to apply to the Division of Continuing Studies.
    No minimum transfer/readmit GPA.
  • General Studies - Online Option Available
  • Option 1 (Specify Area of Concentration)
    • Art
    • Aviation Studies
    • Behavioral Health
    • Biology
    • Black Studies
    • Civic Leadership
    • Computer Science
    • Creative Writing
    • Criminology & Criminal Justice
    • Emergency Management
    • Engineering Physics
    • English
    • Environmental Studies
    • Fire Service Management
    • French
    • General Administration (Business) - Online Option Available
    • General Science
    • Geography
    • Geology
    • German
    • Gerontology
    • Healthcare Administration
    • History
    • Information Assurance – Online Option Available
    • Information Technology – Online Option Available
    • International Studies
    • Latino/Latin American Studies
    • Library Science
    • Management Information Systems – Online Option Available
    • Mass Communication
    • Mathematics
    • Music
    • Native American Studies
    • Nonprofit Administration – Online Option Available
    • Organizational Studies
    • Philosophy
    • Physics
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Recreation/Leisure Studies
    • Religion
    • Sociology
    • Spanish
    • Speech Communication
    • Theatre
    • Urban Studies
    • Women's & Gender Studies
    • Undeclared Major

University Division

For the undecided/exploratory student wishing to pursue a degree, but who has not selected a specific college and major. Transfer and former UNO students with prior college credit may enroll in University Division if they have earned fewer than 36 semester credit hours. Major: Undecided

Non-Degree/Visiting Summer Students

For those who do not intend to complete a degree at UNO, such as students who are enrolled at other institutions, but are taking summer school or night classes at UNO or students taking classes for personal or business enrichment purposes only. Non-degree students do not qualify for financial aid. For more information, see the UNO Undergraduate Catalog.

Major: Non-Degree

University of Nebraska at Omaha Accreditation

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The commission can be contacted at 30 North LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504; telephone 1-800-621-7440. Course credits from the University of Nebraska at Omaha are accepted by other member colleges and universities of the North Central Association and by member institutions of other regional accrediting agencies. See the UNO Undergraduate Catalog for specific college and program accreditations. The accreditations indicate the concern of the faculty and administration of the University of Nebraska at Omaha to meet rigorous standards of academic quality. These standards include such factors as professional attainments of faculty, quality of research, library holdings, physical facilities and general support for the respective programs by the funding authorities. Students, therefore, can be assured their educational experiences at UNO will meet high standards of quality.

Programs Administered by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln on the UNO campus:


College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (UNL administered program)**

min. 2.0 cum. GPA - transfers/readmits
  • Pre-Agricultural Sciences
  • Pre-Food Science & Technology
  • Pre-Horticulture
  • Pre-Natural Resources
  • Pre-Turfgrass & Landscape

College of Architecture (UNL administered program)**

min. 3.0 cum. GPA - Pre-Interior Design; 3.0 Pre-Architecture - tranfers/readmits. See catalog for other min. requirements and deadlines.
  • Pre-Architecture
  • Pre-Interior Design
  • Pre-Landscape Architecture

College of Engineering (UNL administered program)**

College adm. req. - please see catalog
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Construction Management
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Pre-Agricultural Engineering**
  • Pre-Biological Systems Engineering**
  • Pre-Electrical Engineering**
  • Pre-Industrial Engineering**
  • Pre-Mechanical Engineering**

**Program administered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on the UNO campus. For more information, see the UNO Undergraduate Catalog.