Resources for Graduate Students

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

REQUIRED BY THE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Graduate Studies Application for Admission
$50 non-refundable application processing fee
Transcripts uploaded to MyRed
Transcripts of English Proficiency (if your native language is not English)

REQUIRED BY CYAF

Three letters of recommendation
Resume
Transcripts (uploaded through MyRed)
Statement of Professional Goals
Sample of Writing (Ph.D. only)

CYAF English Proficiency Requirement: If English is not your native language, you will be required to demonstrate your ability to undertake advanced academic work in an English-speaking institution. Exception: You are a non-native English speaker who has received a bachelor's or more advanced degree either from an accredited U.S. institution or from a university outside the U.S. at which English is the official language of instruction.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Score of at least 79 (iBT). The University of Nebraska–Lincoln institution code is 6877. Send your TOEFL score report via the TOEFL website.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): An overall band score of the academic test of at least 6.5. The general training exam is not accepted. No institutional code is needed.
Duolingo: Duolingo English Tests taken between Feb. 3, 2020 and December 31, 2021 will be accepted. Applicants who take the Duolingo English Test will also be required to take UNL’s English Language Test, upon arrival.
TOEFL, IELTS and Duolingo scores are valid for two years.
For more information, see UNL’s Graduate Studies web page.

RE-APPLYING FOR ADMISSION?

UNL Graduate Studies Graduate Student Code of Conduct notes that "A student's enrollment ends when the student graduates, withdraws from the University, or fails to register for classes for three (3) consecutive semesters, with summer term considered to be a semester, or no longer has a continuing student relationship with the University."

With this said, if you do not enroll in courses for three consecutive semesters, you will need to re-apply to your program in order to continue. If you know you will be taking time off from your program, we suggest requesting an Academic Leave.

If you are re-applying to admission to your program, CYAF requires you to submit these materials as part of your Graduate Studies application:

Personal Statement that includes explanation for why you took time away from your program and how you plan to be successful in your program moving forward.
One (1) updated Letter of Recommendation
Updated resume/CV
Other materials required by UNL Graduate Studies

GRADUATE STUDIES FORMS

Master's Degree Forms & Deadlines
Doctoral Degree Forms & Deadlines

FUNDING TO SUPPORT CYAF GRAD STUDENT PRESENTATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

CYAF offers Travel Grants to present at Scholarly Meetings. To request information, please send an email to Kaelie Kellner. The department offers up to $300 in funding that you can receive once per fiscal year.

Graduate Studies Travel Grant information is available here.

CEHS Grants for graduate student presentations in Professional Conferences

Larrick/Whitmore Graduate Student Travel Grants (Kaelie Kellner will forward your completed application to ARD)

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

RE-APPLYING FOR ADMISSION?

FUNDING TO SUPPORT CYAF GRAD STUDENT PRESENTATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

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