International Students - International students are also required to have a minimum score of 550 on the TOEFL, 213 computer-based, 80 if internet-based, 6.5 if IELTS, or 53 if PTE
Three (3) Letters of Recommendation - (A minimum of 1 letter from a faculty member of the applicant's undergraduate program should be included if at all possible. Other letters should address an applicant's ability to do advanced-level academic work.)
Statement of Purpose - The Statement of Purpose should be 500 words in length and should answer the following questions:
Why have you chosen the UNO School of Communication master’s degree program?
What are your areas of scholarly interest and research?
What are your personal or professional plans after you complete the master’s degree?
Writing Sample - An academic or otherwise-demonstrative writing sample (e.g., term paper, senior thesis, or research paper) that demonstrates the applicant's strengths as a writer and researcher.
Resume or CV - Identify major and minor field(s) of study, overall GPA, and GPA within major, as well as all relevant experience.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) - There is no minimum score for acceptance.
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.

A minimum score of 550 on the TOEFL PBT, 80 if internet-based, 6.5 if IELTS, or 53 if PTE is required.
Admission Status
Unconditional Admission may be granted to a student whose record includes at least the following:
Certification of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
Documentation through official transcripts using a 4.0 grade point scale of having earned at least:
A 3.25 in communication or undergraduate major work.
Either a 3.0 overall undergraduate average GPA or a 3.25 average GPA in the last half of undergraduate credit hours, and
Inclusion of nine (9) to 15 undergraduate (junior or senior level) theory and/or research courses in communication (e.g., communication studies, speech communication, broadcasting, journalism, mass communication, media communication or studies, rhetoric) or a related field as approved by the graduate program chair (GPC) and/or the graduate admissions committee.
Provisional Admission may be granted for reasons of experience, maturity or other circumstances to a student who does not meet the unconditional admission standards. A student will not be admitted who does not meet UNO Graduate College provisional admission standards (a 2.75 GPA for both undergraduate major and minor).
The school's graduate admission committee may require any one or any combination of the following in deciding whether or not to recommend provisional admission:
Completion of prescribed course(s) (not for graduate credit) with a grade of “B” (3.0/4.0) or better, with course(s) approved in advance by the GPC and/or the graduate admission committee.
Completion of the first 12 graduate hours of coursework with a grade of B (3.0/4.0) or better as a non-declared student.