After deciding on a program, applicants must submit the following to Graduate Studies:

• Online Application for Graduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• Two transcripts of all college work completed to date
• Materials required by the department
  (Refer to the application tab of specific program web pages to determine what materials must be submitted.)

When the online application materials have been received, your file will be reviewed by an admissions evaluator. You will be contacted by Graduate Studies if additional information is needed. In 3 to 5 business days, you will be notified that your file has been forwarded to your academic department for further review.

Each department has a Graduate Admissions Committee who decides if a student will be accepted into their program. You should be aware of and understand application deadlines. Your application will be reviewed only after you have submitted all required supplemental application materials. We recommend contacting your department to confirm receipt of materials before the department's stated deadline.

As soon as the academic department notifies Graduate Studies of their admission recommendation, admissions evaluators will conduct a final review of your file.

If you are admitted into the degree program, Graduate Studies will notify you by email and mail your Certificate of Admission along with other important information for incoming students.

Along with the admission letter, students will receive the name and contact information of their adviser.  Advisers are assigned by individual departments and should be contacted prior to enrolling in the first semester of courses. 

Students may change their adviser by requesting a change with the department's Graduate Chair. If the Office of Graduate Studies has a record of your adviser on file, the graduate chair will need to send an e-mail to the relevant program specialist detailing the change.

Graduate Studies will notify you by email and mail your Certificate of Admission along with other important information for incoming students.

During the application process you may be asked for immunization records.  As a distance student, you are not required to provide immunization history unless you plan on taking on campus courses.

eNRoll is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s web-based registration system for students and can be found on your WAM! webpage.  In addition to the standard registration functions of adding and dropping classes from your schedule, WAM! also gives you access to your course grades, current address information, your latest student accounts bill and your financial aid information.  Your WAM! user login information is provided to you upon application to UNL.

Prior to Registration:

1. Identify the courses from the Graduate Distance Catalog that you want to take.
2. Talk with your academic adviser to discuss your schedule.
3. Make sure you have both your student number and PIN available to access WAM!.
4. Be sure to write down the call numbers for all of the lecture, lab, quiz and recitation sections for which you plan to register. You must specify the number of credit hours for courses that are offered for a variable number of credits.
5. Obtain the call numbers for the courses requiring special permission. These courses are listed with **** in the Graduate Bulletin. To get an unpublished call number, contact the academic department offering the course.
6. Select alternate courses and call numbers in case your first choice is not available.
7. Clear any registration holds. If you have holds, you will be allowed to drop classes but you cannot add new courses to your schedule or initially register for classes in a term.

For more information about the registration process and WAM!, please refer to Registration and Records.

After enrollment, you will receive an e-mail notification to view your monthly bill via WAM!.  Students can however, request a printed bill be mailed.  Statements will always be available by the 25th of the month and are always due the second Wednesday of the following month.

There are multiple ways to pay your bill and for a full description of each click here.

For any other questions regarding billing and the payment process, please refer to Student Accounts.

Once enrolled in your courses look through your syllabi for a listing of books and materials required for the course. 

The University Bookstore allows distance students to order textbooks entirely online and have materials shipped directly to them. Students are not required to purchase textbooks from this vendor.

My.UNL (Blackboard) is an intercampus web resource for currently enrolled students. It is used by UNL to deliver online courses. You’ll use it to submit work and access course syllabi, assignments, announcements, grades and exams. My.UNL (Blackboard) also allows communication between instructors and students via announcements, discussion boards and real-time chats.

To obtain your My.UNL (Blackboard) username and password:

1. Go to the WAM! hompage. Log in using your NU ID number and the PIN you use for class registration.
2. Once logged in, click the link Address, E-mail and Blackboard Information found under the heading "My Records."
3. On the address information page, you'll find your My.UNL (Blackboard) username. Also on this page, be sure to update your email address. The email address in WAM is the email address that is utilized by My.UNL (Blackboard) when sending and receiving emails.
4. Your password by default is your NU ID number found on your NCard; the NU ID is the 8-digit number found in the lower-left portion of your NCard above the barcode. Use this to login the first time.

For additional help with My.UNL (Blackboard) visit My.UNL’s Support Center.