UNL wants all students to be successful in their course work and be active participants in the educational experience. Therefore, undergraduate students whose native language (or language of nurture) is not English need to demonstrate English proficiency for full academic admission into UNL and their desired major.

Students who take the Internet-Based TOEFL and achieve a composite score of 70 AND a writing subscore of 20 meet English proficiency for institutional entrance and are exempt from taking the UNL English Placement Exam upon arrival at UNL.

English proficiency for institutional entrance into UNL can be demonstrated by any one of the following ways:

TOEFL Internet-Based	70
TOEFL Paper-Based*	523 composite
IELTS*	6.0 composite
UNL English Placement Exam	77
ACT English Subscore*	20
SAT Critical Reading Subscore*	470
Graduation from a high school in the United States*;
Completion of 30 semester hours (or equivalent) of coursework at a college or community college in the United States*

* Students presenting these demonstrations of English proficiency will be required to take the UNL English Placement Exam upon arrival at UNL.

 

Some University departments and colleges require higher English proficiency scores for admission into their programs:

Architecture(Pre-Architecture and Pre-Interior Design)

80 Internet-Based TOEFL, or 550 Paper-Based TOEFL, or ACT English Subscore 22, or SAT Critical Reading Subscore of 480, or UNL English Placement Exam 80

Education and Human Sciences 79 Internet-Based TOEFL, or 550 Paper-Based TOEFL, or ACT English Subscore 22, or SAT Critical Reading Subscore of 480, or UNL Enlgish Placement Exam 80Fine and Performing Arts

Fine and Performing Arts 79 Internet-Based TOEFL, or 550 Paper-Based TOEFL, or ACT English Subscore 20, or SAT Critical Reading Subscore of 470, or UNL English Placement Exam 85

Journalism and Mass Communications 100 Internet-Based TOEFL, or 600 Paper-Based TOEFL, or ACT English Subscore 24, or SAT Critical Reading Subscore of 500, or UNL English Placement Exam 85

 

 

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION

Students who do not demonstrate English proficiency at the time of admission review will be considered for conditional admission to UNL and be able to attend the UNL Intensive English Program. Upon completing the Intensive English Program with a passing score on the UNL English Placement Exam or UNL Institutional TOEFL, students will then be fully admitted to enroll for the next available academic term. Conditionally admitted students are not eligible for UNL institutional academic scholarships.