Provisional Admission may be granted for reasons of experience, maturity or other circumstances to a student who does not meet the unconditional admission standards. In no case may a student be admitted who does not meet UNO Graduate College provisional admission standards. Applicants who have more than six hours of undergraduate deficiencies will be advised to remove them before applying for any type of admission. The core provides basic, intensive and broad coverage of communication as a field of advanced study. The core integrates mass and speech communication theories and research methodologies.
All students take a three-part comprehensive examination.
These broadly cover communication theory, research methodology and a student's specific area of interest. Generally, these examinations are administered near or at the end of all course work. After completion of the first six hours of graduate course work, the student must be advised on a plan of study. Students may choose to write a thesis or complete a project. The student must write a thesis which is defended orally before his or her thesis committee.