Accelerated Master's Degree in Civil Engineering

Eligibility Requirements

• Current full-time UNL Civil Engineering undergraduate students with a GPA minimum of 3.0.
• Sophomore standing or higher.
• One or more enrollment terms remaining before bachelor's degree graduation.

Program-Specific Admission Requirements

In your application for admission to this master's program:

• Personal Statement: Your statement should include your career goals, research interests (if applicable), relevant experience, personal qualities, and name(s) of potential graduate faculty advisors.
• Resume/CV
• Applicant Worksheet for Accelerated Civil Engineering (MS)
• Application fee of $25

NOT Required

• Letters of recommendation
• GRE

1. Consult your Undergraduate Academic Advisor.
2. Complete the Applicant Worksheet with your advisor.
   • Bachelor's graduation in spring: Master's admission in summer or fall.
   • Bachelor's graduation in summer: Master's admission in fall.
   • Bachelor's graduation in fall: Master's admission in spring.
3. Complete and submit your graduate application at https://go.unl.edu/gradapp for admission with payment of its $25 application fee.

• The priority application deadline is 10/31 of the prior year for Spring admission and 4/30 for Summer/Fall admission.
• When you apply, create a new account at https://go.unl.edu/gradapp. This account will be separate from your current student account.
• Include your name and NU ID. This will affect your billing since you will be taking graduate courses.
• Select the correct program. Scroll down and select the “UNL accelerated program.” Do NOT select the M.S. program.
• You must pay the $25 application fee at the time of submission.
• After submission, your application is sent to the Office of Graduate Studies, and then to the Civil Engineering for review. After the department has reviewed your application, it is sent back to the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS), for admission approval. If your application is accepted, a letter will be sent to you from OGS.
• You cannot be admitted as an undergraduate and graduate student at the same time. The Office of Graduate Studies will “future date” your graduate program. If you do not complete your undergraduate degree, contact the Office of Graduate Studies.
• If you are receiving undergraduate financial aid, acceptance to the program will not disqualify you from receiving that aid.
• Your tuition bill will be larger once you become a graduate student.
• TOEFL scores will not be required for submission since you are an undergraduate student at UNL.
• Students must complete the application worksheet as part of the application process and identify when they are planning to take their courses (in order to receive permission codes for enrollment). The OGS will create the permission code and send it to you.

• During the senior year, students may take up to 12 credit hours of approved graduate coursework (see table below), and they will be charged the graduate tuition rate for graduate courses applied to the bachelor’s degree.
• Students retain eligibility for undergraduate scholarships and financial aid through the senior year.
• After completion of all bachelor’s degree requirements, students will be enrolled as graduate students, charged the graduate tuition rate, and eligible for graduate assistantships and fellowships.
• All applications will be reviewed by CIVE graduate committee regarding recommendation on admission.

1. No more than 12 credit hours of graduate coursework (with a minimum grade of B) listed in the table below may count toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. No course substitutions are permitted.
2. The coursework (up to 12 credit hours of) to be double-counted toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees is considered as dual-list courses and NOT Grad Only Courses.
3. If dual-listed courses are included in the Accelerated Master’s Program, students must register at the 800-level and complete all graduate-level requirements. Dual-listed courses previously taken and completed at the 400-level will not be retroactively changed to the 800-level.
4. All other requirements are the same as the standard Civil Engineering master’s degree. More details can be found in the Civil Engineering Graduate Handbook.

Admitted students will be emailed permission codes and will enroll themselves in the courses identified on their worksheet.

List of courses that will be counted toward both bachelor's and master’s degrees: