Application Links and Deadlines by Program
PLEASE ONLY APPLY TO ONE PROGRAM PER SEMESTER
Please see the chart below for academic department application deadlines. N/A indicates that the department does not accept applications for that term.
For more information about a particular department, click on the name to be taken directly to the website. Below the chart is additional important information.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR SUMMER OR FALL
Program |
Term |
Application Opens |
Application Closes |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Spring Semester | N/A | N/A |
| Summer Term | September 1 | March 1 | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | March 1 | |
| Biostatistics | Spring Semester | May 1 | October 1 |
| Summer Term | September 1 | March 1 | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | June 1 | |
| Cancer Research | Spring Semester | May 1 | November 1 |
| Summer Term | September 1 | April 1 | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | July 1 | |
| Cellular & Integrative Physiology (Ph.D.) | Spring Semester | N/A | N/A |
| Summer Term | N/A | N/A | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | March 15 | |
| Cellular & Integrative Physiology (M.S) | Spring Semester | N/A | N/A |
| Summer Term | N/A | N/A | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | June 1 | |
| Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology | Spring Semester | June 1 | October 1 |
| Summer Term | N/A | N/A | |
| Fall Semester | October 1 | June 1 | |
| Epidemiology | Spring Semester | N/A | N/A |
| Summer Term | N/A | N/A | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | June 1 | |
| Genetics, Cell Biology & Anatomy | Spring Semester | May 1 | October 1 |
| Summer Term | September 1 | March 1 | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | June 1 | |
| Health Promotion, Social & Behavioral Health | Spring Semester | N/A | N/A |
| Summer Term | N/A | N/A | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | June 1 | |
| Health Services Research & Administration | Spring Semester | N/A | N/A |
| Summer Term | N/A | N/A | |
| Fall Semester | October 1 | June 1 | |
| Medical Sciences Interdepartmental Area (MSIA) | Spring Semester | May 1 | October 15 |
| Summer Term | September 1 | February 15 | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | June 1 | |
| Nursing (Ph.D.) | Spring Semester | N/A | N/A |
| Summer Term | October 1 | January 15 | |
| Fall Semester | N/A | N/A | |
| Pathology & Microbiology | Spring Semester | June 1 | October 1 |
| Summer Term | N/A | N/A | |
| Fall Semester | October 1 | March 1 | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | Spring Semester | N/A | N/A |
| Summer Term | N/A | N/A | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | February 1 | |
| Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience | Spring Semester | N/A | N/A |
| Summer Term | N/A | N/A | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | June 1 | |
| Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) | Spring Semester | May 1 | October 1 |
| Summer Term | September 1 | March 1 | |
| Fall Semester | September 1 | June 1 |
Please submit official documents such as transcripts, official GRE/TOEFL scores only after you have submitted your online application. The address to submit all official documents is:
UNMC Graduate Studies
987810 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-7810
GRE and TOEFL scores from ETS should be directed to Institution Code: 6896. All score reports for this code arrive to the Graduate Studies Office, so the Department Code is irrelevant. You may choose any Department Code that you deem appropriate or just use 5199 for Any Department Not Listed.
General Guidelines for International Applicants:
Please read the important information HERE.
To ensure adequate time to prepare visa and travel arrangements should you be selected for admission, please have your application and all materials submitted by these dates:
Spring: August 1 (unless earlier deadline is noted in chart)
Summer: January 1 (unless earlier deadline is noted in chart)
Fall: April 1 (unless earlier deadline is noted in chart)
