Apply for admission and admission criteria

• A. To apply for admission to the Omaha based programs, please visit the UNO website: http://admissions.unomaha.edu//undergraduate.php
• B. High school transcripts are required of students including those transferring from colleges within UNO or the University of Nebraska system. Students wishing to enter an engineering or the construction management program must have the following minimum units (one unit equals one year) of high school credit for:

  Course
  English	5
  Trigonometry or pre-calculus	1
  Algebra	2
  Geometry	1
  Physics	1
  Chemistry*	1
  *A second unit of natural science may be used in place of chemistry for construction management applicants.
  Natural Science	1

• C. In addition to the specific high school unit requirements listed previously, students are expected to meet core course requirements as specified for admission by the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
• D. Students having composite ACT scores of 28 or greater (or equivalent SAT score) may be admitted to the College of Engineering even if they lack one unit of the following: trigonometry / pre-calculus, chemistry, or physics
• E. Official transcripts are required from all institutions of higher education previously attended. A minimum cumulative grade point average from the last institution of higher education attended (for 12 or more earned collegiate semester credit hours) of 2.5 for residents of Nebraska and 3.0 for non-residents is required for admission to engineering and construction management. Exception: a grade point average (cumulative and most recent term) of 2.5 is required for both residents and non-residents transferring within the College of Engineering or transferring from another college in the University of Nebraska system or from an EAC of ABET accredited program at another institution.
• F. A composite ACT (enhanced) score of 24 or greater, or a SAT (verbal + math) score of 1110 or greater. Exception: transfer and readmitted students with 12 or more earned collegiate semester credit hours.
• G. Entering students are required to have appropriate math, English and chemistry placement examination results prior to their first semester of enrollment.
• H. Students for whom English is not their language of nurture must score a minimum of 500 on the TOEFL before admission will be considered.
• I. Students must be accepted into an engineering or construction management program by the end of the week prior to general registration.
• J. Students with substantial potential to perform college-level academic work, but lack college entrance requirements may be admitted to the college with pre-engineering status based on ACT score, high school rank, and high school credits. These students are accepted on a provisional or trial basis for the purpose of establishing their academic credential and firming up their career objectives. Pre-engineering students may take freshman and sophomore-level courses in the College of Engineering. Students may be reclassified from pre-engineering to restricted status when their accumulative GPA falls below 2.4.

What is required to change my major to AE, CONE, CNST?

If you are already enrolled as a student at the University of Nebraska, the following will be required to be able to change your major to AE, CONE or CNST:

• 1. Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher OR ACT composite of 24 or higher (first semester freshmen)
• 2. Trigonometry or Pre-Calculus
• 3. Physics
• 4. Chemistry 9not required for CNST)
• 5. Natural Science course (biology, geology, zoology, etc.)

What is required to change campuses – Lincoln to Omaha, Omaha to Lincoln?

1. If you were previously or are currently enrolled at another University of Nebraska campus but desire to transfer, you need to complete a Change of Campus form and an Undergraduate Application for Admission at the campus you would like to transfer into.

2. By completing a Change of Campus form and following the instructions, the credentials from the previous or current campus will be transferred to your new campus. In general, credits and grades earned at other University of Nebraska campuses will be accepted, computed into the student's UN grade point average, and will become a part of the permanent record from which official transcripts will be made. There is no application fee.

3. Students on Academic Suspension or Dismissal are not eligible to enroll at any campus within 1 year of their suspension or dismissal.

What is required to change my major to other than engineering?

Please consult the UNO Undergraduate Catalog and the specific College that you wish to transfer into regarding their admission requirements. If you are ready to make a formal change to another College/Major, you must visit that College/Major to have the form approved.

Who is my advisor?

• 1. Transfer students (variable credit hours): Christine Warren
• 2. Freshmen (0-26 credit hours): Christine Warren
• 3. Sophomores (27 – 57 credit hours): Faculty advising
• 4. Juniors (58 – 90 credit hours): Faulty advising
• 5. Seniors (91+ credit hours): Faculty advising

Who are the faculty advisors?

Faculty advisors are not assigned in the AE program. The following are advising faculty:

• 1. Professor Mahmoud Alahmad
• 2. Professor Josephine Lau
• 3. Professor Siu-Kit Lau
• 4. Professor Haorong Li
• 5. Professor Kenneth Merkel
• 6. Professor Dale Tiller
• 7. Professor Lily Wang
• 8. Professor Clarence Waters

Faculty Advisors for Construction Management:

• 1. Professor Stuart Bernstein
• 2. Professor Keith Pedersen

Faculty Advisors for Construction Engineering:

• 1. Professor Terri Norton

Transferring courses from another institution

  1. Requests to take courses where prerequisites have been satisfied by transfer courses can be resolved during the advising process. Please remind your advisor to complete a prerequisite override request in the advising paperwork.

  2. Requests to take courses where prerequisites have not been taken must be resolved with the individual instructor of the course. If the instructor will agree to allow you to enroll, please have that individual sign the prerequisite override request and visit your advisor to complete the request.

  3. All prerequisite override requests must be turned into PKI 105E, Engineering Admissions/Advising Office. A special permission number will be issued belonging only to you. It must be entered into the registration system in order to be used. Please visit the Mavlink FAQ for detailed information on this process.

Substitution approval

  A. Transfer coursework will be evaluated during your initial advising appointment(s). Program specific paperwork will be filled out to accept your transfer credits. In some cases, additional information may be needed from the student to complete the transfer approval process (syllabi, course descriptions). The final steps will be initiated by your advisor to communicate the transferability of your courses so that your official DegreeWorks audit will reflect the coursework.

Impact on GPA at the University of Nebraska

A. If courses are taken outside of the University of Nebraska campuses – Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, UNMC – the cumulative GPA at the University of Nebraska will not be impacted. The following are important exceptions:

  1. In the AE program, performance in all courses that count toward the BSAE is   significant. Regardless of institution, courses which will count towards admission into   the third year AE design courses (AE 3100, 3200, 3300, 3220) must earn an average   3.0 (B) in order to be approved.

  2. In the CONE and CNST program, C or higher grades must be earned in math,   science, engineering and prerequisite courses to CONE and CNST prefix courses.

Computer Purchasing Guidelines from College of Engineering

Recommendations for purchasing a computer for engineering classes can be found online at http://www.engineering.unl.edu/prospective-undergraduate/computerpurchasingguidelines.shtml.

Schedule an Advising Appointment

Advising appointments are separated into three sections, high school, transer, and current students. Select the appropriate link below to view the steps required to schedule an appointment.

Prospective high school students

• 1. If you have never visited the UNO campus before, please visit the UNO Welcome Center and schedule a full campus visit. Campus visits are offered Monday through Thursday at either 8:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. only beginning from the Welcome Center. Friday MavDays campus visits are at 8:30 a.m. beginning from the Milo Bail Student Center, Mammel Hall, or Peter Kiewit Institute .or the Alumni Center. The Welcome Center is located just south of the Durham Science Center off of 67th and Dodge Streets. We are in a large Victorian style home. Sessions are available for first time students and transfer students. Your visit will include an information session with a professional staff member, a walking tour of the Dodge Campus, a shuttle tour of the Pacific Campus, and a tour of one of the residence halls. Campus visits last approximately three to four hours. Please dress accordingly for the weather as we will be walking outside for the tour.

  Topics covered in the information include: admissions requirements, scholarship opportunities, financial aid, and much more. They will also arrange a visit to The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and the College of Engineering. Visits should be scheduled two weeks in advance to obtain appointments with academic advisors as well as obtaining the tour date that you wish to have.

• 2. If you have visited the UNO campus before and have questions about transfer or AP credits, you can schedule an appointment directly to speak with the advisor for AE, CONE, and CNST freshmen, Christine Warren. Click Here to visit our advising scheduler. Advising appointments are scheduled in 30 minute increments.
• 3. If you are admitted to UNO and would like to schedule advising for Fall 2013, please check the Orientation website in March 2013. Incoming freshmen will be required to register for orientation, which will schedule an advising appointment in Summer 2013. The Orientation website is: http://orientation.unomaha.edu/

Prospective transfer students

• 1. If you have never visited the UNO campus before, please visit the UNO Welcome Center and schedule a full campus visit. Campus visits are offered Monday through Thursday at either 8:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. only beginning from the Welcome Center. Friday MavDays campus visits are at 8:30 a.m. beginning from the Milo Bail Student Center, Mammel Hall, or Peter Kiewit Institute .or the Alumni Center. The Welcome Center is located just south of the Durham Science Center off of 67th and Dodge Streets. We are in a large Victorian style home. Sessions are available for first time students and transfer students. Your visit will include an information session with a professional staff member, a walking tour of the Dodge Campus, a shuttle tour of the Pacific Campus, and a tour of one of the residence halls. Campus visits last approximately three to four hours. Please dress accordingly for the weather as we will be walking outside for the tour.

  Topics covered in the information include: admissions requirements, scholarship opportunities, financial aid, and much more. They will also arrange a visit to The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and the College of Engineering. Visits should be scheduled two weeks in advance to obtain appointments with academic advisors as well as obtaining the tour date that you wish to have.

• 2. If you have visited the UNO campus before and would like to meet just to discuss academic interests and transferability, you can schedule an appointment directly to speak with Christine Warren. Click here to visit our online advising scheduler. Advising appointments are scheduled in 30 minute increments. Transfer students should request two (2) appointments for one hour total. Typical transfer discussions last 30 – 45 minutes.

Currently enrolled University of Nebraska students

If you are a currently enrolled student in AE, CONE, and CNST, please refer to the “Who is my advisor?” FAQ and contact the advisor accordingly.

Currently enrolled University of Nebraska students not in Durham School programs

Please schedule an appointment directly to speak with Christine Warren. Click here to visit our online advising scheduler. Advising appointments are scheduled in 30 minute increments. Transfer students should request two (2) appointments for one hour total. Typical transfer discussions last 30 – 45 minutes.

Complete Paperwork for Your Advising Appointment

Please select 'Prospective' or 'Currently Enrolled' from below to learn about required advising paperwork.

Prospective transfer students

Please bring the following to your advising appointment so that we can have a full discussion of your transferability.

1. Unofficial transcripts from any transfer institutions other than UNO or UNL
2. Test scores from any CLEP, AP or placement tests
3. Military transcripts (SMART, training)

Currently enrolled University of Nebraska students

1. Please visit PKI 105E, Engineering Admissions/Advising Office, to get your advising paperwork for the current semester.

2. Please attempt to fill this paperwork out as completely as possible. Minimum fields that must be completed include: (Name, Address, Major, Phone Number, E-mail)

Add, Drop, Withdraw from courses

Select the options 'Mavlink FAQ' or 'Troublingshooting "I can't sign up for this course..."' from below to learn more about adding and dropping courses.

Mavlink FAQ

Please visit https://webapps.unomaha.edu/its/faqs/faq.php?p=19 for general FAQ on the Mavlink system, UNO’s portal for all student record information – enrollment, grades, financial statements.

Troubleshooting "I can’t sign up for this course . . ." ?

There are several reasons students are unable to sign up for courses. Please read through the selections below to identify a possible solution.

Additional Credit Request

  1. 18 credit hours: This is a standard amount of credit hours to request for enrollment. Please remind your advisor during the appointment for permission to enroll in 18 credit hours.

  2. 19 or more credit hours:
   A. Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher may register for more than 19    hours with advisor signature.
   B. Students with a cumulative GPA of less than 3.0 or higher must have signatures    from advisor and the Dean’s Office (PKI 100).

Prerequisites are enforced in AE, CONE, and CNST courses.

  1. Requests to take courses where prerequisites have been satisfied by transfer courses can be resolved during the advising process. Please remind your advisor to complete a prerequisite override request in the advising paperwork.

  2. Requests to take courses where prerequisites have not been taken must be resolved with the individual instructor of the course. If the instructor will agree to allow you to enroll, please have that individual sign the prerequisite override request and visit your advisor to complete the request.

  3. All prerequisite override requests must be turned into PKI 105E, Engineering Admissions/Advising Office. A special permission number will be issued belonging only to you. It must be entered into the registration system in order to be used. Please visit the Mavlink FAQ for detailed information on this process.

Closed Courses

  1. All closed course overrides must be approved by the individual instructor of the course. Please contact the instructor and have that individual sign the closed override request. Please follow-up with your advisor if further assistance is needed.

  2. All closed override requests must be turned into PKI 105E, Engineering Admissions/Advising Office. A special permission number will be issued belonging only to you. It must be entered into the registration system in order to be used. Please visit the Mavlink FAQ for detailed information on this process.

Waitlist

If a waitlist is enabled on the course, please enroll yourself in that status. When adding the course to your “Shopping Cart” in Mavlink, please click the box “Add to Waitlist if Enabled”. When you go through the enrollment process, you will then be officially added to the waitlist for the course.

Closed Courses

Effective Fall 2011, all Engineering students will follow the University of Nebraska-Lincoln General Education requirements. The Achievement Centered Education (ACE) model includes ten (10) categories of courses which must be met by all degree programs. Please refer to the UNL website for detailed information about the categories http://ace.unl.edu/node/1. Specific ACE requirements for each program can be found in the “Forms” section of this FAQ website.

Request a Degree Audit

The Omaha campus uses DegreeWorks for online audit purposes. Please log-in to your Mavlink account to see your audit. A formal audit of your file will be performed one semester prior to graduation. Please contact your advisor if there are questions regarding your audit during your academic career.

College and Program Requirements for Repeating courses, GPA and Satisfactory Progress

A. Students may take any one College of Engineering course a maximum of two times. In addition,

• Construction management students may repeat a maximum of three College of Engineering courses with "F" grades
• Engineering students and students from other colleges may repeat a maximum of three College of Engineering courses with "D" or "F" grades.

B. The College of Engineering does not accept courses for transfer from outside the University of Nebraska system (UNK, UNL, or UNO) in which a grade less than "C-" is received.

C. Subject to space availability, any student with a cumulative GPA less than 2.40 may enroll in AE 1010, CNST 1310, CIVE 112, CONE 1030 and CEEN 2250 providing they have permission from the College of Engineering and their enrollment does not violate course repeat policies of the College of Engineering. Similarly, students who have College of Engineering permission, do not violate College of Engineering course repeat policies, have the appropriate course prerequisites and whose cumulative GPA is above 2.0 may enroll in EMEC 2200, EMEC 3240, and ENGR 3000.

D. Excluding exemptions specified under the student classification and general college policy sections, a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.40 is required to enroll in engineering and construction management courses.

Academic Appeals

The College of Engineering reviews academic progress on a semesterly basis. If a student is in violation of the minimum enrollment requirements, they will be contacted by the Office of Admissions & Advising with further directions on how to proceed regarding enrollment. Students are encouraged to discuss with their advisor to determine if an appeal is appropriate.

1. If an appeal is appropriate, the following guidelines are helpful for writing the appeal letter. Turn into the Dean’s Office during first week of semester to have the appeals committee evaluate your request quickly.

2. The length of the letter should typically be one half to three quarters of a page, depending on the background information. Please date the letter and use appropriate business format for the address.

3. The business address to be used is: College of Engineering Academic Appeals Committee, PKI 100, Omaha, NE 68182

4. In the content of this letter, please provide the following:

•   A. Introduce yourself and what you are requesting (to enroll in X)
•   B. Explain the current situation and how it came to be
•   C. Explain what you are doing to proactively change the situation, make your     situation better

4. Conclude your letter with a signature and provide your address, e-mail and phone number at the bottom.