It is essential that potential graduate students obtain a "Graduate Studies Admission Guide" for specific information and application forms. You can obtain application materials by conatcting the OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, 1100 Seaton Hall, LINCOLN, NE 68588-0619. An online graduation application is available through the Graduate Studies.

School Requirements
A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent training is required for admission to the program.To be considered for entrance into the graduate program the applicant must show records of current and past experience at the academic and/or professional level through resume and references. Submission of undergraduate transcripts is also required.

To be admitted into the Professional Actor Training Program, a general knowledge of theatre history and proficiency in acting, vocal, and movement theory and practice is required. These prerequisites are tested in the audition/interview process. In rare instances, students may be admitted with deficiencies in their theatre education background. This program will be admitting its next class in the Fall 2010 with auditions commencing in the Spring 2010. Students are selected for the two MFA programs through a screening audition and interview process through the University/Resident Theatre Auditions and in Lincoln.

No Graduate Record Examination is required.

Applicants for degree programs need to have completed all admission requirements two months before the beginning of the first semester of study. The completed application, application fee and all official transcripts should be sent to the Office of Graduate Studies.

For questions about the graduate acting program, please contact Harris Smith (Head of Acting) at hsmith2@unl.edu