Getting Started at UNO

After you are admitted, pay the SEVIS fee to the U.S. government and read the reporting requirements in SEVIS & Immigration.

If you plan to live on campus, submit a housing application for Maverick Village, University Village, Scott Village, Scott Court, or Scott Hall. Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible. For additional information and to apply, visit housing.unomaha.edu.

Or learn about other housing options.

All new students on F-1 or J-1 visas, including those transferring from other schools in the U.S. and moving from ILUNO Intensive English to UNO undergraduate or graduate courses, are required to attend orientation. At orientation students learn about important immigration regulations, SEVIS requirements, enrolling for classes, using UNO’s online resources, navigating campus, health services, culture shock, on-campus employment, and academic integrity.

Summer 2013 Orientation Schedule (.pdf)

Fall 2013 Orientation Schedule (.pdf)

Register for an orientation online

Placement is required before enrolling for English, math, and chemistry courses. International undergraduate students may take the placement exams during spring or fall orientation held the week before classes start. ILUNO students and other students in the U.S. can register to take the math placement exam before orientation by signing up on-line at testing.unomaha.edu

Students with transfer credit may have already satisfied their testing requirements and should check with their academic advisor about the need to take these exams. International students starting the MBA graduate program are required to take the English placement exam. Other graduate students should check with their academic advisor for placement exam requirements. Additional information is always available at testing.unomaha.edu

If you would like to request an airport pickup, please send us your arrival information at least two weeks in advance. Request an airport pickup online.

Note that airport pickups are not available on January 1, July 4, and December 24, 25, and 31. Pickups are not available after 10 p.m. Please plan accordingly.

UNO requires all students, including international students, to provide proof of the Measles, Mumps, and Rubeola (MMR) immunization upon arrival and before classes begin. We recommend getting this immunization in your home country. If needed, you can get the immunization at UNO Health Services upon arrival. The cost is included in your UNO health insurance policy.

If you do not bring these immunization records signed by your home country physician, you must have the first dose of the immunization immediately upon arrival. The second dose must be given 30 days later. You will not be allowed to continue taking classes if this requirement is not met. This policy includes all UNO students, intensive English students in the ILUNO program and IPD students. Download the Health Requirement form.

In addition, UNO requires all international students to do the PPD (Mantoux) tuberculosis skin test upon arrival. PPD tests will be given in UNO Health Services on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. You must return two days after you take the PPD skin test to complete the process.

International students are required to have health insurance. Please review the pre-enrollment health requirements and insurance coverage for international students. More information:

UNO Health Services

Health Requirement Form

Health Insurance Brochure

All students in a degree program must visit with an academic advisor to select and register for classes each semester. Your advisor will assist you in building your class schedule. Don't know who your academic advisor is? Check out the contacts for your college at UNO's Academic Advising portal.

You may contact an academic advisor about your class selection by e-mail or telephone prior to arrival. If you are unable to do this, please make an appointment with your advisor immediately upon arrival. Transfer students should bring unofficial copies of transcripts from prior institutions to the advising appointment.

Choose and enroll in classes online with mavlink. Your NU ID and password are needed to enroll in classes. Check the earliest date you can register and view class schedules by logging into mavlink.

Read more about course registration at registrar.unomaha.edu.

Your eight-digit NU ID number and password, established during the application process, enable you to access many online services at UNO and to log in to mavlink.

Check out the to-do list on mavlink for any outstanding items that are required prior to enrollment. You will also use mavlink to register for classes, view grades and course schedules, pay tuition, and much more.

All students enrolled in classes at UNO have a gmav email account. Important academic and business information including your Student Accounts billing statement are e-mailed to students. You will also receive important e-mails from International Admissions and Advising. To learn how to access and use your UNO gmav account, go to mail.unomaha.edu.

After you have enrolled in classes and arrived on campus, you should get your MavCard, which can be used for accessing parking garages, checking out items at the library, purchasing food or copy services, and receiving discounts at merchants that cater to students. MavCards are issued in the Business Office on the second floor of the Milo Bail Student Center. Bring your passport or other photo identification with you.

This is an important SEVIS requirement. Please bring your immigration documents to our office upon arrival so that we can photocopy them. This includes your Form I-20 or DS-2019, passport, visa, and Form I-94. We will also need your local address. Students transferring from another school or changing programs at UNO will need to make an appointment with an international student advisor within 15 days of the start of classes to get a new form I-20.

The International Advising office is located in Arts & Sciences Hall 241.

If you are currently enrolled in school, please request a final transcript after you have finished your final courses and bring it with you to UNO.