Suggested Courses to Remove UNL Admission Deficiencies for Students
who Graduated High School January 1997 or later
Units Required for Admission
Courses to clear the deficiency [one community
college course = one unit (year) of high school work]
English: 4 units
Intensive reading & writing experience
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-Writing and Research
ENGL 2100-Intro to Literature
ENGL 2340-American Literature
Foreign Language: 2 units
In one language
SPAN 1020 Beginning Spanish II (some students may need
to complete SPAN 1010 to prepare for SPAN 1020; 1020 is
the course which will fulfill the UNL admission deficiency).
Mathematics: 4 units
Algebra I
Algebra II
Geometry
A fourth year that builds on algebra
Algebra I: MATH 1130-Elementary Algebra
Geometry (not available) [see UNL's Division of
Continuing Studies Independent Study program]
Algebra II: Math 1140-Intermediate Algebra
Fourth Year Math (course that builds upon Algebra II):
MATH 1150-College Algebra OR MATH 1380-Trigonometry OR
MATH 1410-Precalculus
Natural Sciences: 3 units
At least 2 from biology, chemistry, physics & earth sciences.
At least one lab
If you are deficient in a lab, you MUST take
a science course that has a lab.
BIOS 1010 General Biology (has a lab)
CHEM 1050 Elements of Chemistry (has a lab)
CHEM 1090 General Chemistry I (has a lab)
HLTH 1470 Nutrition (does not have a lab)
PHYS 1100 Physical Science (does not have a lab)
PHYS 1410 General Physics I (has a lab)
Social Sciences: 3 units
One or 2 units History AND 1 or 2 units American government,
geography or one other social science
ANTH 1100 Introduction to Anthropology
GEOG 1400 Cultural Geography
HIST 1000 Western Civilization I
HIST 1010 Western Civilization II
HIST 2010 American History I
HIST 2020 American History II
POLS 1000 American Government
POLS 1600 International Relations
SOCI 1010 Intro to General Sociology
SOCI 2010 Social Problems
Note: Your UNL college will determine whether or not courses used
to meet admission requirements can also apply toward your UNL degree
requirements.
