Overview

The Creative Writing program at the University of Nebraska Omaha prepares students to read closely, think critically, write professionally and find their voices in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and screenwriting.

Key Facts

Students will also sharpen their capacity for empathy, opening themselves to diverse cultural points of view. Students whose work is above average and who are considering doing graduate work in creative writing may apply after one Advanced Studio to pursue the BFA with Senior Thesis.

The result is a book-length manuscript of original work in the student’s area of concentration (e.g. a collection of poems, a collection of short stories, a novel, a collection of essays, or a screenplay), prepared during the last year of study while working one-on-one with a WRWS faculty member.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contemporary Writers: in Person In Print
Form and Theory
Literary Magazine (Applied)
Special Studies in Writing
Fundamentals of Fiction Writing
Creative Writing for the Arts

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-18 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

118 SCH

118-122

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Omaha, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit an online application.
Rank in the upper one-half of their graduating high school class
Or ACT composite score of 20 or higher or SAT equivalent
Or a 3.0 or higher GPA
Pay the $45 non-refundable application fee by credit card when completing the application for admission.
Grade sheets and transcripts from each institution attended.
Proof of English proficiency. Special Note: If you are unable to provide proof of English proficiency please apply to our Intensive Language (ILUNO) program.
Copy of Passport.
UNO Financial Affidavit.
Bank statements showing adequate funding for one academic year.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24514 USD / year

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Out-of-State

24514 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

9232 USD / year

≈ 9232 USD / year

Additional Details

Omaha Urban Rate (OUR) Tuition: $13,502

Living costs

Omaha

United States

985 - 1520 USD / month

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