Molecular and Biomedical Biology, Bachelor of Science
To obtain a BS in Molecular and Biomedical Biology (MBB), a student must fulfill university, college, and department requirements. Students choose one of two tracks: Molecular Biotechnology or Biomedical Humanities.
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Molecular and Biomedical Biology, Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biotechnology Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
Writing in the Discipline Course | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity - 3 hrs | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Molecular and Biomedical Biology Major, Molecular Biotechnology - 70-73 Hours Required | ||
| Requirements | ||
| The Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Biomedical Biology degree requires 36-45 credits of biology courses of which 18 credits must be 3000-4000 level courses. The course requirements are below. | ||
| All of the following: | 20 | |
| BIOLOGY I (** ^) | ||
| BIOLOGY II (^) | ||
| GENETICS (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| Biochemistry Lecture and Lab Select one of the following | 4 | |
| BIOCHEMISTRY I (^ with the following lab) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (^) | ||
or | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM (^) | ||
| Select three of the following, at least two must be lab-based | 10-13 | |
| MOLECULAR GENETICS (^ lab-based) | ||
| CELLULAR BIOLOGY (^ lab-based) | ||
| VIROLOGY and VIROLOGY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY (^ lab-based) | ||
| MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY and MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY LAB (^) | ||
| BEHAVIORAL GENETICS (^ lab-based) | ||
| DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY and DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS (^ lab-based. BIOL 4850 concurrent or prior to BIOL 4830) | ||
| COMPARATIVE GENOMICS (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY II (^ with the following lab) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY II LABORATORY and BIOCHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
| GENOME TECHNOLOGY AND ANALYSIS (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY (^) | ||
| Required Chemistry and Physics Sequence | 21 | |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (^) | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II (^) | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I (** ^) | ||
or PHYS 2110 | GENERAL PHYSICS I - CALCULUS LEVEL | |
| GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I (** ^) | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Two courses in mathematics or statistics are required and must include one of the following calculus courses | 6 | |
| CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (^) | ||
| CALCULUS FOR BIOMEDICINE (^) | ||
| CALCULUS I (^) | ||
| Molecular Biotechnology Focus Area | ||
| This focus area will position students to excel in graduate, medical, business, or law schools, as well as industry careers. Students will have about 10 hours of free electives with this focus area. | ||
| Internship | 3 | |
| MOLECULAR AND BIOMEDICAL BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP (^) | ||
| Six hours in Information, Innovation, and Development | 6 | |
| FOUNDATIONS OF BIOINFORMATICS (^) | ||
| APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO IT INNOVATION | ||
| CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | ||
| ENTREPRENEURIAL FOUNDATIONS (^) | ||
| TECHNOLGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT (^) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I (^) | ||
| MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE (^) | ||
| Writing in the Discipline | ||
| All students are required to take a writing in the discipline course within their major. For the Molecular and Biomedical Biology major, the writing in the discipline requirement can be fulfilled by completing a sequence of approved biology courses at UNO that incorporate discipline specific writing as part of their requirements. To satisfy the requirement for the writing in the discipline course students must complete BIOL 1450 AND BIOL 1750, two courses from BIOL 2140, BIOL 3020 and BIOL 3340 and two additional 3000/4000 level courses that are approved as meeting the writing requirement by the Department of Biology. Only courses taken at UNO and after January 1, 2010 can be applied to this requirement. Students not meeting the writing requirement through this sequence of courses will fulfill the writing requirement by completing BIOL 3150, ENGL 3980, or another college-approved advanced writing course. | ||
| College Breadth (choose one option) | 15-30+ | |
| Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours | ||
| Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 19+ hours | ||
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours | ||
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ Lab - 4-5 hours | ||
| Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours) | ||
| Bachelor of Science Cognate Requirement | 0-15 | |
| See advisor | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Molecular and Biomedical Biology, Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Humanities Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required | ||
| Minimum of “C-“required | ||
| Fundamental Academic Skills | 15 | |
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | ||
| ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | ||
Writing in the Discipline Course | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS | ||
or CMST 2120 | ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING | ||
or MATH 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or MATH 1130 | QUANTITATIVE LITERACY | |
or MATH 1140 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | |
or MATH 1300 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | |
or STAT 1100 | DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION | |
or STAT 1530 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | |
| Distribution Requirements | 31 | |
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs | ||
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs | ||
Global Diversity 3 hrs | ||
US Diversity 3 hrs | ||
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | ||
| **Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement | ||
| ^Course requires pre-requisite(s) | ||
| Molecular and Biomedical Biology Major, Biomedical Humanities - 76-79 Hours Required | ||
| Requirements | ||
| The Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Biomedical Biology degree requires 36-45 credits of biology courses of which 18 credits must be 3000-4000 level courses. The course requirements are below. | ||
| Required Courses | 20 | |
| BIOLOGY I (** ^) | ||
| BIOLOGY II (^) | ||
| GENETICS (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL (^) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY (^) | ||
| Biochemistry Lecture and Lab Select one of the following | 4 | |
| BIOCHEMISTRY I (^ with the following lab) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (^) | ||
| OR | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM (^) | ||
| Select three of the following, at least two must be lab-based | 10-13 | |
| MOLECULAR GENETICS (^ lab-based) | ||
| CELLULAR BIOLOGY (^ lab-based) | ||
| VIROLOGY and VIROLOGY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY (^ lab-based) | ||
| MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY and MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY LAB (^) | ||
| BEHAVIORAL GENETICS (^) | ||
| DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY and DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS (^ BIOL 4850 concurrent or prior to BIOL 4830) | ||
| COMPARATIVE GENOMICS (^) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY II (^ must take BIOL 4664) | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^ must take with BIOL 4660) | ||
| GENOME TECHNOLOGY AND ANALYSIS (^) | ||
| MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY and MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY (^) | ||
| Required Chemistry and Physics Sequence | 21 | |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (** ^) | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (^) | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I (^) | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II (^) | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (^) | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I (** ^) | ||
or PHYS 2110 | GENERAL PHYSICS I - CALCULUS LEVEL | |
| GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I (** ^) | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Two courses in mathematics or statistics are required and must include one of the following calculus courses | 6 | |
| CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (Requires MATH 1320 or MATH 1300 ^) | ||
| CALCULUS FOR BIOMEDICINE (^) | ||
| CALCULUS I (^) | ||
| Biomedical Humanities Focus Area | ||
| This is a path to prepare students for success in healthcare and affiliated training programs. Students will have approximately 4 hours of free electives with this track. Requires completion of minor in Medical Humanities. Nine credits must be in upper division (3000 or higher) courses. | ||
| Writing in the Discipline | ||
| All students are required to take a writing in the discipline course within their major. For the Molecular and Biomedical Biology major, the writing in the discipline requirement can be fulfilled by completing a sequence of approved biology courses at UNO that incorporate discipline specific writing as part of their requirements. To satisfy the requirement for the writing in the discipline course students must complete BIOL 1450 AND BIOL 1750, two courses from BIOL 2140, BIOL 3020 and BIOL 3340 and two additional 3000/4000 level courses that are approved as meeting the writing requirement by the Department of Biology. Only courses taken at UNO and after January 1, 2010 can be applied to this requirement. Students not meeting the writing requirement through this sequence of courses will fulfill the writing requirement by completing BIOL 3150, ENGL 3980, or another college-approved advanced writing course. | ||
| College Breadth (choose one option) - 15-30+ Hours Requried | ||
| Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours | ||
| Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 19+ hours | ||
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours | ||
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours | ||
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ Lab - 4-5 hours | ||
| Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours) | ||
| Bachelor of Science Cognate Requirement - 0-15 Hours Required | ||
| See advisor | ||
| ELECTIVES | ||
| Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours | ||
Molecular and Biomedical Biology, Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biotechnology Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| CMST 1110 or CMST 2120 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | 3 |
| CHEM 1180 & CHEM 1184 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
| BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| CHEM 1190 & CHEM 1194 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 4 |
| BIOL 1750 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| Calculus Course* | 3-5 | |
| CHEM 2250 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| BIOL 2140 | GENETICS | 4 |
| Social Sciences | 3 | |
| US Diversity if 3 credit Calculus course was taken. | 3 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 2260 & CHEM 2274 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 5 |
| BIOL 3020 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL | 3 |
| Math or Statistics | 3 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 4650 & CHEM 4654 | BIOCHEMISTRY I and BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
| BIOL 3240 | INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts*** | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 3 | |
***HFA course must be in a 2nd field. | ||
^Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits (3000-4000 level) throughout the degree, 18 of which must come from the major. Biology and Chemistry classes required for the major will include at least 24 credits at the 3000-4000 level so 3 additional credit hours will need to be at 3000-4000 level somewhere in the degree program. | ||
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper Level BIOL course with Lab* | 4 | |
| PHYS 1110 & PHYS 1154 | GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I | 5 |
| Course in Information, Innovation, and Development*** | 3 | |
| Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Upper Level BIOL Course with lab* | 4 | |
| Social Sciences** | 3 | |
| Global Diversity | 3 | |
| Course in Information, Innovation, and Development*** | 3 | |
| Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 2-3 | |
**Social Sciences course must be in a 2nd field. | ||
^Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits (3000-4000 level) throughout the degree, 18 of which must come from the major. Biology and Chemistry classes required for the major will include at least 24 credits at the 3000-4000 level so 3 additional credit hours will need to be at 3000-4000 level somewhere in the degree program. | ||
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper Level BIOL Course* | 3-4 | |
| BIOL 4550 | MOLECULAR AND BIOMEDICAL BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP (**) | 3 |
| US Diversity if 3-credit Calculus was taken; or if 5-credit Calculus was taken, course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 3 | |
| Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 3 | |
| Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 2-3 | |
**Requires a 4000-level upper level MBB course as a co- or prerequisite. | ||
^Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits (3000-4000 level) throughout the degree, 18 of which must come from the major. Biology and Chemistry classes required for the major will include at least 24 credits at the 3000-4000 level so 3 additional credit hours will need to be at 3000-4000 level somewhere in the degree program. | ||
| Credits | 14-16 | |
| Total Credits | 120-125 | |
Molecular and Biomedical Biology, Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Humanities Four Year Plan
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| CMST 1110 or CMST 2120 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | 3 |
| MATH 1320/ or MATH 1300 | PRE-CALCULUS ALGEBRA (**) or COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | 3-4 |
| BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| BIOL 1060 | INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CAREERS & ETHICS (^) | 2 |
^BIOL 1060 is required within the Medical Humanities minor/Biomedical Humanities Track. | ||
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Course + Global Diversity course | 3 | |
| CHEM 1180 & CHEM 1184 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
| BIOL 1750 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 1190 & CHEM 1194 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 4 |
| Medical Humanities Minor Course – Lower Level | 3 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Social Science + US Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Calculus Course** | 3-5 | |
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 2250 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| BIOL 2140 | GENETICS | 4 |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Humanities/Fine Arts*** | 3 | |
| Elective | 2-3 | |
***HFA course must come from a 2nd discipline. | ||
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 2260 & CHEM 2274 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 5 |
| BIOL 3020 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Ethical/Religious/Cross-cultural course for minor^ | 3 | |
^The Medical Humanities minor requires 15 credits, of which 9 must be 3000-4000 level. Take an upper or lower level course, accordingly. | ||
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 4610 | BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM | 4 |
| BIOL 3240 | INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY | 3 |
| Upper Level BIOL course with Lab*** | 4 | |
| Race/Ethnicity/Gender/Sex/Age course for minor^ | 3 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Upper Level BIOL Course* | 3 | |
| PHYS 1110 & PHYS 1154 | GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I | 5 |
| Medical humanities minor course^ | 3 | |
| Elective or Medical humanities minor course | 1-3 | |
| Elective*** | 3 | |
***Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits throughout the degree and 18 of those upper level credits must be concentrated in the major. Electives may need to be selected at the 3000-4000 level to reach these minimums. | ||
^The Medical Humanities minor requires 15 credits, of which 9 must be 3000-4000 level. Take an upper or lower level course, accordingly. | ||
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper Level BIOL Course with Lab* w | 4 | |
| Narrative medicine/Communication course for minor^ | 3 | |
| Elective** | 3 | |
| Elective** | 1 | |
| Social Science*** | 3 | |
^The Medical Humanities minor requires 15 credits, of which 9 must be 3000-4000 level. Take an upper or lower level course, accordingly. | ||
**Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits throughout the degree and 18 of those upper level credits must be concentrated in the major. Electives may need to be selected at the 3000-4000 level to reach these minimums. | ||
***SS must come from a 2nd discipline. | ||
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120-126 | |
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change.
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study
GPA Requirements: 2.0