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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Insect Science Major

Science Pre-Med Option

 

Program of Study meets pre-med requirements for UNMC, Creighton and most other medical colleges and health professional programs.

Completion of the science option will also fulfill requirement for a minor in biological sciences.

Outline of Program of Study for Pre-Med Emphasis

 

First Year, First Semester

AGRI 103 3 cr Intro to Agricultural and Natural Resources Systems
ENTO 115/116 4 cr Insect Biology and Insect Identification
BIOS 103 4 cr Organismic Biology
MATH 106 5 cr Calculus
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours

 

First Year, Second Semester

ENGL 151 3 cr Writing: Rhetoric as Argument
STAT 218 3 cr Intro to Statistics
ECON 211 or 212 3 cr Economics Requirement
MAJOR ELECTIVE 3 cr Entomology Requirement
BIOS 102 4 cr Cell Structure and Function
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours

 

Second Year, First Semester

ENTO 108 3 cr Insects, Science and Society
CHEM 109 4 cr General Chemistry I
PHYS 141 5 cr Elementary General Physics I
COMM 109 3 cr Fundamental of Human Communication
ELECTIVE 3 cr Human Behavior Requirement
     
TOTAL 18 credit hours

 

Second Year, Second Semester

CHEM 110 4 cr General Chemistry II
BIOS 213/213 L 4 cr Human Physiology and Laboratory
ALEC 102 3 cr Interpersonal Skills
PHYS 142 5 cr Elementary General Physics II
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours

 

Third Year, First Semester

CHEM 251/253 3 cr Organic Chemistry I and Laboratory
ENTO 400 4 cr Biology and Classification of Insects
MAJOR ELECTIVE 3 cr Entomology Requirement
ELECTIVE 3 cr Historical Studies
ELECTIVE 3 cr Humanities
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours

 

Third Year, Second Semester

BIOC 321/321 L 4 cr Elements of Biochemistry and Laboratory
BIOS 205 2 cr Genetics, Molecular, and Cellular Biology Laboratory
BIOS 206 4 cr General Genetics
ENTO 406 3 cr Insect Ecology
ELECTIVE 3 cr Arts
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours

 

Fourth Year, First Semester

ENTO 401 4 cr Insect Physiology
BIOS 207 4 cr Ecology and Evolution
BIOC 431 4 cr Biomolecules and Metabolism
MAJOR ELECTIVE 3 cr Experiential Learning
     
TOTAL 15 credit hours

 

Fourth Year, Second Semester

ENTO 485 3 cr Current Issues in Insect Science
CHEM 252/254 4 cr Organic Chemistry II and Laboratory
MAJOR ELECTIVE 3 cr Entomology Requirement
MAJOR ELECTIVE 2 cr Experiential Learning
ELECTIVE 3 cr Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
     
TOTAL 15 credit hours