CAS: Biological Sciences (BS): Biological Sciences (MS)

Current Undergrad Program

Students in earlier catalog years are welcome to apply if they change to an Accelerated-eligible catalog. Consult an undergraduate advisor about the impacts of a catalog change.

Future Graduate Program

Graduate Admission Application:

  • Standard Accelerated requirements for eligibility and application: See Accelerated Master's.
    • Important: In the application's Program Selection page, select from the "UNL Undergraduates: Accelerated Master's Programs" section — otherwise you will be applying to a non-Accelerated program (with different application requirements).
  • Specific to this program:

Interested?

See Accelerated Master's: plan your timeline, confirm your eligibility, and get complete information.

Courses

A student in this Accelerated program may count up to 12 credit hours of the following graduate courses toward both the current bachelor's degree and the later master's degree, subject to each degree's minimum grade requirements.

Maximum of 12 credit hours may count toward the bachelor’s degree. 

Select 4 courses from the list below.  

Graduate Course

Undergraduate Course

Credit Hours

Frequency Offered

BIOS 826. Systems BiologyBIOS 4263Fall
BIOS 820. Molecular GeneticsBIOS 4203Fall/Spring
BIOS 812. Human GeneticsBIOS 4123Fall
BIOS 821. Microbial DiversityBIOS 4213Spring
BIOS 802. Cancer BiologyBIOS 4023Fall/Spring
BIOS 843. ImmunologyBIOS 4433Fall
BIOS 877. Bioinformatics and Molecular EvolutionBIOS 4773Spring 
BIOS 816. Biodiversity ConservationBIOS 4163Spring
BIOS 887. Field ParasitologyBIOS 4873Summer
BIOS 854. Ecological InteractionsBIOS 4543Fall
BIOS 862. Animal Behavior BIOS 4623Fall
BIOS 815. Developmental BiologyBIOS 4153Spring
BIOS 866. Neurobiology IIBIOS 4663Spring