General Requirements

A student, who has met the requirements for a baccalaureate degree other than Bioinformatics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, must complete a minimum of 30 additional semester hours and meet the requirements for the BSBI degree. Students must consult an academic advisor prior to starting this program.

Bioinformatics Requirements

To obtain Bioinformatics as a second bachelor's degree, students must complete academic requirements for the degree which includes 3 credit hours of CIST 3110 IT Ethics, 21 credit hours of IS&T courses, 20 credit hours of Math courses, 16 credit hours of Biology courses, 20 credit hours of Chemistry courses, 16 credit hours of Bioinformatics courses, and 9 credit hours of elective courses. Students must consult an academic adivsor prior to starting this program. Some transfer coursework may apply; however, 30 of the last 36 hours for the degree must be registered for and carried at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.