Process Operations Technology – Bio-Processing (PRBPO)
Award: Associate in applied science degree
Program location: South Omaha Campus
Bio-technology generally involves the use of live cells and their molecules to produce useful products. The ethanol and bio-diesel industries are examples where bio-technology is used in the production process. This degree option provides entry-level training in maintaining, monitoring, and controlling equipment and processes used in bio-processing industries.
Graduation Requirements
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General education
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27.0
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Major requirements
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38.0
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Option requirements
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35.0
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Total credit hours required
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100.0
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General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)
Communications
Humanities/social sciences
| | Humanities/social sciences | 4.5 credits |
Quantitative/numeracy skills
Additional
| INFO 1001 | Information Systems and Literacy  | 4.5 credits |
| HMRL 1010 | Human Relations Skills | 4.5 credits |
| | OR | |
| RDLS 1200 | College Success Strategies | 4.5 credits |
Major requirements for Process Operations Technology (38.0 credit hrs.)
| PROT 1010 | Safety Topics for Process and Power Operations | variable credits |
| | OR | |
| INCT 1000 | Industrial Safety and Health | 4.5 credits |
| PROT 1100 | Process Instrumentation and Control | 4.5 credits |
| PROT 1302 | Stationary Engineering I | 3.0 credits |
| PROT 2302 | Stationary Engineering II | 4.0 credits |
| PROT 1110 | Reading and Understanding Process Diagrams | 2.0 credits |
| INCT 2050 | Problem-Solving | 3.0 credits |
| INCT 2060 | Mechanical Power Systems | 4.0 credits |
| INCT 2070 | Hydraulics and Pneumatics | 4.0 credits |
| PHYS 1010 | Applied Physics | 4.5 credits |
| PHYS 1010L | Applied Physics Lab | 0.0 credits |
| WORK 1401 | Employability Skills for Process, Power, and Energy-Related Fields | 4.5 credits |
| | OR | |
| PROT 2981 | PROT Internship | 4.5 credits |
Option requirements for Process Operations Technology – Bio-Processing (35.0 credit hrs.)
| PROT 1250 | Basic Electricity for Power and Process | 6.0 credits |
| BIOS 1500 | Introduction to Bioprocessing | 4.5 credits |
| BIOS 1500L | Introduction to Bioprocessing Lab | 0.0 credits |
| MATH 1310 | Intermediate Algebra | 4.5 credits |
| CHEM 1510 | Chemistry for Bioindustry I | 3.0 credits |
| CHEM 1510L | Chemistry for Bioindustry I Lab | 0.0 credits |
| CHEM 1520 | Chemistry for Bioindustry II | 3.0 credits |
| CHEM 1520L | Chemistry for Bioindustry II Lab | 0.0 credits |
| PROT 2210 | Ethanol Process Fundamentals | 3.5 credits |
| PROT 2200 | Dynamics of Process Control | 4.5 credits |
Select one of the following groups:
| CHEM 1210 | General Chemistry: Part I | 2.0 credits |
| CHEM 1210L | General Chemistry: Part I Lab | 0.0 credits |
| CHEM 1211 | General Chemistry: Part II | 4.0 credits |
| CHEM 1211L | General Chemistry: Part II Lab | 0.0 credits |
| | OR | |
| CHEM 1212 | General Chemistry I: Accelerated | 6.0 credits |
| CHEM 1212L | General Chemistry I: Accelerated Lab | 0.0 credits |
The degree option is an area of interest within a program. Although students may complete single or multiple options within this program, only the major degree is awarded.