Biotechnology

Mission Statement

Work Environment

Nature of the Work

Employment

Earnings

Student Learning Outcomes

Biotechology Website

Essential Functions

Program Expenses

Gainful Employment

Admission Requirements

Biotechnology AAS (Major Code: BI13)

Biological Sciences Laboratory Technician Certificate (Major Code: BS11)

Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Technician Certificate (Major Code: ALT1)

Regulatory Compliance Technician Certificate (Major Code: RC11)

Biotechnology AAS (Major Code: BI13)

Credits Required for Graduation: 71 semester credit hours

Curriculum Outline

General Education (20 Credits)

Area I: Language Arts and Communications (3 Credits)

ENGL 1101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Students must choose from the following courses:

ECON 2105	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 2106	Microeconomics	3
HIST 1111	World History I	3
HIST 1112	World History II	3
HIST 2111	U.S. History I	3
HIST 2112	U.S. History II	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science (11 Credits)

BIOL 1111	Biology I	3
BIOL 1111L	Biology I Lab	1
CHEM 1211	Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1211L	Chemistry I Lab	1
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3

* Students must pass the following courses with a grade of C or higher: BIOL 1111, BIOL 1111L, CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L, and MATH 1111.

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Students must choose from the following courses:

ARTS 1101	Art Appreciation	3
ENGL 2130	American Literature	3
ENGL 2310	English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700	3
HUMN 1101	Introduction to Humanities	3
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
MUSC 2040	History of Popular Music	3

College Requirement (3 Credits)

FSSE 1000

First

3

Biotechnology Major (44 Credits)

BIOC 2100	Biochemistry	3
BIOC 2100L	Biochemistry Lab	2
BIOC 2203	Recombinant DNA Methods	2
BIOC 2203L	Recombinant DNA Methods Lab	3
BTEC 2130	Basic Laboratory Calculations	2
BTEC 2191	Fundamental Microbial Biotechnology	2
BTEC 2191L	Fundamental Microbial Biotechnology Lab	2
BTEC 2192	Applied Biotechnology Methods	2
BTEC 2192L	Applied Biotechnology Methods Lab	3
BTEC 2211	Industrial Cell Culture and Immunology	2
BTEC 2211L	Industrial Cell Culture and Immunology Lab	2
BTEC 2221	Regulatory Compliance in Biomanufacturing	3
BTEC 2500	Applied Biotechnology Internship	3
CHEM 1212	Chemistry II	3
CHEM 1212L	Chemistry II Lab	1
CHEM 2211	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 2211L	Organic Chemistry I Lab	1
CHEM 2300	Quantitative Analysis	3
CHEM 2300L	Quantitative Analysis Lab	2

* Students must pass the following courses with a grade of C or higher: BIOC-2100, BIOC-2100L, BIOC-2203, BIOC-2203L, BTEC-2211, BTEC-2211L, BTEC-2191, BTEC-2191L, BTEC-2192, BTEC-2192L, BTEC-2221, CHEM-1212, CHEM-1212L, CHEM-2211, CHEM-2211L, CHEM-2300, CHEM-2300L.

Biotechnology Specialization (4 Credits)

Students must choose one of the following specializations:

Biology II and Lab (4 credits)

BIOL 1112	Biology II	3
BIOL 1112L	Biology II Lab	1

Organic Chemistry II and Lab (4 credits)

CHEM 2212	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 2212L	Organic Chemistry II Lab	1

 

Water Treatment (4 credits)

ESCI 1150

Introduction to Water Treatment Processes

4

 

Wastewater Treatment (4 credits)

ESCI 1160

Introduction to Wastewater Treatment

4