Catalog 2015-2016

Biotechnology

Biotechnology (Major Code: BI13)

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Campus Location: Athens

Curriculum Outline

General Education

Total Credit Hours:20

Area I: Language Arts and Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area II: Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

HIST 1111World History I

3

HIST 1112World History II

3

HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

POLS 1101American Government

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Mathematics and Natural Science

BIOL 1111Biology I

3

BIOL 1111LBiology I Lab

1

CHEM 1211Chemistry I

3

CHEM 1211LChemistry I Lab

1

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Total Credit Hours:11

Area IV: Humanities and Fine Arts

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

ENGL 2310English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

MUSC 2040History of Popular Music

3

Total Credit Hours:3

College Requirement

FSSE 1000First Semester Seminar

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Biotechnology Major

BIOC 2100Biochemistry

3

BIOC 2100LBiochemistry Lab

2

BIOC 2203Recombinant DNA Methods

2

BIOC 2203LRecombinant DNA Methods Lab

3

BTEC 2130Basic Laboratory Calculations

2

BTEC 2191Fundamental Microbial Biotechnology

2

BTEC 2191LFundamental Microbial Biotechnology Lab

2

BTEC 2192Applied Biotechnology Methods

2

BTEC 2192LApplied Biotechnology Methods Lab

3

BTEC 2211Industrial Cell Culture and Immunology

2

BTEC 2211LIndustrial Cell Culture and Immunology Lab

2

BTEC 2221Regulatory Compliance in Biomanufacturing

3

BTEC 2500Applied Biotechnology Internship

3

CHEM 1212Chemistry II

3

CHEM 1212LChemistry II Lab

1

CHEM 2211Organic Chemistry I

3

CHEM 2211LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

1

CHEM 2300Quantitative Analysis

3

CHEM 2300LQuantitative Analysis Lab

2

Total Credit Hours:44

Biotechnology Specialization

Students must choose one of the following specializations:

Total Credit Hours:4

Biology

BIOL 1112Biology II

3

BIOL 1112LBiology II Lab

1

Total Credit Hours:4

Organic Chemistry

CHEM 2212Organic Chemistry II

3

CHEM 2212LOrganic Chemistry II Lab

1

Total Credit Hours:4

Water Treatment

ESCI 1150Introduction to Water Treatment Processes

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Wastewater Treatment

ESCI 1160Introduction to Wastewater Treatment

4

Total Credit Hours:4
Students must pass all BIOC, BIOL, BTEC, CHEM, ESCI, FSSE, and MATH courses with grades of C or higher.

Total Credit Hours: 71