Biotechnology (Discontinued)
Biotechnology Certificate
The Biotechnology Certificate is discontinued and no longer accepting applications for future semesters. Students currently enrolled in the program should use this page as a reference as they work to complete the program. We recommend future students consider our Biology A.S. program as an alternative.
Program Requirements
To graduate [ 25-28 credits + 2.0 GPA or higher ]
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL100 | Academic Writing I | 3 | |
| ENGL101 | Academic Writing II | 3 | |
| or ENGL101H | Academic Writing II-Honors | 3 | |
| or GENERIC | If required by placement testing. | ||
| RDNG116 | College Reading and Study Skills | 3 | |
| ENGL098 | Accelerated Writing Skills for ENGL 100 | 3 | |
| MATH020 | Skills & Support for College Algebra | 2 |
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL101 | Principles of Biology I | 3 | |
| or BIOL104 | General Biology I | 4 | |
| BIOL206 | Molecular Genetic Techniques | 1 | |
| BIOT101 | Introduction to Biotechnology and Health | 1 | |
| or FSS 138 | Freshman Seminar - Math/Science | 1 | |
| CHEM101 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 | |
| or CHEM107 | General Chemistry I | 4 | |
| MATH120 | College Algebra | 4 | |
| or MATH122 | Technical Mathematics | 3 | |
| or MATH138 | Precalculus | 4 | |
| or MATH200 | Statistics | 3 | |
| or MATH200H | Statistics Honors | 3 | |
| or MATH201 | Calculus I | 4 | |
| or MATH201H | Calculus I Honors | 4 | |
| or MATH202 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| or MATH203 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| or MATH206 | Differential Equations | 4 | |
| or MATH208 | Linear Algebra | 4 | |
| or MATH216 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 | |
| or MATH239 | Selected Topics in Mathematics | 1 | |
| or MATH249 | Special Topics in Mathematics | 3 | |
| BIOT102 | Introduction to Biotechniques | 1 |
| Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL112 | Essentials of Medical Microbiology | 3 | |
| or BIOL216 | General Microbiology | 4 | |
| BIOL221 | Advanced Cell Culture Techniques | 1 | |
| BIOT295 | Biotechnology Seminar | 3 | |
| CAPS121 | Introduction to Spreadsheets | 1 | |
| or CAPS123 | Advanced Spreadsheets | 1 | |
| CHEM102 | Principles of Chemistry II | 4 | |
| or CHEM108 | General Chemistry II | 4 |