Biotechnology (Discontinued)
Biotechnology Certificate
Certificate
This program is designed to give you a specific certification that can be immediately applied to your career.
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 |