2024-2025 Catalog

Biotechnology B.S.

Course Requirements

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 111Introductory Biology I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 112Introductory Biology II

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 314Genetics

4

Fall.
BIOL 320Cell and Molecular Biology

4

Spring.
BIOT 270WIntroduction to Biotechnology

4

Fall.
BIOT 370Techniques in Biotechnology

4

Spring.
BIOT 406-410Biotechnology Internship Experience

6-10

Fall, Spring.
Note: A minimum of 6 credits is required for the internship experience (BIOT 406-410). Additional internships taken during different semesters do not count toward the major but count as general electives towards the 120 credits needed for graduation.

Cognates

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
CHEM 103General Chemistry I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
CHEM 104General Chemistry II

4

Spring, Summer.
CHEM 205WOrganic Chemistry I

4

Fall.
CHEM 206WOrganic Chemistry II

4

Spring.
 

MATH 240Statistical Methods I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
-Or-

BIOL 240Biostatistics and Experimental Design

4

As needed.
 

MATH 209Precalculus Mathematics

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
-Or-

MATH 212Calculus I

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
 

CSCI 157Introduction to Algorithmic Thinking in Python

4

Fall, Spring.
-Or-

PHYS 110Introductory Physics

4

Spring, Fall, Summer.

Science Electives

TWO COURSES from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BIOL 330Developmental Biology of Animals

4

As needed.
BIOL 348Microbiology

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
BIOL 429Medical Microbiology

4

As needed.
BIOL 431Immunology

3

As needed.
 

CHEM 404WAnalytical Chemistry

4

Spring (even years).
-Or-

CHEM 416WEnvironmental Analytical Chemistry

4

Spring (odd years).
 

CHEM 422Biochemistry Laboratory

3

Spring.
CHEM 425Advanced Organic Chemistry

4

Fall (odd years).
CSCI 209Programming Implementations Using Discrete Structures

4

Fall, Spring.
DATA 245Principles of Data Science

4

Fall, Spring.
PHYS 309Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

4

Fall (even years).

Technology Liberal Arts Elective

ONE COURSE from

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
ANTH 334Steamships and Cyberspace: Technology, Culture, Society

4

Alternate years.
HIST 108History of Science and Medicine

4

Annually.
PHIL 207Technology and the Future of Humanity

3

Spring.
PHIL 320Philosophy of Science

3

Spring (even years).

Total Credit Hours: 69-76