Biotechnology, B.S.

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below. To graduate, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be achieved, and a total of 120 credits is required. This total includes both the required courses for the program and any free electives selected. The department website provides an overview of the program, admission requirements for the major (when applicable), faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/biology/programs. 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (46 Credits)

All bachelor’s degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information, please visit General Education (LEP) Degree Requirements.   

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (40 Credits)

Up to three courses in the major/cognate may also satisfy LEP requirements and will be indicated below; no more than two courses in the same subject may be used towards LEP Explorations.

Major GPA 2.3 required.

BIO 102 – Biology I ('C' or better)
BIO 103 – Biology II ('C' or better) (T2LE)
BIO 220 – Genetics ('C' or better)
BIO 233 – Introductory Microbiology
BIO 296 – Genomics I
BIO 393 – Introduction to Bioinformatics
BIO 396 – Synthetic Biology: Engineering Life (T2LE)
BIO 491 – Seminar in Biotechnology
BIO 497 – In–Service Training in Biotechnology

Choose 1 From:
BIO 386 – Practical Bioinformatics: Genomics II 
BIO 436 – Molecular Biology
BIO 467 – Lab Course in Biotechnology

Choose 1 From:
BIO 466 – Advanced Cell Molecular Biology
BIO 451 – Tissue Culture Workshop

COGNATE REQUIREMENTS (31 Credits)

CHE 120 – General Chemistry I (T2PR)
CHE 121 – General Chemistry II
CHE 260 – Organic Chemistry I
CHE 261 – Organic Chemistry II
MAT 150 – Calculus I (T1QR)
MAT 221 – Intermediate Applied Statistics
PHY 230 – Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

Choose 1 From:
CHE 450 – Biochemistry I
CHE 456 – Medicinal Chemistry
CHE 458 – Drug Discovery