Entry requirementsThe Undergraduate Certificate in Biotechnology is designed for professionals requiring additional skills and knowledge. Biotechnology certificate candidates should have at least two years of college, with biology, chemistry, and math, or equivalent work experience.
Course descriptionStudents in the Biotechnology Undergraduate Certificate Program must complete a minimum of 16 credits. Admittance to a certificate program requires submission of a résumé and application as well as an interview with the program director to help determine the student's goals and design the appropriate curriculum. Below are examples of courses from which to choose:
* GMS BT 110 Introduction to Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
* GMS BT 240 Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality Assurance
* GMS BT 404 Medical Virology
* GMS BT 408 Immunology Lecture
* GMS BT 411 Techniques in Protein Purification and Analysis Lecture
* GMS BT 412 Techniques in Protein Purification and Analysis Laboratory
* GMS BT 413 Techniques in Molecular Biology
* GMS BT 426 Medical Microbiology
* GMS BT 436 Human Genetics
* GMS BT 454 Cell Culture Techniques
* GMS BT 484 Advanced Cell Culture Techniques
* GMS BT 520 Biology of Cancer