Biotechnology

The curriculum presented here applies to students who started the major in Fall 2022 or Spring 2023. If you enrolled as a matriculant prior to that, please see the College Catalog for the year you started the major as a matriculant for the curriculum requirements that apply to you.

Consultation with the Program Advisor is required.

Upon successful completion of the Biotechnology degree program requirements, graduates will:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the central themes and principles of biotechnology

2. identify biotechnology problems and solve them using scientific thinking

3. demonstrate the ability to perform the laboratory procedures and techniques commonly used in biotechnology

4. analyze scientific data, draw conclusions, and present findings in a format commonly used in science

5. apply the principles of bioinformatics and statistics to data sets

6. identify and analyze the ethical, legal and sociological issues associated with advances in biotechnology