Bioscience Technology

Associate of Applied Science Degree
BT13

Program Description
The bioscience technology degree prepares graduates to perform a number of biotechnology-related careers, including laboratory research, and skills to work in sophisticated biotechnology manufacturing settings. Bioscience encompasses many critical areas of research on living organisms including development of drugs and medical devices, criminal forensics, environmental science, and agricultural biotechnology. This program focuses principally on advanced biochemistry and biotechnology laboratory skills, such as analytical DNA, RNA, and protein techniques, cell culture, and microbiology. Our educational approach emphasizes critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

Prior to admission into the bioscience technology associate of applied science degree program, students must successfully complete the following courses with a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 2.5 in these courses: ENGL 1101, MATH 1111, BIOL 1111, BIOL 1111L, CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L. Length of time to complete prerequisites varies depending on applicants' transfer credit and/or testing results. It is the student's responsibility to notify the admissions office once pre-requisites have been completed. File completion does not guarantee program acceptance. (Program Length: 6 semesters)

Employment Opportunities
The skill set provided by this program is required to work in laboratories at research universities, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, many major research hospitals, forensic, environmental and governmental laboratories. Additionally, these same skills are required to work at food production companies and biomanufacturing facilities that produce pharmaceuticals and vaccines for both humans and animals. Designing new medications and medical devices, improving the environment, enhancing food yield and quality are all examples of bioscience technology careers.

CURRICULUM

COURSE TITLE	NUMBER	CREDITS
Essential General Education Core Courses		15
Area I – Language Arts/Communication (Successful completion of ENGL 1101 is required)
Composition and Rhetoric	ENGL 1101	3
Area II – Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose ONE of the following)
Principles of Macroeconomics	ECON 2105	3
Principles of Microeconomics	ECON 2106	3
Introduction to Sociology	SOCI 1101	3
World History I	HIST 1111	3
World History II	HIST 1112	3
U. S. History I	HIST 2111	3
U. S. History II	HIST 2112	3
American Government	POLS 1101	3
Introductory Psychology	PSYC 1101	3
Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics
College Algebra	MATH 1111	3
Introduction to Statistics	MATH 1127	3
Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE of the following)
Art Appreciation	ARTS 1101	3
American Literature	ENGL 2130	3
Introduction to Humanities	HUMN1101	3
Music Appreciation	MUSC 1101	3
Essential Technical Courses		58
Introduction to Computers	COMP 1000	3
Biology I & Lab	BIOL 1111/L	3/1
Introductory Microbiology & Lab	BIOL 2117/L	3/1
Cell Biology and Immunology & Lab	BIOL 2210/L	3/1
Applied Biotechnology Internship	BIOL 2250	3
Chemistry I & Lab	CHEM 1211/L	3/1
Chemistry II & Lab	CHEM 1212/L	3/1
Organic Chemistry I & Lab	CHEM 2211/L	3/1
Organic Chemistry II & Lab	CHEM 2212/L	3/1
Biochemistry & Lab	BIOC 2310/L	3/1
Quantitative Analysis & Lab	CHEM 2300/L	3/2
Introduction to Bioscience	BSCI 1111	3
Regulatory Compliance	BSCI 1211	3
Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Analysis	BSCI 2220	3
Methods of Protein Analysis	BSCI 2230	3
BSCI Elective(s)	BSCI xxxx	3
	Total Hours	73

Elective(s)
Elective choices include BSCI 1212, BSCI 1220, BSCI 1230, BSCI 1240.