| Required Courses | ||
| BIO/CHEM 202 | Orientation to Biotechnology | 2 |
| Select from the following: | 4-5 | |
| Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| General Botany | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| General Microbiology I | ||
| Select from the following: | 3-5 | |
| Survey of Genetics | ||
| Principles of Genetics | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Select from the following: | 5 | |
| Biochemistry: Fundamentals and Applications | ||
| Biochemical Principles | ||
| Laboratory elective- select from the following: | 3-5 | |
| Applied Biotechnology in Animal Science | ||
| Molecular Biology Laboratory | ||
| Protein Techniques Laboratory | ||
| Approved Electives | ||
| Select from the following: | 6-11 | |
Animal Biotechnology | ||
| Applied Biotechnology in Animal Science | ||
| Applied Animal Embryology and Assisted Reproduction | ||
| Assisted Reproduction Technologies of Gametes and Embryos Laboratory | ||
| Immunology and Diseases of Animals | ||
| Artificial Insemination and Embryo Biotechnology | ||
Bioinformatics | ||
| Bioinformatics Applications | ||
| Bioinformatics Algorithms | ||
Cell and Molecular Biology/Microbial Biotechnology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Cell Biology | ||
| Molecular Biology Laboratory | ||
| Gene Expression Laboratory | ||
| Protein Techniques Laboratory | ||
| Nutritional Biochemistry | ||
| General Microbiology II | ||
| Emerging Infectious Diseases | ||
| General Virology | ||
| Microbial Biotechnology | ||
Engineering-related Biotechnology | ||
| Bioconversion | ||
| Biochemical Engineering | ||
| Bioremediation Engineering | ||
Ethics | ||
| Biomedical Ethics | ||
or PHIL 341 | Professional Ethics | |
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology | ||
| Chemistry of Drugs and Poisons | ||
| Biochemical Pharmacology | ||
Plant Biotechnology | ||
| Plant Pathology | ||
| Total units | 28 | |
Biotechnology Minor
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