| Biotechnology (2007-2008) |
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Career Opportunities |
This program is designed to prepare students for jobs as entry-level laboratory technicians in a variety of areas, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical laboratories. Students who complete the program in a satisfactory manner will be awarded a Career Certificate in Biotechnology. Completion of the program allows graduates to compete for jobs in laboratories involved in research, product development, manufacturing, quality control, and clinical studies. A two year expanded program in Biotechnology is also available. This two-year course sequence leads to an Associate in Science degree in Biotechnology, and offers the student the ability to transfer to a four-year program or to enter the job market with additional technical and theoretical training and background. See our program web site at www.foothill.edu/bio/programs/biotech/. |
| Units required for Major: 72.5-75 |
| Units required for Certificate: 61.5-64 |
Associate Degree Requirements: |
• English proficiency: ENGL 1A, ESL 26 or equivalent.
• Mathematics proficiency: MATH 103/105 or equivalent.
A minimum of 90 units required to include:
• All General Education requirements
• Career Certificate Requirements (61.5-64 Units)
• Six additional units of BTEC short courses
• MATH 10 Elementary Statistics (5 units)
• Electives & other graduation requirements as appropriate.
NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all Core and Support courses for the Degree or Certificates. |
Program Type(s): |
| AS = Associate in Science Degree. |
| CCC = Career Certificate. |
Prerequisites
• MATH 101, recent high school algebra or Foothill College Math Proficiency Exam
• ENGL 100/110 or ESL 25, or Foothill College English Proficiency Exam
• BIOL 10 or recent high school biology
• CHEM 30A and CHEM 30B* (prerequisite for BTEC 51A, 52A, 53A series)
ASSOCIATE DEGREE OPTION
A two year expanded program in Biotechnology is also available. This two-year course sequence leads to an Associate in Science degree in Biotechnology, and offers the student the ability to transfer to a four year program or to enter the job market with additional technical and theoretical training and background. |
Career Certificate (61.5-64 Units) |
Courses to be taken in sequence: (many courses offered once a year)
Fall Quarter
BTEC 51A Cell Biology for Biotechnology (3 Units)
BTEC 51AL Cell Biology Lab for Biotechnology (5.5 Units)
BTEC 55 Laboratory Safety (3 Units)
HORT 52D Plant Biotechnology: Micropropagation (3 Units)
Winter Quarter
BTEC 52A Molecular Biology for Biotechnology (3 Units)
BTEC 52AL Molecular Biology Lab for Biotechnology (5.5 Units)
BTEC 61 Microbial Biotechnology (4.5 Units)
BTEC 69 Mammalian Cell Culture (3 Units)
Spring Quarter
BTEC 53A Immunology for Biotechnology (3 Units)
BTEC 53AL Immunology/Virology Laboratory for Biotechnology (5.5 Units)
BTEC 54 Biotechnology Externship (4 Units)
BTEC 57A Virology for Biotechnology (3 Units)
VT 86 Laboratory Animal Care Course (4 Units)
Courses to be taken as student schedule permits:
LIBR 1 Principles of Library Research (3 Units)
ONE of the following computer courses:
CIS 50A Using the Computer-PC (3 Units)
CIS 52A Introduction to Data Management Systems (5 units)
CAST 107D Excel:Basics (3 units)
CAST 109F Using Access (3 units)
BTEC short courses:
Completion of 6 units, including:
BTEC 66 HPLC: Basic Laboratory Technique (2 Units)
BTEC 68 Polymerase Chain Reaction:Basic Laboratory Technique (1 Unit)
BTEC 71 DNA Sequencing & Bioinformatics Laboratory Techniques (2 Units)
*UC transfer students are strongly recommended to take CHEM 1A, 1B, and 1C. |
Academic Year: 2007-2008 |
Status: Approved |
| Date Modified: 2007-05-17 14:27:36 |
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