Biotechnology 2008-2009 |
| The Biotechnology Laboratory Technician Training Program is an intensive full-time, nine-month sequence of instruction, with entry in the Fall Quarter only. This program is designed to prepare students for jobs as entry-level laboratory technicians in a variety of research areas, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical laboratories. To be competitive for these positions, you need to be confident and capable in the lab and we will help get you there. Students who complete the program in a satisfactory manner will be awarded a Career Certificate in Biotechnology. Students who complete the certificate may elect to pursue an Associate of Science degree in Biotechnology. |
Career Opportunities |
Job opportunities abound in the Bay Area at every level of education and experience. Get the extensive lab training needed for this exciting field at Foothill. Salaries generally start at $35,000-$60,000 for entry-level positions. Advancement, stock options and benefits are all available for the motivated employee.
Foothill can prepare you to be the most qualified applicant for a job in the biotechnology industry. See our program web site at www.foothill.edu/bio/programs/biotech/. |
Units required for Major: 76 |
| Units required for Certificate: 61-63 |
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
• All Career Certificate Requirements (61 Units)
• 10 additional units of BTEC Elective Courses
• MATH 10 Elementary Statistics (5 units)
• 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 required courses for the Degree or Certificate. |
Program Type(s): |
| AS = Associate in Science Degree. |
| CA = Certificate of Achievement. |
Prerequisites
MATH 220, or recent high school algebra, or placement* into MATH 105;
ENGL 110 or ESL 25 or eligibility*;
BIOL 10 or recent high school biology; and
CHEM 30A and CHEM 30B, or any college survey of inorganic, organic, and biochemistry course with a laboratory.
*for Math and English assessment and placement, please visit the Foothill College Placement Testing Office at http://www.foothill.edu/placement/index.php |
| Certificate of Achievement (61 Units) |
Required courses, to be taken in sequence (courses offered once a year)
Fall Quarter
BTEC 51A Cell Biology for Biotechnology (3 Units)
BTEC 51AL Cell Biology Laboratory for Biotechnology (5.5 Units)
BTEC 55 Laboratory Safety (3 Units)
HORT 52D Horticultural Practices: Biotechnology & Micro-propagation (3 Units)
Winter Quarter
BTEC 52A Molecular Biology for Biotechnology (3 Units)
BTEC 52AL Molecular Biology Laboratory for Biotechnology (5.5 Units)
BTEC 61 Microbial Biotechnology (4.5 Units)
Spring Quarter
BTEC 53A Immunology for Biotechnology (3 Units)
BTEC 53AL Immunology Laboratory for Biotechnology (5.5 Units)
BTEC 54 Biotechnology Externship (4 Units)
BTEC 57A Virology for Biotechnology (3 Units)
Required courses, to be taken as student schedule permits
LIBR 1 Principles of Library Research (3 Units)
CRLP 73 Effective Resume Writing (1 Unit)
CRLP 74 Successful Interviewing Techniques (1 Unit)
And ONE of the following computer courses:
CIS 50A Using the Computer: Windows (5 Units)
CIS 52A Introduction to Data Management Systems (5 units)
CAST 107D Excel:Basics (3 units)
CAST 109F Using Access (3 units)
BTEC Elective Courses, to be taken as student schedule permits
Completion of 10 units, selected from the following: *may be repeated
*BTEC 56X, Y or Z Directed Study (1–3 Units)
*BTEC 64 Protein Electrophoretic Systems: Basic laboratory Technique (1 Unit)
*BTEC 65 Nucleic Acids Electrophoretic Systems: Basic laboratory Technique (1 Unit)
*BTEC 66 HPLC: Basic laboratory Technique (2 Units)
*BTEC 67 Immunological Assays (1 Unit)
*BTEC 68 Polymerase Chain Reaction:Basic laboratory Technique (1 Unit)
*BTEC 69 Basic Mammalian Cell Culture Techniques (3 Units)
*BTEC 70 Monoclonal Antibody Production: Hybridoma Technology (1 Unit)
*BTEC 71 DNA Sequencing & Bioinformatics: Basic laboratory Technique (2 Units)
BTEC 72 HPLC: Basic laboratory Technique II (2 Units)
*BTEC 73 Histotechnology in Research (1 Unit)
*BTEC 74 Overview of Regulatory Affairs (1 Unit)
*BTEC 75 Immunobiotechnology:Basic laboratory Technique (2 Units)
*BTEC 76 Introduction to Microarray Data Analysis (2 Units)
V T 86 Laboratory Animal Technology (4 Units)
V T 86L Laboratory Animal Methods (1 Unit) |
Academic Year: 2008-2009 |
Status: Approved |
| Date Modified: 2008-04-02 19:35:11 |
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