Program Overview

Biotechnology, B.S.

The Biotechnology program at Southern Connecticut State University is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the field of biotechnology. The program outline and graduation requirements are listed below.

General Education Requirements

All bachelor's degree programs include liberal education (LEP) and writing (W) course requirements. To review more detailed information regarding these requirements, courses in the major and/or cognate may also be used to satisfy LEP requirements where noted below.

Major Requirements (40 Credits)

A GPA of 2.3 is required in the major. The major requirements include:

• BIO 102 Biology I ('C' or better)
• BIO 103 Biology II ('C' or better) (T2LE)
• BIO 220 Genetics ('C' or better)
• BIO 233 Introductory Microbiology
• BIO 296 Genomics I
• BIO 393 Introduction to Bioinformatics
• BIO 396 Synthetic Biology: Engineering Life (T3)
• BIO 491 Seminar in Biotechnology
• BIO 497 InService Training in Biotechnology
  • Choose 1 From:
    • BIO 386 Practical Bioinformatics: Genomics II
    • BIO 436 Molecular Biology
    • BIO 467 Lab Course in Biotechnology
  • Choose 1 From:
    • BIO 466 Advanced Cell Molecular Biology
    • BIO 451 Tissue Culture Workshop

Cognate Requirements (31 Credits)

The cognate requirements include:

• CHE 120 General Chemistry I (T2PR)
• CHE 121 General Chemistry II
• CHE 260 Organic Chemistry I
• CHE 261 Organic Chemistry II
• MAT 150 Calculus I (T1QR)
• MAT 221 Intermediate Applied Statistics
• PHY 230 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
  • Choose 1 From:
    • CHE 450 Biochemistry I
    • CHE 456 Medicinal Chemistry
    • CHE 458 Drug Discovery

In addition to the major and cognate requirements, free electives are selected to reach 120 credits overall required for graduation.