Program Goal:The biotechnology program is designed to prepare students for employment as technicians who will work in a laboratory or industrial setting. Biotechnology is a wide-ranging field encompassing: DNA/RNA and protein isolation, characterization, and sequencing; cell culture; genetic modification of organisms; toxicology; vaccine sterility testing; antibody isolation and production; and the development of diagnostic and therapeutic agents. This hands-on program is designed to meet local, statewide, and national need for laboratory technicians. Graduates are thoroughly grounded in basic laboratory skills and trained in advanced molecular biology techniques. Students are acclimated to both research and industrial environments. The program emphasizes laboratory-based, universal, and scalable technical skills resulting in a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the methodology.

Program Entrance Requirements: To be admitted into the biotechnology Degree Program, a student must have,

Achieved a level of English and reading proficiency which qualifies the student for entry into ENC 1101 or higher as demonstrated by the standard placement criteria currently in use at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF)

Achieved a level ofmathematics proficiency which qualifies the student for entry into MAC 1105 or higher as demonstrated by the standard placement criteria currently in use at SCF

Achieved a level of chemistry and biological content proficiency equivalent to that covered in CHM 1025C and BSC 1007C as demonstrated by the standard placement criteria currently in use at SCF

Suggested course of study:

1

3

College Algebra

MAC 1105

3

4

Total Hours

12

4

3

Social and

Behavioral

Sciences

Must be an area III

Socialor Behavioral Science.

3

4

Total Hours

13

4

4

3

Total Hours

11

4

4

5

Total Hours

13

3

5

3

4

Total Hours

12

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Biotechnology A.S. Degree