Prerequisites for Admission to the Program:

Admission, in classified graduate standing, to the Department of Biological Sciences or the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Completion with a B (3.0) grade point average or higher, of the following courses or equivalents:

• BIOL 380 - Cell Biology (4)

• or

• MICR 340 - Microbial Genetics (4)

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• CHEM 431A - Biochemistry (3)
• CHEM 431B - Biochemistry (3)
• CHEM 431C - Biochemistry (3)
• CHEM 432A† - Biochemistry Laboratory (2) (recommended)
• CHEM 432B† - Biochemistry Laboratory (2) (recommended)

Requirements for the Certificate (minimum 26 units)

U.S. Department of Education Gainful Employment Disclosure

Program: Biotechnology
Occupations that this certificate program prepares students to enter:
-Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians; SOC Code 29-2010;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-2011.00
-Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists; SOC Code 29-2011;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-2011.00
-Animal Scientists; SOC Code 19-1011;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1011.00
-Food Scientists and Technologists; SOC Code 19-1012;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1012.00
-Soil and Plant Scientists; SOC Code 19-1013;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1013.00
-Biological Scientists; SOC Code 19-1020;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1020.01
-Biochemists and Biophysicists; SOC Code 19-1021;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1021.00
-Microbiologists; SOC Code 19-1022;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1022.00
-Life Scientists, All Other; SOC Code 19-1099;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1099.00
-Chemists and Materials Scientists; SOC Code 19-2030;
www.onetonline.org/find/quick?s=19-2030
-Agricultural and Food Science Technicians; SOC Code 19-4011;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-4011.00
-Biological Technicians; SOC Code 19-4021;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-4021.00
-Chemical Technicians; SOC Code 19-4031;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-4031.00
-Miscellaneous Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians; SOC Code 19-4099:
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-4099.00
-Forensic Science Technicians; SOC Code 19-4092;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-4092.00
-Molecular and Cellular Biologists; SOC Code 19-1029.02;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1029.02
-Geneticists; SOC Code 19-1029.03;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1029.03
-Chemists; SOC Code 19-2031;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-2031.00
-Medical Scientists; SOC Code 19-1042;
www.onetonline.org/link/summary/19-1042.00
On-time graduation rate for students completing this program:
No completions by non-degree seeking students in 2009-10
Costs of Attendance for the entire normal duration (four quarters, at two courses per quarter) of this certificate program:
Tuition and Fees: $7,435
Books and Supplies: $2,184
Median loan debt incurred by students who completed this certificate program:
N/A
The job placement rate for students completing the program:
Data not available.