2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog w/ September Addendum

Nov 04, 2025

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog w/ September Addendum [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnology Concentration Sequence

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Recommended Sequence for the Full-time Student Completing the Nanobiotechnology Concentration

The sequence that appears below was developed based upon the availability of specific courses each semester and the successful completion of course prerequisites.

First Year

Fall Semester

ENGL 105 - College Composition (3 semester hours)
or
ENGL 106 - Academic Writing and Critical Thinking (3 semester hours)
GEND Group - Environmental and Life Sciences (3 semester hours)
or
GEND Group - Scientific Inquiry (3 semester hours)
GEND 102 - The Creative Mind I (3 semester hours)
MATH 120 - College Algebra (3 semester hours)
EXPL 100 - Cornerstone (1 semester hour)

Total semester hours: 13

Spring Semester

BIOL 102 - General Biology (3 semester hours)
BIOL 103 - General Biology Laboratory (1 semester hour)
BTEC 170 - Introduction to Biotechnology (3 semester hours)
GEND Group - Environmental and Life Sciences (3 semester hours)
or
GEND Group - Scientific Inquiry (3 semester hours)
(Select the group not previously completed)
GEND 103 - The Creative Mind II (3 semester hours)
MATH 280 - Introductory Statistics (3 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 16

Summer Semester

Optional

Second Year

Fall Semester

BIOL 281 - Cell Biology Lecture (3 semester hours)
BIOL 282 - Cell Biology Laboratory (1 semester hour)
BTEC 100 - Nanobiotechnology Explorations (2 semester hours)
CHEM 151 - General Chemistry I Lecture (3 semester hours)
CHEM 152 - General Chemistry I Laboratory (1 semester hour)
COMM 110 - Speech (3 semester hours)
MATH 220 - Calculus I (3 semester hours)
EXPL 200 - Steppingstone (1 semester hour)

Total semester hours: 17

Spring Semester

BTEC 298 - Project I (3 semester hours)
CHEM 161 - General Chemistry II (3 semester hours)
CHEM 162 - General Chemistry II Laboratory (1 semester hour)
ENGL 200 - Advanced Composition and Technical Writing (3 semester hours)
GEND Group - Historical and Political Investigation (6 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 16

Summer Semester

Optional

Third Year

Fall Semester

BTEC 350 - Biotechnology Techniques (4 semester hours)
BTEC 365 - Internship (3 semester hours)
BTEC 401 - Biosensor Technology (4 semester hours)
CHEM 211 - Organic Chemistry I Lecture (3 semester hours)
CHEM 212 - Organic Chemistry I Lab (1 semester hour)

Total semester hours: 15

Spring Semester

BTEC 216 - Principles of Physics for Nanobiotechnology (4 semester hours)
BTEC 220 - Applied Nanobiotechnology (4 semester hours)
GEND Electives (6 semester hours)
EXPL 300 - Keystone (1 semester hour)

Total semester hours: 15

Summer Semester

Optional

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

BTEC 498 - Project II (3 semester hours)
CHEM 331 - Biochemistry I Lecture (3 semester hours)
CHEM 332 - Biochemistry I Laboratory (1 semester hours)
Electives (3 semester hours)
GEND Group - Leadership and Business (6 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 16

Spring Semester

BTEC 361 - Food Biotechnology Seminar (1 semester hour)
BTEC 362 - General Biotechnology Seminar (1 semester hour)
BTEC 363 - Nanobiotechnology Seminar (1 semester hour)
EXPL 400 - Capstone (1 semester hour)
Nanobiotechnology Concentration electives (4 semester hours)
Electives (4 semester hours)

Total semester hours: 12

Summer Semester

Optional

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