2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog w/ September Addendum 
    
    Nov 20, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog w/ September Addendum

Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology Concentration/Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology Concentration Five-Year Program Sequence


Recommended Sequence for the Full-time Student


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


Total semester hours: 13

Spring Semester


Total semester hours: 16

Summer Semester


Optional

Second Year


Fall Semester


Total semester hours: 15

Total semester hours: 16

Summer Semester


Optional

Third Year


Fall Semester


Total semester hours: 15

Spring Semester


Total semester hours: 16

Summer Semester


Optional

Fourth Year


*Graduate courses (see Graduate Catalog for course descriptions)

Fall Semester


Total semester hours: 16

Spring Semester


  • BTEC 540-Biostatistics (3 semester hours)*
  • BTEC 550-Instrumentation in Biotechnology Industry (3 semester hours)*
  • MS BTEC Concentration Elective (3 semester hours)* BTEC 620-Emerging Trends in Diagnostics recommended
  • GEND Electives (6 semester hours)
  • (1 semester hour)
Total semester hours: 16

Summer Semester


Optional

Fifth Year


Fall Semester


  • BTEC 508-Omics for Life Sciences (3 semester hours)
  • BTEC 560-Design of Experiment (3 semester hours)
  • MS BTEC Concentration Elective (3 semester hours)
  • GRAD 695-Research Methodology and Writing (3 semester hours)
Total semester hours: 12

Spring Semester


  • BTEC 522-Graduate Biotechnology Seminar (3 semester hours)
  • MS BTEC Concentration Elective (3 semester hours) BTEC 615-Biomedical Devices and Prototyping recommended
  • MS BTEC Concentration Elective (3 semester hours) BTEC 640-Trends in Regenerative Medicine recommneded

 

  • GRAD 699-Graduate Thesis (3 semester hours)

     or

  • BTEC 699-Applied Project in Biotechnology (3 semester hours)
Total semester hours: 12

Summer Semester


Optional