Biotechnology Major

Biotechnology Core Courses
AFES 222 Introduction to Biotechnology 2 cr.
BIOL 150 General Biology 3 cr.
or BIOL 160 General Biology Freshman Research Focus 4 cr. 
BIOL 240 Cell and Molecular Biology 3 cr.
BIOL 324 Microbiology 4 cr.
BIOL 350 Genetics and Evolution (writing intensive) 3 cr.
or ANSC 257 Genetics 3 cr.
BIOL 451 Molecular Biology 4 cr.
BIOT 380 Junior Seminar 1 cr.
BIOT 480 Biotech Seminar 1 cr.

Chemistry Core Courses
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I 4 cr. and CHEM 116 General Chemistry Laboratory I 1cr.
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II 4 cr. and CHEM 117 General Chemistry Laboratory II 1cr. 
CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry I 3 cr.
CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry II 3 cr.
CHEM 236 Organic Chemistry Lab I 1 cr.
CHEM 237 Organic Chemistry Lab II 1 cr.
CHEM 261 Laboratory Safety 2cr. 
CHEM 355 Separation Science Laboratory 1 cr.
CHEM 361 Biochemistry I 3 cr.
CHEM 362 Biochemistry II 3 cr.
CHEM 366 Biochemistry Lab 1 cr.

 
Required Supporting Courses: Select two courses from the following
MATH 231Biostatistics 3 cr.
or ANSC 341 Biometrics 3 cr.
PHIL 220 Bioethics 3 cr.

Required Supporting Courses: Physics
Either sequence A or B below:

A. PHYS 121 Algebra-Based Physics I 5 cr.
PHYS 122 Algebra-Based Physics II 5 cr.

B. PHYS 131 Calculus-Based Physics I 5cr.
PHYS 132 Calculus-Based Physics II 5 cr.

Required Supporting Courses: Cell Culturing
BIOL 365 Cancer Biology 3cr.
BIOL 463 Animal Cell Culture 3 cr.
BIOL 464 Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine 3 cr.
HORT 369 Plant Tissue Culture 3 cr.

Biotechnology Electives: Need 15 credits from the following list.  

ANSC 260 Animal Physiology 3 cr.
ANSC 433 Advanced Nutrition 3 cr.
ANSC 447 Endocrinology cr.
ANSC 448 Physiology of Reproduction 3 cr.
ANSC 449 Artificial Insemination 1 cr. 
BIOL 195 Freshman Research Experience 3 cr.
BIOL 305 Applications in Molecular Biology 3 cr.
BIOL 314 Plant Pathology 3 cr. 
BIOL 320 Plant Physiology cr. 
BIOL 325 Medical Microbiology
BIOL 345 Immunology 3cr.
BIOL 351 Epigenetics 3 cr.
BIOL 352 Applied Genomics cr.
BIOL 353 Histology 4 cr.
BIOL 356 Neurobiology 3 cr.
BIOL 364 Developmental Biology 3 cr. 
BIOL 453 Virology cr.
BIOL 463 Animal Cell Culture 3 cr.
BIOL 464 Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine cr. 
BIOT 295 Introduction to Undergraduate Research 1 cr.
BIOT 373 Introduction to Bioinformatics cr. 
or CIDS 373 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3 cr. 
BIOT 379 Biotechnology Internship 1-4 cr. 
BIOT 495 Undergraduate Research 1-3 cr.
CHEM 250 Foundations of Analytical Chemistry 4 cr. 
CHEM 356 Chemical Instrumentation Lab cr.
CHEM 461 Pharmacology cr.
COMS 318 Communication & Leadership 3 cr.
CROP 345 Weed Control 3 cr.
CROP 410 Plant Breeding & Crop Improvement 3 cr.
CROP 435 Crop Physiology 4 cr. 
CROP 451 Integrated Pest Management 3 cr.
ENGL 266 Business Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 367 Technical Writing 3 cr.
ENGL 371 Proposal Writing: Change Through Rhetoric 3 cr.
ESM 412 Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment 3 cr.
ESM 413 Environmental Analysis 4 cr.
HORT 200 Plant Propagation 3 cr.
HORT 369 Plant Tissue Culture 3 cr. 
HORT 420 Floriculture 4 cr. 
MATH 166 Calculus I 4 cr.