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Program checklist · Biotechnology (BS)

Biotechnology (BS)

Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Biotechnology (BS)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
51.1499
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
19-1042
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
173920
CourseShelf checklist
CK_173920_47b832a0
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

8 items
  1. CHEM 201
    General Chemistry I
    As published: “CHEM 201”
    5
  2. CHEM 104
    CHEM 104 and Select 1 Course: MATH 112, MATH 113, MATH 115, MATH 121. High school chemistry or "C" (2.0) or higher in CHEM 104. "C" (2.0) or higher in MATH 112 or student must demonstrate math placement requirements at or above MATH 115 in the placement chart. See Mathematics for details
    Not resolved to a course
  3. MATH 121
    Calculus I
    As published: “MATH 121”
    4
  4. PHYS 211
    Principles of Physics I
    As published: “PHYS 211”
    4
  5. BIOL 105
    General Biology I
    As published: “BIOL 105”
    4
  6. BIOL 106
    General Biology II
    As published: “BIOL 106”
    4
  7. BIOL 211
    Genetics (4) OR
    As published: “BIOL 211”
  8. BIOL 105
    General Biology I
    As published: “BIOL 105, BIOL 106, and MATH 112”
    4

Major Common Core

21 items
  1. BIOL 270
    Microbiology
    As published: “BIOL 270”
    4
  2. BIOL 320
    Cell Biology (4) OR
    As published: “BIOL 320”
  3. BIOL 105
    General Biology I
    As published: “BIOL 105 and BIOL 106, BIOL 211”
    4
  4. BIOL 452
    BIOL 452
    Not resolved to a course
  5. BIOL 105
    General Biology I
    As published: “BIOL 105, BIOL 106, or consent”
    4
  6. BIOL 453
    BIOL 453
    Not resolved to a course
  7. BIOL 270
    Microbiology
    As published: “BIOL 270 and one semester each of calculus, physics, and organic chemistry, taken concurrently with BIOL 456”
    4
  8. BIOL 454
    BIOL 454
    Not resolved to a course
  9. BIOL 453
    BIOL 453, taken currently with BIOL 457
    Not resolved to a course
  10. BIOL 474
    BIOL 474
    Not resolved to a course
  11. BIOL 476
    BIOL 476
    Not resolved to a course
  12. BIOL 371
    Emphasis Unrestricted Electives
    As published: “BIOL 371”
  13. BIOL 479
    Molecular Biology
    As published: “BIOL 479”
    4
  14. BIOL 105
    General Biology I
    As published: “BIOL 105, BIOL 106, BIOL 211”
    4
  15. CHEM 202
    General Chemistry II
    As published: “CHEM 202”
    5
  16. CHEM 322
    Organic Chemistry I
    As published: “CHEM 322”
    4
  17. CHEM 202
    General Chemistry II
    As published: “CHEM 202, "C" (2.0) or higher in CHEM 202”
    5
  18. CHEM 360
    Principles of Biochemistry
    As published: “CHEM 360”
    4
  19. CHEM 322
    Organic Chemistry I
    As published: “CHEM 322. CHEM 324 is strongly recommended”
    4
  20. PHYS 212
    Principles of Physics II
    As published: “PHYS 212”
    4
  21. PHYS 211
    Principles of Physics I
    As published: “PHYS 211”
    4

Major Restricted Electives

11 items
  1. BIOL 451
    BIOL 451 Agroecology is strongly recommended for a student who plans to work in the agricultural biotechnology
    Not resolved to a course
  2. HLTH 475
    HLTH 475
    Not resolved to a course
  3. MATH 122
    Calculus II
    As published: “MATH 122”
    4
  4. MATH 121
    Calculus I
    As published: “MATH 121 with "C" (2.0) or better or consent”
    4
  5. STAT 154
    Elementary Statistics
    As published: “STAT 154”
    4
  6. BIOL 456
    BIOL 456
    Not resolved to a course
  7. BIOL 457
    BIOL 457
    Not resolved to a course
  8. BIOL 456
    BIOL 456, taken concurrently with BIOL 454
    Not resolved to a course
  9. BIOL 497
    BIOL 497
    Not resolved to a course
  10. BIOL 498
    BIOL 498
    Not resolved to a course
  11. BIOL 499
    BIOL 499
    Not resolved to a course
Source. Minnesota State University-Mankato, catalog 2025-2026 — https://www.mnsu.edu/academic-catalog/all-active-catalogs/2025-2026-academic-catalog/undergraduate/biotechnology-bs/. Captured page pages/0257.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.