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
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 26.1006
- Credits (computed from items)
- 57-61
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 196413
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_196413_5bdd0791
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
To Declare the B.S. in Biotechnology
0 items
Introductory Biology
0 items
Students must take the following three Introductory Biology courses:
3 items
- 3
- 1
- 2
BIO 224 cannot be omitted nor substituted. No transfer credit petitions will be accepted for BIO 224.
0 items
(Students with AP credits of Biology with laboratory may omit BIO 121 and BIO 122)
0 items
Core Courses
major core · 0 items
All core courses should be completed by the end of a student’s sophomore year.
major core · 2 items
- 4
- 3
Upper-Division Courses (32-26 credits)
0 items
Biotechnology
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Bioengineering/Biomaterial Sciences
1 item
- 3
Public Policy/Management
3 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
Electives
electives · 0 items
Choose three of the following courses, one of those should be a 3-credit lab:
33 items
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 3
- BIO 409& BIO 410General Microbiologyand General Microbiology LaboratoryNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
BPE 420 - Bioseparations
0 items
BPE 421 - Bioprocess Kinetics and Systems Engineering
0 items
BPE 440 - Bioprocess and Systems Laboratory
0 items
BPE 481 - Bioprocess Engineering Design
0 items
BTC 401 - Molecular Biology Techniques
13 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Essentials of Marketing (for Non-Management Students)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Elective Courses by Petitioning to the Biology Department
electives · 0 items
In addition, other courses related to biotechnology (including from other departments, for example, Chemistry, Bioengineering, Physics, Psychology, Biomaterial Institute, Maxwell School, Law School, Whitman School, ESF and Upstate Medical University) can be used as elective courses by petitioning to the Biology Department.
electives · 0 items
Senior Capstone Seminar Course
1 item
- 3
Internship/Independent Research
3 items
- This requirement can be fulfilled by a) completing an approved internship during spring and/or fall semester of junior or senior year or b) completing an approved internship over the summer after a student’s junior year, or c) completing approved independent research in any biotech-related field, including biology, chemistry, engineering, public policy, law or management. For example, if a student chooses to do independent research in biology, they can register for 1-4 credits of BIO 460. If a student chooses an internship instead, they can register for 0 credits of BIO 461.Not resolved to a course0-4
- 1-4
- 0
Math and Chemistry Requirements
5 items
- CHE 106& CHE 107General Chemistry Lecture Iand General Chemistry Laboratory INot resolved to a course4
- CHE 116& CHE 117General Chemistry Lecture IIand General Chemistry Laboratory IINot resolved to a course4
- CHE 275& CHE 276Organic Chemistry Iand Organic Chemistry I LaboratoryNot resolved to a course5
- or: MAT 295 Calculus I3
- 4
OR
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APM 391 - Intro to Probability & Stats (7 to 8 credit hours total)
0 items
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