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Science: Biotechnology Major, A.S.

Virginia Western Community College · Roanoke, VA

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Program
Award
A.S.
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Total credits (published)
63
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
233949
CourseShelf checklist
CK_233949_9a840463
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

First Semester

5 items
  1. BIO 101* - General Biology I 4 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  2. ENG 111
    College Composition I
    As published: “College Composition I 3 CR”
    3
  3. MTH 161* - Pre-Calculus I 3 CR 1
    Not resolved to a course
  4. SDV 101
    Orientation to Health Professions
    As published: “Orientation to Science 2 CR”
    2
  5. ITE 152
    Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications
    As published: “Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications 3 CR”
    3

Second Semester

5 items
  1. BIO 250* - Biotechnology Research Methods and Skills 3 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  2. BIO 253* - Biotechnology Concepts 3 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  3. ENG 112* - College Composition II 3 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  4. BIO 255* - Bioinformatics and Computer Applications in Biotechnology 2 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  5. BIO 150* - Microbiology for Health Science 4 CR
    Not resolved to a course

Third Semester

5 items
  1. BIO 220* - Immunology 3 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Social Science ELE - Social Science Elective 3 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  3. CHM 111* - General Chemistry I 4 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  4. MTH 245* - Statistics I 3 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  5. BIO 252* - Nucleic Acid Methods 4 CR (or BIO 251* )
    Not resolved to a course

Fourth Semester

5 items
  1. CHM 112* - General Chemistry II 4 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  2. PHI 220
    Ethics and Society
    As published: “Ethics and Society 3 CR”
    3
  3. ENG LIT - Literature Elective 3 CR
    Not resolved to a course
  4. CSC 221
    Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming
    As published: “Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming 3 CR”
    3
  5. HIS 121
    United States History to 1877
    As published: “United States History to 1877 3 CR”
    3
Source. Virginia Western Community College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.virginiawestern.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=25&poid=3553. Captured page pages/0026.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.