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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: Catalog 2013-2014 Program: Arts and Sciences: Biotechnology, AA Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Arts and Sciences: Biotechnology, AA

  • About
  • Career Opportunities
  • Student Learning Outcomes
  • Required Courses and Recommended Sequence

 No. of Credits: 64
Contact: W. Montgomery, Chair, Biological and Physical Sciences Division

This associate of arts transfer option** is designed for part- and full-time students with a specific academic and/or professional interest in the areas of biotechnology, microbiology, and genetics. This option introduces this discipline within the context of allied subject areas, preparing students for specific concentration at a four-year Maryland state college or university.

The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 48.

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Career Opportunities:

biotechnologist, geneticist, microbiologist, physician, veterinarian

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students will…

  1. Demonstrate effective writing skills in technical subjects
  2. Demonstrate scientific and analytic reasoning
  3. Collect geological, physical and chemical data
  4. Apply mathematics in the analysis and interpretation of biological, physical and chemical data
  5. Apply a basic knowledge of microbiology and microbiological techniques
  6. Apply a basic understanding of genetics

Required Courses and Recommended Sequence:

The following is a recommended sequence of courses for completing this program. College Prep and prerequisite course requirements, credit load, and/or course availability may affect a student’s individual progress. Course availability within the program sequences is specifically intended for full-time students who begin their course work with the fall semester. Students should always consult their online program evaluation or an academic advisor to better understand typical course availability and individual program planning.

First Semester

 

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ENG-1010 - Composition and Rhetoric (3) *

 

CHE-1200 - General Chemistry I (3) * and
CHE-1200L - General Chemistry I Lab (1) *

 

BIO-1060 - Principles of Biology I (3) * and
BIO-1060L - Principles of Biology I Lab (1) *

Mathematics (3 credits)

Acceptable:

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
MTH-1120 - College Algebra (3) *
MTH-1130 - College Analytic Trigonometry (3) *
MTH-1150 - Precalculus Algebra & Trigonometry (4) *
MTH-1560 - Elementary Calculus (3) *
MTH-1200 - Calculus I and Analytic Geometry (4) *
MTH-1210 - Calculus II (4) *
MTH-2300 - Introduction to Statistics (3) *

Second Semester

 

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
BIO-1070 - Principles of Biology II (3) * and
BIO-1070L - Principles of Biology II Lab (1) *

 

ENG-1020 - Composition & Literature (3) *

 

CHE-1210 - General Chemistry II (3) * and
CHE-1210L - General Chemistry II - Lab (1) *

Social/behavioral sciences (3 credits)

Acceptable:

  • See Gen Ed Listing***

Mathematics (3 credits)

Acceptable:

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
MTH-1120 - College Algebra (3) *
MTH-1130 - College Analytic Trigonometry (3) *
MTH-1150 - Precalculus Algebra & Trigonometry (4) *
MTH-1560 - Elementary Calculus (3) *
MTH-1200 - Calculus I and Analytic Geometry (4) *
MTH-1210 - Calculus II (4) *
MTH-2300 - Introduction to Statistics (3) *

Third Semester

 

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
CHE-2200 - Organic Chemistry I (3) * and
CHE-2200L - Organic Chemistry I - Lab (1) *

 

PHY-1010 - Fundamentals of Physics I (3) * and
PHY-1010L - Fundamentals of Physics I - Lab (1) *

 

BIO-2010 - Microbiology (3) * and
BIO-2010L - Microbiology Lab (1) *

Arts/humanities (3 credits)

Acceptable:

  • See Gen Ed Listing

Unacceptable:

  • ENG courses

Fourth Semester

 

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
BIO-2040 - Principles of Genetics (3) * and
BIO-2040L - Principles of Genetics Lab (1) *

 

PHY-1020 - Fundamental of Physics II (3) * and
PHY-1020L - Fundamentals of Physics II - Lab (1) *

 

CHE-2210 - Organic Chemistry II (3) * and
CHE-2210L - Organic Chemistry II - Lab (1) *

Social/behavioral sciences (3 credits)

Acceptable:

  • See Gen Ed Listing***

Communication (3 credits)

Acceptable:

  • See Gen Ed Listing

Notes:

***The two “social/behavioral sciences” courses required for this degree must be from two different disciplines.

Notes:

* Courses requiring a prerequisite

** Program option

*** special criteria for required general education courses

**** Pending MHEC approval

Notes:





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