Major in Biotechnology and prerequisites for the Accelerated Pharmacy Program with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Requirements for a Major in Biotechnology and to meet the prerequisites for the Accelerated Pharmacy Program with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements for a Major in Biotechnology | (39 credits) | |
| BI-141 | Intro to Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BI-204 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BT-375 | Tissue Culture | 4 |
| BT-376 | Biotechnology | 4 |
| BT-410 | Biotechnology Seminar | 1 |
| CH-120 & CH-121 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II | 8 |
| CH-201 & CH-203 | Organic Chemistry I (lecture) and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 5 |
| CH-210 | Chemical Analysis: an Introduction to Modern Methods | 5 |
| CH-410 | Biochemistry I | 4 |
| Major Electives | (8 credits) | |
| Select two of the following electives: | 8 | |
BI-313 | ||
| Cancer Biology | ||
| Immunology | ||
| Advanced Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
| Virology | ||
| Medicinal Chemistry | ||
| Organic Chemistry II (lecture) | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Modern Physics | ||
| Biochemistry II | ||
| Fermentation Technology | ||
| Bioinformatics | ||
| Internship in Biotechnology | ||
| Green Chemistry | ||
| Computational Chemistry | ||
| Special Topics in Chemistry (Organometallics in Organic Synthesis) | ||
And certain other BI 300, CH 300 and PY 300 level courses with Biotech coordinator approval. | ||
| Ancillary courses | (32 credits) | |
| MA-150 | Statistics I | 3 |
| MA-190 | Pre-calculus (may be waived) | 4 |
| MA-200 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MA-201 | Calculus II | 4 |
| or BI-203 | Genetics | |
| MA-150 | Statistics I | 3 |
| Select one of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| General Physics I and General Physics II (8) | ||
| Physics I (Mechanics) and Physics II ( Electricity, Magnetism and Optics ) (8) | ||
| CS-120 | Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| EN-252 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| or EN-253 | Business Communications | |
| Accelerated Pharmacy Program with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science University | (14 credits) | |
| BI-140 | Introduction to Organismal Biology | 4 |
| BI-200 | Human Biology | 4 |
| or BI-161 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | |
| CH-202 | Organic Chemistry II (lecture) | 3 |
| Math or Computer Science Elective (e.g.: MA-190, MA-202, CS-120) | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 93 | |