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)

Requirements for a Major in Biotechnology (39 credits)
BI-141Intro to Cellular and Molecular Biology4
BI-204Microbiology4
BT-375Tissue Culture4
BT-376Biotechnology4
BT-410Biotechnology Seminar1
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-210Chemical Analysis: an Introduction to Modern Methods5
CH-410Biochemistry I4
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-150Statistics I3
MA-190Pre-calculus (may be waived)4
MA-200Calculus I4
MA-201Calculus II4
or BI-203 Genetics
MA-150Statistics I3
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-120Microcomputer Applications3
EN-252Technical Writing3
or EN-253 Business Communications
Accelerated Pharmacy Program with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science University(14 credits)
BI-140Introduction to Organismal Biology4
BI-200Human Biology4
or BI-161 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
CH-202Organic Chemistry II (lecture)3
Math or Computer Science Elective (e.g.: MA-190, MA-202, CS-120)3
Total Credits93