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Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility

Natural Science Department

Biotechnology Laboratory Specialist

BIOT-CT


Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Fall 2023 (625).

The requirements shown below are valid beginning Fall 2023 (625), and may not reflect degree requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.

Program Leadership Information

Dr. Natavia Middleton

Dean

middleton.natavia@spcollege.edu


Kyle Knoke

Biotechnology AS Lead Faculty

(727) 341-7148

Knoke.kyle@spcollege.edu


Program Summary

The Biotechnology Laboratory Specialist Certificate represents the core skills-based courses of the Biotechnology A.S. degree. Candidates for this Certificate include students enrolled in the Biotechnology A.S. program, students in the Biology B.S. program who want to strengthen their lab skills, and new students seeking to enter the biotechnology workforce. Graduates have gained essential knowledge in Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Cell Culture and Genetics and have demonstrated the expertise required to work in a laboratory or bio-manufacturing setting. 

Florida CIP Code

0341010101 - Biotechnology Laboratory Specialist (CCC )

Federal CIP Code

41.0101 - Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician.


Graduation Rules

Minimum grade of "C" required in all courses.

MAJOR CORE COURSES

Complete 32 credits


Composition I
3
College Algebra
3
Biology I Cellular Processes
3

* CHM 1025/L with a minimum grade of 'C' or permission of the program is required to enroll in this course.

Biology I Cellular Processes Laboratory
1
General Chemistry I
3

* CHM 1025/L with a minimum grade of 'C' or permission of the program is required to enroll in this course.

General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis Laboratory I
1

* CHM 1025/L with a minimum grade of 'C' or permission of the program is required to enroll in this course.

Microbiology
3
Microbiology Laboratory
1
Introduction to Biotechnology
3
Biotechnology Methods I
4
Biotechnology Methods II
4
Cell Culture
3

Total Credits
30