You can enroll in our biotech certification program if

• You are an undergraduate in your last year or two of study
• You have earned your bachelor's degree and want to add the certificate as  a non-degree seeking student (coursework will not count towards a degree, but you could obtain a certificate indicating completionof the program. 
• You have earned your bachelor's degree and want to include the program as part of a master's degree(at least 2 extra graduate level courses are necessary for an MA or MS as well as a thesis for an MS degree)
  

Program Requirements

• You must have taken BIO 215 Cellular Biology. (NOTE: If you have not had this course recently, it is offered each term including Second Summer Session (mid-June to mid-July).
• You must complete all 7 of the biotech courses, as well as 2 electives and 1-6 hours of the non-formal courses (which includes an internship).
• You must earn a C (2.0) grade or better in each course, and maintain at least a 2.5 grade-point average for all courses in the program.

Admission

• Admission is competitive and review of applicants is initiated February 1 of each year and continues until the program is filled.
• Post-baccalaureate applicants should first apply to the Graduate School; to the Department of Biology, and finally the Biotechnology Certificate Program.
• International students must first apply to the Center of International Programs.
• Students applying to the MA/MS program may also apply for a departmental teaching assistantship (which includes a tuition waiver and a stipend in exchange for teaching half-time). Assistantships are awarded competitively beginning February 1 for the following academic year.