Core Courses 
     (Certification requires 21-26 hours from the following):

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BIOT 490/590—Introduction to Recombinant DNA and RNA Techniques (3). Laboratory course on fundamental techniques of biotechnology, including experimental design and literature analysis. Students receive certification of radiation training.

BIO 457/557 —
Molecular Biology (4). Department of Biology lecture and laboratory course on basics of molecular biology.

BIOT 491/591—Theory and Applications of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (3). Laboratory course on design and optimization of PCR and RT-PCR experiments and applications. Students learn mouse handling skills.

BIOT 492/592—Protein Isolation and Analysis (3). Laboratory course on theory and application of techniques of protein isolation and purification and relationship of protein structure to function. 

BIOT 493/593 —Professional Development (1). Seminar emphasizing development of curriculum vitae, presentations by individuals in industry and discussions of job ethics and values. Students analyze and present research articles.

BIOT 494/594 —Cell Culture Techniques (2)—Practice and theory of cell and tissue culture.

BIOT 495/595—Sequence Analysis and Bioinformatics (2). Determination of nucleotide sequence and Internet/software utilization for DNA and protein sequence analysis.

BIOT 496/596—Research Design and Presentation. Students design a research proposal using cellular/molecular approaches, present their proposal to the class in a PowerPoint presentation, and provide a written proposal.

One of the following must also be taken:
BIO 369/669 Internship in Biology (1-6);
BIO 394/694 Practicum in Biology (1-3);
BIO 498 Undergraduate Research (1-3); 
BIO 697 Research in Biology (1-3);
RES 697 Research Paper (3).