66 Credit Hours - Program Code: SSCBT
The purpose of the Associate in Science degree program in biotechnology is two-fold.
All students will obtain a broad- based science background focusing on courses in
the life and chemical sciences. In addition, students will develop specific laboratory
skills applicable to procedures commonly performed in research, hospital and industrial
laboratories all over the United States. Students successfully completing the program
will be able to transfer to a four-year university to further their studies in the
sciences at the baccalaureate level or, if they prefer, directly enter the workforce
as entry- level research or laboratory assistants. For more information about this
program, contact the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Division (STEM), 3-401.
