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Biotechnology Laboratory Sciences AAS

Course Schedule Course Descriptions

Course Summary for Biotechnology Laboratory Sciences AAS Degree

(CIP Code: 41.0101)

1st Semester
Prefix	Numbe r	Course Name	Course Type	Weekl y Lec Hrs	Weekl y Lab Hrs	Ex t Hr s	Con t Hrs	Cre d Hrs
XXX X	X3XX	Any College Math course as listed: MATH	Acad Electiv e	3	0	0	48	3
		1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332, 1342, 1350
BITC	1411	Introduction to Biotechnology	WEC M (SCH)	3	3	0	96	4
BIOL	1414	or Introduction to Biotechnology I	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
BIOL	1406	Biology for Science Majors I (lecture + lab)	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
BIOL	2401	or Anatomy & Physiology I (lecture + lab)	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
BITC	1191	Special Topics in Biological Technology/Technic ian	WEC M (SCH)	1	0	0	16	1
		1st Semester Totals		10	6	0	256	12
2nd Semester
Prefix	Numbe r	Course Name	Course Type	Weekl y Lec Hrs	Weekl y Lab Hrs	Ex t Hr s	Con t Hrs	Cre d Hrs
CHE M	1411	General Chemistry I (lecture + lab)	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
BIOL	2420	MICROBIOLOGY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
BITC	1402	Biotechnology Laboratory Methods and Techniques	WEC M (SCH)	3	3	0	96	4
BITC	1340	Quality Assurance for the Biosciences	WEC M (SCH)	3	0	0	48	3
		2nd Semester Totals		12	9	0	336	15
1st Summer Session
Prefix	Numbe r	Course Name	Course Type	Weekl y Lec Hrs	Weekl y Lab Hrs	Ex t Hr s	Con t Hrs	Cre d Hrs
ENG L	1301	COMPOSITION I	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
		1st Summer Session Totals		3	0	0	48	3
2nd Summer Session
Prefix	Numbe r	Course Name	Course Type	Weekl y Lec Hrs	Weekl y Lab Hrs	Ex t Hr s	Con t Hrs	Cre d Hrs
BCIS	1305	Business Computer Applications (3 SCH version)	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
ENG L	2311	or Technical & Business Writing (single-semester course)	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
		2nd Summer Session Totals		3	0	0	48	3
1st Semester
Prefi x	Numb er	Course Name	Cours e Type	Week ly Lec Hrs	Week ly Lab Hrs	Ex t Hr s	Con t Hrs	Cre d Hrs
BITC	2411	Biotechnology Laboratory Instrumentation	WEC M (SCH )	3	3	0	96	4
BITC	2277	Local Needs Course: Product Development to Commercialization	Tech Local Need	2	0	0	32	2
XXX X	X3XX	ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM	ACG M	3	0	0	48	3
		COURSE IN LANGUAGE, PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE, INCLUDING AS LISTED: ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333; PHIL 1301, 2306
XXX X	X3XX	or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN CREATIVE ARTS, INCLUDING AS LISTED: ARCH 1301, 1302, 1311; ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304; DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362, 2366; MUSI 1301, 1306, 1308, 1310	ACG M	3	0	0	48	3
XXX X	X3XX	ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN AMERICAN HISTORY, GOVERNMENT/POLIT ICAL SCIENCE, INCLUDING AS LISTED: HIST 1301, 1302, 2301; GOVT 2305, 2306	ACG M	3	0	0	48	3
XXX X	X3XX	or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING AS LISTED: ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351; ECON 2301, 2302; GEOG 1302, 1303, 2312	ACG M	3	0	0	48	3
XXX X	X3XX	or ANY BLINN COLLEGE CORE CURRICULUM COURSE IN SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL	ACG M	3	0	0	48	3
		SCIENCES, INCLUDING AS LISTED: PSYC 2301, 2308, 2319; SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301; SPCH 1318
		1st Semester Totals		11	3	0	224	12
2nd Semester
Prefi x	Numb er	Course Name	Cours e Type	Week ly Lec Hrs	Week ly Lab Hrs	Ex t Hr s	Con t Hrs	Cre d Hrs
BITC	2431	Cell Culture Techniques	WEC M (SCH )	3	3	0	96	4
CHE M	1412	General Chemistry II (lecture + lab)	ACG M	3	3	0	96	4
BITC	2386	Internship - Biology Technician/Biotechnol ogy Laboratory Technician	WEC M (SCH )	0	0	15	240	3
BITC	2475	Local Needs Course: Upstream and Downstream Manufacturing of Biologics	Tech Local Need	2	5	0	112	4
BIOL	1415	or Introduction to Biotechnology II	ACG M	3	3	0	96	4
		2nd Semester Totals		8	11	15	544	15
		Program Totals		47	29	15	145 6	60

Approved: June 1, 2024
Effective: June 1, 2024