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Biotechnology (B.S.) 2009-2010 Catalog Year


College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biological Sciences

Program Admission Requirements
  • Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements
  • Complete common prerequisites with a grade of C or better.
  • Attend an orientation session.
  • Sign an Advising Contract.
Program Requirements
  1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
    Refer to the General Education Program for more information.

    1. Communication (6 hrs)
      1. ENC 1101 (3)
      2. ENC 1102 (3)
    2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
      1. STA 2023 (3)
      2. MAC 2311 (4)
    3. Humanities (9 hrs)
      1. HUM 2510 (3)
    4. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
    5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
      1. BSC 1010C (4)
      2. BSC 1011C (4)
      3. CHM 1045C (4)

      Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.

  2. Common Prerequisites

    • BSC 1010C  General Biology with Lab I (GEP)
    • BSC 1011C  General Biology with Lab II (4) (GEP)
    • CHM 1045C  General Chemistry with Lab I (GEP)
    • CHM 1046C  General Chemistry with Lab II (4)
    • CHM 2210C  Organic Chemistry with Lab I (4)
    • CHM 2211C Organic Chemistry with Lab II (4)
    • PHY 2053C  College Physics with Lab I (4)
    • PHY 2054C  College Physics with Lab II (4)
    • MAC 2311  Calculus I (GEP)
    • STA 2023  Statistical methods (GEP)

  3. Required Courses in the Major (28 hrs)

    • BCH 3023C Biochemistry (3)
    • BSC 4422C  Methods in Biotechnology (3)
    • BSC 4942C Senior Research in Biotechnology (2)
    • BSC 4943 Senior Project Presentation in Biotechnology (1)
    • IDS 3300 Foundations of Civic Engagement (3)
    • ISC 3120   Scientific Process (3)
    • MCB 3020C  Microbiology (4)
    • PCB 3023C  Cell Biology (3)
    • PCB 3063C  Genetics (3)
    • PCB 4522C  Molecular Genetics (3)

  4. Electives in the Major (20 hrs)

    Select 2 hours from the following:
    • BSC 4905 Directed Independent Study/Research in Biotechnology (1-3) or
    • BSC 4941 Internship in Biotechnology (1-3)

    Select 18 hours from the following:
    • BCH 3025C  Analytical Biochemistry (3)
    • BOT 3015C The Lives of Plants and Algae (3)
    • BOT 4394C  Plant Molecular Biology (3)
    • BOT 4503C  Plant Physiology (3)
    • BSC 3367C Tropical Island Biology (3)
    • BSC 4052 Conservation Biology (3)
    • BSC 4905 Directed Independent Study/Research in Biotechnology (1-3)
    • BSC 4941 Internship in Biotechnology (1-3)
    • EVS 4814  Environmental Toxicology (3)
    • ISC 4131  Scientific Entrepreneurship (3)
    • MAC 2312  Calculus II (4)
    • MCB 4507C  Virology, Mycology & Parasitology (3)
    • OCB 4633C Marine Ecology (3)
    • PCB 3463C  Marine Ecosystems Monitoring and Research Methods (3)
    • PCB 3703C*  Human Physiology (3)
    • PCB 3723C*  Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
    • PCB 4233C   Immunology (3)
    • PCB 4253C Developmental Biology (3)
    • ZOO 3xxxC Vertebrate Zoology (3)
    • ZOO 4422C Herpetology (3)
    • ZOO 4513C Animal Behavior (3)
    • ZOO 4743C  Neuroscience (3)

    5. * Only three credits in Physiology, from either PCB 3723C Comparative Animal Physiology or PCB 3703C Human Physiology will count towards the required hours of electives in Biotechnology.

  5. University Requirements (3 hrs)

    • IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

  6. Additional Electives (variable)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 120 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements
  • A minimum of 120 credit hours.
  • A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
  • A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
  • A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories:  common prerequisites, required courses in the major, and electives in the major.
  • Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
  • Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
  • Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
  • Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
  • Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes

The following substitutions are acceptable for common prerequisites and must be completed with a grade of C or better

  • PHY 2053C: may substitute PHY 2053 and PHY 2053L; PHY X048/X048L
  • PHY 2054C: may substitute PHY 2054 and 2054L; PHY X049/X049L
  • MAC 2311: may substitute  MAC 2233, MAC 2253, or MAC X281
  • STA 2023: may substitute STA 2122, STA 2014, STA 2024, or STA 2321
  • NOTE: All combined lecture and laboratory courses (marked with C) are equivalent to taking the lecture and laboratory separately as two courses

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