Departments & Programs
Biotechnology Program
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology (B.S.)
Degree Requirements
(ITCC: indicates course completed at Ivy Tech Indianapolis)
Area I English Composition and Communication Competency See the School of Science requirements under “Undergraduate Programs” in this bulletin.
Written Communication (6 cr.)
- ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing and Inquiry (3 cr.) (ENG 111 ITCC)
- Second composition course (3 cr.)
Speech Communication (3 cr.)
- COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.) (COMM 101 ITCC)
Area II World Language Competency No world language is required for a Bachelor of Science degree. However, knowledge of a world language is strongly recommended for any student planning to attend graduate school.
Area IIIA Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Cultural Understanding Compentencies
- List H course: Choose one course (3 cr.) from this list. The list of course choices is located under the School of Science requirements “Undergraduate Programs” in this bulletin.
- List S course: Choose one course (3 cr.) from this list. The list of course choices is located under the School of Science requirements “Undergraduate Programs” in this bulletin.
- One additional course from either List H or List S.
- List C course: Choose one course (3 cr.) from this list. The list of course choices is located under the School of Science requirements “Undergraduate Programs” in this bulletin.
For the most current list of courses in the areas of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Understanding, please refer to the IU Indianapolis General Education Curriculum.
Area IIIC Life and Physical Sciences Competency
Chemistry
Two semesters of Principles of Chemistry with laboratory:
- CHEM-C 105 / CHEM-C 125 Principles of Chemistry I with lab (CHEM 105 ITCC)
- CHEM-C 106 / CHEM-C 126 Principles of Chemistry II with lab (CHEM 106 ITCC)
Two semesters of organic chemistry lecture:
- CHEM-C 341/CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry Lecture/Lab I
- CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry Lecture II
Physics One semester of basic physics
- PHYS 101, ITCC or PHYS-I 218, IU Indianapolis
Area IIID Analytical Reasoning Competency
Course work through two semesters of calculus:
- MATH-I 231 / MATH-I 232 or
- MATH-I 165 / MATH-I 166
NOTE: Students may need to complete MATH 136 College Algebra and MATH 137 Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry at ITCC.
The starting point for mathematics courses should be worked out with a departmental advisor based on the math placement test and/or background of the student.
The computer programming requirement may be satisfied with CSCI-N 200, CSCI-N 201, CSCI-N 207 or CSCI-N 211.
A statistics course is required: STAT-I 301.
Area IV Biotechnology Requirements
Required courses
- BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 cr.)
- BIOL-K 384 Biological Chemistry (3 cr.) or CHEM-C 384 Biological Chemistry (3 cr.) or BIOL-K 484 Cellular Biochemistry (3 cr.)
- BIOL-K 322, BIOL-K 323, BIOL-K 324, BIOL-K 356, BIOL-K 338
- BIOL-K 357 or BIOL-K 339
Specialized courses in biotechnology, including the internship, are to be taken at Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis. This program is available only to students who have an earned Associate Degree in Biotechnology from Ivy Tech Community College. See departmental advisor for additional information.
Elective courses in area of specialization.
Electives chosen with advisor to total at least 40 credits.
No grade below a C- will be accepted toward the degree program in any biology, biotechnology and chemistry course.
To receive credit for a laboratory for which there is an accompanying pre- or corequisite lecture, the lecture must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.
