BIOTECHNOLOGY MINOR -- 2000-01 Catalog
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The Biotechnology Minor consists of a core of required courses and restricted elective courses. Advising for students in the Biotechnology minor will take place in the student's major department, including selection of restricted electives and preparation of an agreement form listing specific courses to satisfy the requirements for the minor.

Biological Sciences students preparing for the minor should take CHEM 216, 217, and 371 to fulfill the organic chemistry and biochemistry requirements in their major.

Biochemistry students preparing for the minor should take MCRO 224 and BIO 303 as part of the General Education and Breadth science electives in their major. 

Units

Core courses (14-18) 

BIO 375/CHEM 375 Molecular Biology Laboratory 

2

CHEM 474 Protein Laboratory Techniques 

2

BIO 351 Classical and Molecular Genetics or 
CHEM 373 Molecular Biology 

 
3-5

ZOO 426 Immunology and Serology or
CHEM 473 Immunochemistry 

 
3-4

Select one course from the following: 

4-5

BIO 452 Cell Biology (4)

BOT 450 Plant Biotechnology (5)

1 MCRO 402 General Virology (5)

1 MCRO 424 Microbial Physiology (5)

MCRO 433 Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (5)

Restricted electives 

6-10 

To be selected from the list of courses given below. The number of units taken from the Restricted Electives list, when added with the units earned in the Core Courses, must total at least 24 units. 

Biochemistry Majors

BIO 311, 322, 324, 452; BOT 323, 425, 450; 
BRAE 448; CHEM 377, 439, 477; 
MCRO 225, 402, 404, 421, 423, 424, 433, 444; 
SCM 451; STAT 218

Biological Science Majors

BIO 311, 322, 324, 433, 452; BOT 323, 450; 
BRAE 448; CHEM 372, 377, 439, 477; 
MCRO 225, 402, 404, 421, 423, 424, 433, 444; 
SCM 451

Microbiology Majors

BIO 311, 322, 324, 433, 452; BOT 323, 450; 
BRAE 448; CHEM 372, 377, 439, 477; 
MCRO 433; SCM 451



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24

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1 Not open to Microbiology majors.