Program: BIOTC.AS - Associate in Science Degree
Biotechnology is a branch of science in which we use living organisms to make useful products, and is a rapidly-growing career path for the future. The program is designed to provide hands-on skills training in biotechnology, as well as an AS transfer option for students with interests in the biological sciences.
Graduates of the Program will be able to:
Recommended Course Sequence
Below are required courses and recommended course groupings and sequences for program completion. Courses may have prerequisite and corequisite requirements.
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM).
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Social Science (GE SS).
Take the following Biology Electives (all three must be taken in year 2):
BIO-221 - Microbiology
BIO-228 - Genetics
BIO-229 - Cellular Biology
Take the following Biology Electives (all three must be taken in year 2):
BIO-221 - Microbiology
BIO-228 - Genetics
BIO-229 - Cellular Biology
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Social Science (GE SS).
OR
Choose one course designated in the course descriptions as General Education Humanities (GE HUM).
Take the following Biology Electives (all three must be taken in year 2):
BIO-221 - Microbiology
BIO-228 - Genetics
BIO-229 - Cellular Biology
Contact Name: Donna Howell, department chair
Contact Phone: 732.906.2592
Contact Email: dhowell@middlesexcc.edu
Department Web: https://www.middlesexcc.edu/natural-sciences/
Biotechnology offers multiple opportunities for work and research. Employment opportunities include: environmental, medical/ pharmaceutical companies; diagnostic and research products; food products; US government laboratories; police and forensic science departments; US Customs; patent law; and, science writing.
Students in this program acquire knowledge in biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, genetics, cell biology, microbiology, molecular biology and biochemistry. Students will demonstrate proficiency in chemical, biological, cellular, immunological and molecular techniques and lab instrumentation.
A passing score on the College’s mathematics placement test for both Algebra I and Algebra II or [links id='MAT-013' type='course'] and [links id='MAT-014' type='course'] is required for biotechnology majors. In addition, a high school laboratory biology course with a minimum grade of “C” or [links id='BIO-010' type='course'] and a high school laboratory chemistry or [links id='CHM-020' type='course'] with a minimum grade of “C” are also required.
The Statewide Transfer Agreement for New Jersey ensures that students who earn an A.A. or A.S. degree at a community college will have those credits fully transferable to a New Jersey public four-year institution, will have completed half of the credits required for a basic four-year degree, and will have completed all lower division general education requirements. In addition, articulation agreements with a number of public and private institutions provide guaranteed transfer into several Biotechnology programs, provided students meet specific GPA requirements. Students should discuss the transfer process with an advisor.
Once students complete developmental coursework (if needed), the A.S. degree can be completed in two years of full-time study. Students may shorten the amount of time by taking courses in the summer sessions at the College.