The Bachelor of Science degree with Biotechnology Option will give you a strong background in biological processes. You’ll learn how to do research and conduct experiments. You’ll study molecular biology and choose from a variety of biology electives that cover topics such as epidemiology, virology, embryology and more.
For more information, contact Luis Matos, PhD at lmatos@ewu.edu.
Biology Major with Biotechnology Option, Bachelor of Science (BS)
Graduation Requirements: complete the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Test for Biology. See the Pre-Professional Programs catalog page for additional information.
Grade Requirements: a cumulative GPA ≥2.0 for all courses in student’s curriculum in Biology.
| Required Biology Courses | ||
| BIOL 171 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
| BIOL 172 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
| BIOL 173 | BIOLOGY III | 5 |
| BIOL 270 | BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION | 3 |
| BIOL 301 | MICROBIOLOGY | 5 |
| BIOL 310 | FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS | 5 |
| BIOL 436 | CELL BIOLOGY | 5 |
| BIOL 438 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 5 |
| BIOL 484 | TOPICS IN MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2 |
| BIOL 485 | MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| BIOL 488 | MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY | 2 |
| Choose from the following | 10 | |
| BOTANY | ||
| VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| EPIDEMIOLOGY | ||
| MEDICAL BACTERIOLOGY | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| VIROLOGY | ||
| HEMATOLOGY | ||
| EMBRYOLOGY | ||
| INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM | ||
| SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMING | ||
| CALCULUS II | ||
| Required Supporting Courses | ||
| CHEM 171 & 171L & CHEM 172 & CHEM 172L & CHEM 173 & CHEM 173L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY III | 15 |
| CHEM 304 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | 6 |
| CHEM 351 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 352 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| CHEM 372 | ORGANIC CHEM LABORATORY I | 3 |
| CHEM 480 | BIOCHEMISTRY | 5 |
| MATH 161 | CALCULUS I | 5 |
| MATH 380 | ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | 5 |
| or BIOL 380 | DATA ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGISTS | |
| PHYS 131 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I | 4 |
| or PHYS 151 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | |
| PHYS 132 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II | 4 |
| or PHYS 152 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS 133 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS III | 4 |
| or PHYS 153 | GENERAL PHYSICS III | |
| PHYS 161 | MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 162 | HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 163 | ELECTRONICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
| Required Senior Capstone | ||
| BIOL 490A | BIOTECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE | 5 |
| Total Credits | 124 | |