This program has a fixed curriculum of 34 quarter units. The
curriculum is organized such that a full-time student can complete the program
in an academic year. All courses are offered once a year, during the day (with
a few exceptions). If students are unable to take all 8 required courses in one
academic year, you must discuss your options with the BCP coordinator (Dr.
Maria Gallegos or Dr. Claudia Uhde Stone) as certain classes need to be taken
in a specific order. Finally, to remain in the program all BCP students must
maintain a B average or higher.
Coursework (old curriculum - no longer valid)
Access to the BCP curriculum is guaranteed for students in the BCP program. To enroll in courses, you need to email Natalie Granera and CC Dr. Maria Gallegos no later than four weeks prior to the first day of each quarter. You should use your horizon email account and provide your net ID along with the list of courses and preferred section times. Natalie will be provided a list of BCP students that remain in good standing.
Fall
- Biol 4485 PCR, DNA Sequencing and Fragment Analysis* (4)
- Biol 4490 Bioinformatics* (4)
- Biol 6151 Cell and Molecular Biology I (5)
Winter
- Biol 6147 Functional Genomics* (4)
- Biol 6152 Cell and Molecular Biology II (5)
- Chem/Biol 6430 Protein Chemistry Techniques* (4)
Spring
- Biol 6141 Advanced Molecular Techniques* (4)
- Biol 4450 Cell Culture Techniques* (4)
*Lab course
Exit Exam
The BCP exit exam is administered once a year, during the Monday and Tuesday after finals week. Completion of all required courses and a GPA of B or higher is a prerequisite for taking the exit exam. The exit exam consists of 9 sections, one for each of the 8 required courses and one section of relevant calculations. The calculations section will be offered on the first day of the exit exam. This section will be graded on the spot. Any errors found can be redone during day one. You must get 100% correct on this section in order to proceed to the second day of exams. The grading scale for the remaining sections are as follows: + (1 point), +/- (0.5 points), or – (0 points). A minimum of 5 points is required to pass the BCP exit exam and obtain the Biotechnology Certificate.
