LIFE SCIENCES. Healthcare Science Pre-Bioscience. Certificate Program HS21/PBS1

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1 Healthcare Science Pre-Bioscience HS21/PBS1 The healthcare science pre-bioscience certificate provides students with general education courses that serve as a foundation for entry into the degree level bioscience technology program. This is a degree level certificate. (Program Length: 2 Semester Minimum) A variety of entry level positions are available in a wide range of life science careers with a degree in bioscience technology. Bioscience degree graduates are prepared for opportunities in environmental monitoring, quality control, pharmaceutical development and biological technology. Essential General Education Core Courses 20 Area 1 Language/Arts/Communication Composition and Rhetoric ENGL Area II Social/Behavioral Sciences Introductory Psychology PSYC Area III Natural Sciences/Mathematics College Algebra MATH Biology I & Lab BIOL 1111/L 3/1 Chemistry I & Lab CHEM 1211/L 3/1 Area IV Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE of the following) Art Appreciation ARTS World Literature ENGL American Literature ENGL Introduction to Humanities HUMN Music Appreciation MUSC World Religions RELG Essential Technical Courses 16 Microbiology & Lab BIOL 2117/L 3/1 Chemistry II & Lab CHEM 1212/L 3/1 Elective(s) XXXX XXXX 3 Total Hours

2 Elective(s): BSCI 1211, BSCI 1212, BSCI 1220, BSCI 1230, BSCI 1240 Note: some courses have prerequisites which are not included in the program. Please check the course descriptions in the back of the catalog for prerequisite requirements. All courses are not offered every term. Please check course descriptions in back of catalog for terms offered. **Suggested First Semester classes: FYES 1000, MATH 1111, ENGL 1101, BIOL 1111/L and BSCI 1111 Bioscience Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree BT13 The bioscience technology degree prepares graduates to perform a number of biotechnology- related careers, including laboratory research, and skills to work in sophisticated biotechnology manufacturing settings. Bioscience encompasses many active areas of research on living organisms including development of drugs and medical devices, criminal forensics, environmental science, and agricultural biotechnology. This program focuses principally on advanced biochemistry and biotechnology laboratory skills, such as analytical DNA, RNA, and protein techniques, cell culture, and microbiology. Our educational approach emphasizes critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Prior to admission into the bioscience technology associate of applied science degree program, students must successfully complete the following courses with a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 2.5 in these courses: ENGL 1101, MATH 1111, BIOL 1111, BIOL 1111L, BSCI 1111, BIOL 2117, BIOL 2117L, CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L. Length of time to complete prerequisites varies depending on applicants transfer credit and/or testing results. It is the student s responsibility to notify the admissions office once pre-requisites have been completed. File completion does not guarantee program acceptance. (Program Length: 4 semesters in addition to required general education prerequisites) Please see the competitive health application at for additional information. The skill set provided by this program is required to work in laboratories at research universities, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, many major research hospitals, forensic, environmental and governmental laboratories. Additionally, these same skills are required to work at food production companies and biomanufacturing facilities that produce pharmaceuticals and vaccines for both humans and animals. Designing new medications and medical devices, improving the environment, enhancing food yield and quality are all examples of bioscience technology careers. Essential General Education Core Courses 20 Area I Language Arts/Communication (Successful completion of ENGL 1101 is required) Composition and Rhetoric ENGL Literature and Composition ENGL

3 Human Communication COMM Public Speaking SPCH Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences (Choose ONE of the following) Principles of Economics ECON Principles of Macroeconomics ECON Principles of Microeconomics ECON Introduction to Sociology SOCI World History I HIST World History II HIST U. S. History I HIST U. S. History II HIST American Government POLS Introductory Psychology PSYC Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics College Algebra MATH Biology I & Lab BIOL 1111/L 3/1 Chemistry I & Lab CHEM 1211/L 3/1 Area IV Humanities/Fine Arts (Choose ONE of the following) Art Appreciation ARTS World Literature ENGL American Literature ENGL Introduction to Humanities HUMN Music Appreciation MUSC World Religions RELG Essential Technical Courses 47 Introductory Microbiology & Lab BIOL 2117/L 3/1 Chemistry II & Lab CHEM 1212/L 3/1 Organic Chemistry I & Lab CHEM 2211/L 3/1 Quantitative Analysis & Lab CHEM 2300/L 3/2 Regulatory Compliance BSCI Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Analysis BSCI Methods of Protein Analysis BSCI Integrative Biology BSCI Elective(s) BSCI XXXX 9 Total Hours 67 Elective(s): BSCI 1212, BSCI 1220, BSCI 1230, BSCI 1240, BIOL 2300, BIOL 2250, CHEM 2212/L Note: All course(s) are not offered every term. Please check course descriptions in back of catalog for terms offered. **Suggested First Semester classes: FYES 1000, ENGL 1101, MATH 1111, BSCI 1111 and BIOL 1111/L 310

4 Bioscience Environmental Laboratory Technologist BED1 Environmental laboratory testing is a crucial aspect of our society s environmental management. Drinking water purification and waste water management along with pollution remediation dominate the careers available to bioscience environmental laboratory technologists. This program prepares students to work in laboratories associated with environmental management. (Program Length: 2 Semesters Minimum) This program trains students to serve as laboratory technicians and regulatory specialists in environmental science settings (e.g., water and wastewater laboratories, state and federal environmental laboratories, pollution and remediation contract companies) and industrial settings (e.g., research, quality assurance, and contracting labs). Environmental laboratory technicians may work in laboratories analyzing water, wastewater, or other environmental samples including air and soil. A wide range of chemical and biological analyses are covered in the course. Essential General Education Courses 3 Foundations of Mathematics OR MATH Algebraic Concepts OR MATH 1013 (3) Essential Technical Courses 14 Regulatory Compliance BSCI Environmental Laboratory Testing Methods BSCI Pollution and Remediation BSCI Total Hours 17 Note: some courses have prerequisites which are not included in the program. Please check the course descriptions in the back of the catalog for prerequisite requirements. All courses are not offered every term. Please check course descriptions in back of catalog for terms offered. **Suggested First Semester classes: FYES 1000, MATH 1111 and BSCI

5 Bioscience Regulatory Assurance Technologist BR21 This bioscience regulatory assurance technologist certificate will familiarize students with regulatory principles in bioscience and serve as an introduction to laboratory procedures common in quality managed bioscience laboratories. Applicants include individuals interested in changing careers and persons already working in the regulatory assurance industry. The program focuses on not only the regulatory system in the United States, but also the global trend towards international regulatory systems. (Program Length: 2 Semesters Minimum) This certificate will train students to serve as quality management specialists in quality assurance contracting labs, state and federal laboratories and biotechnology manufacturing facilities. Graduates may work in governmental positions during regulatory monitoring and enforcement while others may work in private industry on the compliance side of the assurance field. Essential General Education Courses 3 Fundamentals of English I ENGL Essential Technical Courses 14 Regulatory Compliance BSCI Validation, Documentation and Quality Assurance BSCI Fundamentals of Biomanufacturing BSCI Total Hours 17 Note: some courses have prerequisites which are not included in the program. Please check the course descriptions in the back of the catalog for prerequisite requirements. All courses are not offered every term. Please check course descriptions in back of catalog for terms offered. **Suggested First Semester classes: FYES 1000, MATH 1111, and BSCI

6 Clinical Research Professional CR31 The clinical research professional certificate will prepare graduates to function as well-qualified, entry-level, clinical research professionals (CRPs). Students will receive the necessary preparation in clinical research site procedures, governmental and local regulatory affairs, experimental design and statistics, technical reading and writing skills focusing on clinical research applications, and bioethics education to be successful as entry level CRPs. Training will be practical and concentrate on job skills necessary to become employed and advance as a CRP. Training will also cover areas important in preparing for, BTEC 2260 the certifying examinations of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) or the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA). (Program Length: 3 Semesters Minimum) In order to be eligible for admission, the applicant must meet one of the following criteria: 1) current certification or licensure in a health care field or 2) a diploma/degree in science or a health care field. Potential entry level positions in research programs at major hospitals, clinics, contract research organizations (CROs), and large medical practices Essential Technical Courses 22 Clinical Research Methods I BTEC Clinical Regulatory Procedures I BTEC Clinical Research Methods II BTEC Clinical Research Design & Statistics BTEC Technical Communication for Clinical Research BTEC Clinical Research Methods III BTEC Clinical Regulatory Procedures II BTEC Ethics for Clinical Research BTEC Total Hours 22 **Suggested First Semester classes: BTEC 1100, BTEC 1105, and BTEC