Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2009

Completion of all prerequisite science and math courses (some exceptions allowed).
Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall.
Minimum GPA of 2.5 in the prerequisite courses.

Submission of a departmental application is required and current copy of UB DARS report must be submitted to the department.

Application deadline for fall admission is February 1. These deadlines may be extended based on space availability. Applications are available at the department office, 26 Cary Hall, South Campus, or online at http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/cls. Students are advised that program admissions is available only in fall semesters. The program admits 25-30 full-time students each year; part-time study is also available.

BIO 200 Evolutionary Biology
BIO 201 Cell Biology
CHE 101 General Chemistry
CHE 102 General Chemistry
CHE 201 Organic Chemistry
CHE 202 Organic Chemistry
CSE 101 Computers: A General Introduction
MIC 301 Fundamentals of Microbiology
PGY 300 Human Physiology
PSY 207 Psychological Statistics or STA 119 Statistical Methods

MTH 121 Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I or MTH 141 College Calculus I
MT 302 Instrumental Analysis
MT 401 Clinical Biochemistry
MT 402 Fundamentals of Immunology
MT 422 Biomolecular Technology and Diagnostics
MT 426 Technical Communications for the Scientific Professional
MT 430 Bioseparation Techniques
MT 432 Introduction to Medical Genetics
MT 434 Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques
MT 445 Biotechnology Career Preparation
PHI 337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine OR
PHI 107 Ethics
PHY 101/PHY 151 College Physics I/Lab
Technical electives (12-18 credits)

Summary
Required prerequisite science and math credit hours......45
Required program credit hours......38
Technical elective credit hours......12-18

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for general education and remaining university requirements

FIRST YEAR
Fall BIO 200, CHE 101
Spring BIO 201, CHE 102
Fall or Spring CSE 101

SECOND YEAR
Fall CHE 201
Spring CHE 202, MIC 301
Fall or Spring PGY 300, PSY 207

THIRD YEAR
Fall MT 302, MT 401, MT 402
Spring MT 426, MT 430, MT 445, PHI 337 or PHI 107, MTH 121 or MTH 141, and technical electives

FOURTH YEAR
Fall MT 422, MT 432, MT 434, PHY 101, PHI 151, and technical electives
Spring Technical electives or optional internship

Note: Minors in anthropology, pharmacology and toxicology, biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, foreign language, medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutics may be used to fulfill all or part of the technical electives required for the B.S. degree in biotechnology. Although no minor in Management is available, students may use management courses toward the technical electives with permission of the program director. Students must meet with a representative of the department/program offering the minor prior to the fall semester of the junior year, as many departments have strict rules regarding prerequisites, course sequence and minimum GPA for acceptance to and completion of the minor. Students should consult the relevant listings in the Undergraduate Catalog for specifics concerning each minor.

To satisfy the technical elective requirement, coursework must be chosen from the above minors or from the areas listed below. Students are required to complete four or more courses from one emphasis area so that the program is assured that an area of expertise has been developed.

Emphasis Areas

Forensics
ANA 113 Human Anatomy
APY 107 Introduction to Physical Anthropology APY 248 Human Genetics
APY 275 Introduction to Medical Anthropology
APY 345/APY 346 Comparative Primate Anatomy
APY 348 Anthropological Osteology
APY 448 Human Genetics/Legal & Ethical Issues (prerequisite: APY 248)
CL 151 Medical Terminology
JLS 130 American Jury Trial
JLS 201 Introduction to Law and Legal Process
MT 428 Forensic Science
SOC 307 Criminology (prerequisite: SOC 101)
SOC 317 Criminal Justice Systems (prerequisite: SOC 101)
SOC 322 Introduction to Medical Sociology (prerequisite: SOC 101)

Graduate/Pre-professional
ANA 113 Human Anatomy
APY 248 Human Genetics
APY 275 Introduction to Medical Anthropology
APY 345/APY 346 Comparative Primate Anatomy
APY 448 Human Genetics/Legal & Ethical Issues (prerequisite: APY 248)
BCP 302 Introduction to Pharmacology
CL 151 Medical Terminology
MFC 250 Introduction to Health Care in the United States I
MFC 350 Introduction to Health Care in the United States II
MTH 122 Survey of Calculus and Its Applications II or MTH 142 College Calculus II
NTR 108 Human Nutrition
NTR 401 Nutrition and Health
PHY 102/PHY 152 College Physics

Research/Technical
BCP 302 Introduction to Pharmacology
BIO 215 Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry Lab
BIO 302 Introduction to Molecular Biology
BIO 400 Bioinformatics/Genome Analysis
BIO 401 Advanced Biological Chemistry I
BIO 402 Advanced Cell Biology
BIO 467 Techniques in Immunology
CHE 214 Analytical Chemistry
CHE 215 Analytical Chemistry Lab
CHE 413 Instrumental Analysis (by permission)
CL 151 Medical Terminology
MCH 311 The Chemistry of Drug Action
MCH 403 Mechanisms of Drug Action
MCH 427 Combinatorial Chemistry
MT 409 Clinical Microbiology
PHC 331 Introduction to Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Methods
PHC 425 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: From Bench to Bedside

Additional courses may be considered for inclusion into the above emphasis areas. Graduate courses may be taken if the material is beneficial to the student's goals. A formal petition must be filed and prior approval must be granted for the student to use a graduate course for undergraduate credit. Consult the Undergraduate Advisor for the Program in biotechnology program for details.