Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Universitywide Requirement
Minimum 120 total semester hours required
Minimum 2.000 GPA required
Students must earn a minimum of 60 Northeastern University semester hours in order to receive a bachelor’s degree.
Note: Individual program requirements may exceed the above minima.
CPS Undergraduate Core Requirements
All College of Professional Studies undergraduate students are required to complete the CPS Undergraduate Core Requirements.
Foundation Courses
37 semester hours required
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
English | ||
ENG 1105 and ENG 1106 | College Writing 1 and Lab for ENG 1105 | 4 |
ENG 1107 and ENG 1108 | College Writing 2 and Lab for ENG 1107 | 4 |
ENG 3105 and ENG 3106 | Writing for the Professions: Science and Engineering and Lab for ENG 3105 | 4 |
Mathematics | ||
MTH 2310 | Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences | 3 |
Biology | ||
BIO 1100 and BIO 1101 | Principles of Biology 1 and Lab for BIO 1100 | 4 |
BIO 1200 and BIO 1201 | Principles of Biology 2 and Lab for BIO 1200 | 4 |
Chemistry | ||
CHM 1100 and CHM 1101 | General Chemistry 1 and Lab for CHM 1100 | 4 |
CHM 1200 and CHM 1201 | General Chemistry 2 and Lab for CHM 1200 | 4 |
Information Technology | ||
ITC 1000 | Computer Applications | 3 |
or ITC 2016 | End-User Data Analysis Tools | |
Philosophy | ||
PHL 2140 | Ethical Issues in Science and Engineering | 3 |
Major Required Courses
41 semester hours required
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Biotechnology | ||
BTC 1300 and BTC 1301 | Introduction to Biotechnology and Lab for BTC 1300 | 4 |
BTC 4300 and BTC 4301 | Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Processing and Lab for BTC 4300 | 4 |
BTC 4450 | Quality Control and Validation Issues | 3 |
Chemistry | ||
CHM 2110 and CHM 2111 | Organic Chemistry 1 and Lab for CHM 2110 | 4 |
CHM 2200 and CHM 2201 | Organic Chemistry 2 and Lab for CHM 2200 | 4 |
CHM 2300 and CHM 2301 | Analytical Chemistry and Lab for CHM 2300 | 4 |
Biology | ||
BIO 2100 and BIO 2101 | Microbiology and Lab for BIO 2100 | 4 |
BIO 2300 | Cell Biology | 3 |
BIO 2500 and BIO 2501 | Genetics and Molecular Biology and Lab for BIO 2500 | 4 |
BIO 3100 and BIO 3101 | Biochemistry and Lab for BIO 3100 | 4 |
Capstone | ||
BTC 4850 | Biotechnology Senior Project | 3 |
Concentration or Electives Option
Complete one of the following options to reach 120 semester hours.
Biological Science
Note: Please consult with your advisor.
Complete a minimum of 18 semester hours and an additional 24 semester hours of electives to reach 120 semester hours.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
BTC 3210 | Immunology | 4 |
MTH 2100 | Calculus 1 | 3 |
PHY 1200 and PHY 1201 | Physics 1 and Lab for PHY 1200 | 4 |
Complete 7 semester hours of the following: | 7 | |
Medical Terminology | ||
Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Lab for BIO 1600 | ||
Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 and Lab for BIO 1700 | ||
Human Parasitology | ||
Calculus 2 | ||
Physics 2 and Lab for PHY 2200 |
Electives
Complete 15 semester hours from the following and an additional 27 general elective semester hours to reach 120 semester hours.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 15 semester hours from the following: | 15 | |
Any course from the BIO, BTC, HSC, or PHY subject codes in the 1000-4999 course number range. | ||
Calculus 1 | ||
Calculus 2 |
Term 1 | Hours |
---|---|
ENG 1105 and ENG 1106 | 4 |
BIO 1100 and BIO 1101 | 4 |
CHM 1100 and CHM 1101 | 4 |
MTH 2310 | 3 |
15 | |
Term 2 | Hours |
ENG 1107 and ENG 1108 | 4 |
BIO 1200 and BIO 1201 | 4 |
CHM 1200 and CHM 1201 | 4 |
ITC 1000 or 2016 | 3 |
15 | |
Term 3 | Hours |
CHM 2110 and CHM 2111 | 4 |
BIO 2100 and BIO 2101 | 4 |
Open elective | 3 |
Open elective | 3 |
14 | |
Term 4 | Hours |
CHM 2200 and CHM 2201 | 4 |
BTC 1300 and BTC 1301 | 4 |
BIO 2300 | 3 |
Major elective or Concentration | 3 |
14 | |
Term 5 | Hours |
ENG 3105 and ENG 3106 | 4 |
CHM 2300 and CHM 2301 | 4 |
BIO 2500 and BIO 2501 | 4 |
BTC 4300 and BTC 4301 | 4 |
16 | |
Term 6 | Hours |
BIO 3100 and BIO 3101 | 4 |
BTC 4450 | 3 |
PHL 2140 | 3 |
Open elective | 3 |
Open elective | 3 |
16 | |
Term 7 | Hours |
BTC elective or Concentration | 3 |
BTC elective or Concentration | 3 |
Open elective | 3 |
Open elective | 3 |
Open elective | 3 |
15 | |
Term 8 | Hours |
BTC 4850 | 3 |
BTC elective or Concentration | 3 |
Major elective or Concentration | 3 |
Open elective | 3 |
Open elective or Concentration | 3 |
15 | |
Total Hours: 120 |