Molecular Biotechnology (Certificate)
Training in molecular biotechnology is essential for a wide range of disciplines from microbiology, plant and animal sciences to chemical engineering. The Graduate Certificate Program in Molecular Biotechnology offers an opportunity for individuals educated in the life sciences and related disciplines to gain laboratory-based, hands-on molecular biology training.聽
Admission Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree in a science or engineering discipline.
- Minimum GPA of 2.75 in his/her/they undergraduate program, and a recommended minimum GPA of 3.0 in science courses.
- All prerequisites (or their equivalent) to聽叠滨罢听510聽completed before beginning the certificate program. The minimum requirements for聽叠滨罢听510听补谤别:听惭叠听351听辞谤听骋狈听311聽(or equivalent) and two semesters of organic chemistry (equivalent to聽颁贬听221听补苍诲听颁贬听223). Prerequisites for the coursework electives vary, and those prerequisites may be taken after admission to the certificate program if necessary.
- Note that currently the Certificate is only available to students enrolled in a Masters Degree program at NC State.
Certificate Degree Requirements
The Graduate Certificate Program in Molecular Biotechnology will require a minimum of 12 hours of required and elective courses. Coursework transferred from another institution is not applicable toward the certificate. Award of the certificate requires an overall GPA of 3.0 or better for certificate courses (required and elective) with a minimum grade of B- in any of the BIT courses and a minimum grade of C in coursework electives.
Other Relevant Information
NC State graduate students with career interests that involve molecular biotechnology, but are not eligible for the minor, are eligible to apply for the certificate.
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 9 | ||
| Ethical Issues in Biotechnology 1 | |||
| Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology (+ Capstone Cloning Project) 2 | |||
| Elective Courses | 3 | ||
| See "Elective Courses" listed below 3 | |||
| Total Hours | 12 | ||
- 1
Students may take another approved research ethics/bioethics course聽determined in conjunction with the academic committee
- 2
Upon passing聽叠滨罢听510 Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology聽with an 80% or higher, students must complete a Capstone Cloning Project.
- 3
Students may choose another 500-level or higher elective course outside "Elective Courses" listed below determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Elective Courses
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select courses from the lists below: | 3 | ||
BIT Electives | |||
| 叠滨罢听564 | Protein Purification | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听566 | Animal Cell Culture Techniques | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听577 | Metagenomics | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听579 | High-Throughput Discovery | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听595 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| 叠滨罢听571 | RNA Interference and Model Organisms | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听572 | Proteomics | 3 | |
| 叠滨罢听573 | Protein Interactions | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听580 | Yeast Metabolic Engineering | 2 | |
| 叠滨罢听815 | Advanced Special Topics | 1-6 | |
Other Elective Courses | |||
| 惭叠听714 | Microbial Metabolic Regulation | 3 | |
| 惭叠听758 | Microbial Genetics & Genomics | 3 | |
| 叠颁贬听553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 | |
| 惭叠听725 | Fermentation Microbiology | 3 | |
| 骋狈听721 | Genetic Data Analysis | 3 | |
| 骋狈听701 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | |
| 骋狈听735 | Functional Genomics | 3 | |
| 颁贬贰听551 | Biochemical Engineering | 3 | |