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福利逼站 Catalog 2025-2026

EXPLORE PROGRAMS

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

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.

Admission Requirements

  1. Baccalaureate degree in a science or engineering discipline.
  2. Minimum GPA of 2.75 in his/her/they undergraduate program, and a recommended minimum GPA of 3.0 in science courses.
  3. 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251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.
  4. Note that currently the Certificate is only available to students enrolled in a Masters Degree program at NC State.

Applicant Information

  • Delivery Method: On-Campus
  • Entrance Exam: None
  • Interview Required: None

Application Information

Applications to the certificate program must be submitted at least one semester prior to the student鈥檚 graduation deadlines

Plan Requirements

Core Courses5
叠滨罢听501
Ethical Issues in Biotechnology 1
叠滨罢听510
Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology (+ Capstone Cloning Project) 2
Elective Courses7
BIT 5XX Laboratory Electives 3
Other Electives 4
Total Hours12
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 (assignment in BIT 510).

3

Students may take any two BIT laboratory elective 2 credit courses. Courses vary by semester. For the most up to date list of BIT course offerings, visit the course catalog or the .

4

Students may choose another 500-level or higher elective course outside "Other Elective Courses" listed below determined in conjunction with the academic committee.

Elective Courses

Select courses from the lists below:
BIT Electives
叠滨罢听555Cancer Drug Discovery and Development2
叠滨罢听564Protein Purification2
叠滨罢听566Animal Cell Culture Techniques2
叠滨罢听571RNA Interference and Model Organisms2
叠滨罢听572Proteomics3
叠滨罢听573Protein Interactions2
叠滨罢听574Plant Genetic Engineering2
叠滨罢听577Metagenomics2
叠滨罢听579High-Throughput Discovery2
叠滨罢听582Virus Biotechnology: Pathogens to Therapeutics2
叠滨罢听580Yeast Metabolic Engineering2
叠滨罢听588Microbiome Analysis3
叠滨罢听595Special Topics1-6
叠滨罢听815Advanced Special Topics1-6

Other Elective Courses

叠颁贬听553Biochemistry of Gene Expression3
颁贬贰听551Biochemical Engineering3
骋狈听721Genetic Data Analysis3
骋狈听701Molecular Genetics3
骋狈听735Functional Genomics3
惭叠听714Microbial Metabolic Regulation3
惭叠听725Fermentation Microbiology3
惭叠听758Microbial Genetics & Genomics3