The AAS in Biotechnology curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Bloomington – Indianapolis – Lafayette – South Bend – Terre Haute
College-wide curricula of record
Ivy Tech curriculum details
- CHEM 111 is recommended for the AAS
degree, but is not transferable toward the IUPUI degree. - MATH 137: Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry (3 credits) is required before calculus for the IUPUI degree and recommended prior to transfer, but may not be financial aid eligible at Ivy Tech and is not applicable to the AAS degree.
- Agreement applies to courses taken at Ivy Tech beginning fall 2019. Courses covered by previous transfer agreements still in effect will transfer as specified in those agreements. All other coursework taken prior to fall 2019 will be evaluated by the faculty of IUPUI to determine transferability.
Your first two years at Ivy Tech
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| IVYT 1xx | Life Skill Elective | 1 |
| ENGL 111 | English Composition | 3 |
| MATH 136 | College Algebra | 3 |
| CHEM 111 | Chemistry I (Biotech Statewide Elective) | 4 |
| BIOL 105 | Biology I – Molecular and Cellular Processes | 5 |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| XXXX XXX | Humanities/Social & Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
| CHEM 105 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| BIOT 101 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 4 |
| BIOT 103 | Safety and Regulatory Compliance for Biotechnology | 3 |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| BIOT 201 | Cell Culture and Cellular Processes | 4 |
| BIOT 211 | Analytic Methods in Biotechnology I | 3 |
| BIOT 212 | Analytic Methods in Biotechnology II | 3 |
| CHEM 106 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| BIOT 2xx | 200 Level Biotech Elective. Choose from: BIOT 227, BIOT 233, BIOT 231, BIOT 237, BIOT 251 | 4 |
| XXXX XXX | BIOT Statewide Elective (not CHEM) | 3 |
| BIOT 279 | Capstone in Biotechnology | 1 |
| COMM 101 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| BIOT 280 | Internship | 3 |
| BIOT 281 | Independent Research and Development | 3 |
| Semester total: 3 | ||
| Total hours: 60/56 IUPUI transfer credits |
IUPUI curriculum details
- Maximum of 64 Community College credits may be applied toward the IUPUI degree.
- Calculus I and II are required for the degree at IUPUI. At IUPUI, math courses must be taken no more than 3 semesters prior to the next math course (regardless of where a student is in the math sequence).
- 32 credits at 300+ level are required for IUPUI - highlighted in yellow below.
*CSCI Computer Programming options - N200, N201, N207, N211, or could select 300+ level for 32 credits
**MATH 23100 Calculus I: presumes that student took MATH 137 at ITCC
Your last two years at IUPUI
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| CSCI-N XXX | Computer Programming* | 3 |
| MATH 23100 | Calculus I** | 3 |
| BIOL-K322 | Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL-K323 | Genetics and Molecular Biology Lab | 2 |
| CHEM-C 341 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| XXXX XXX | Elective | 1 |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| CHEM-C 342 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| BIOL-K 324 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL-K 356 | Microbiology | 3 |
| MATH 23200 | Calculus II | 3 |
| A&H or SS | Arts & Humanities or Social Science | 3 |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| BIOL-K 338 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL-K339 | Immunology Lab (or K357 in spring) | 2 |
| PHYS 21800 | Physics | 4 |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Electives (300+ level) | 3 | |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours |
| BIOL-K 384 or K484 | Biochemistry or Cellular Biochemistry | 3 |
| STAT 30100 | Statistics | 3 |
| TCM 32000 | Written Communication in Science and Industry | 3 |
| Cultural Understanding | 3 | |
| Electives | 3 | |
| Semester total: 15 | ||
| Total IUPUI credits: 64 | ||
| BS Biotechnology total credits: 120 |