Program: Biotechnology Certificate - San Diego State University

May 06, 2025

2025-2026 University Catalog

(Academic Plan Code: 771479CRTS)

Matriculated students must apply for admission to the program before completion of 15 certificate units and must complete all prerequisite and required courses with a GPA of 2.5 or better.

Prerequisite and certificate courses may be utilized in the biology, chemistry, and microbiology majors and minors as appropriate.

Required Courses

The certificate requires 13 prerequisite units -

BIOL 350 - General Microbiology Units: 4
BIOL 366 - Cell Biology Units: 3
BIOL 366L - Cell Biology Laboratory Units: 1
CHEM 365 - Fundamentals of Biochemistry Units: 3

Certificate Units

25-29 certificate units including

BIOL 497 - Undergraduate Research Units: 1-3
and/or
BIOL 495 - Special Study Units: 1-3 (5 units must be pre-approved by the certificate adviser)
BIOL 567 - Advanced Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Units: 4
BIOL 567L - Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology Laboratory II Units: 2
BIOL 568 - Bioinformatics Units: 3 also listed as
Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics 568

Three Electives Selected from

BIOL 510 - Molecular Evolution Units: 3
BIOL 549 - Microbial Genetics and Physiology Units: 3
BIOL 554 - Molecular Virology Units: 3
BIOL 570 - Neurobiology Units: 3
BIOL 575 - Molecular Basis of Heart Disease Units: 3
BIOL 576 - Developmental Biology Units: 3
BIOL 584 - Medical Microbiology Units: 3
BIOL 585 - Cellular and Molecular Immunology Units: 3
BIOL 589 - Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Units: 3
BIOL 590 - Physiology of Human Systems Units: 4
CHEM 563 - Nucleic Acid Function and Protein Synthesis Units: 2
CHEM 564 - Receptor Biochemistry and Protein Modification Units: 2