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Milestone Courses
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Based on prior students’ experience, students who do
well in these courses are more likely to graduate on
time in this program.
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Take 15 credit hours a semester to nish
your degree in two years.
Contact Information
For full catalog:
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ACADEMIC MAP
To stay on track, these courses
must be taken in order.
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2018-2019
This program is not designed to transfer.
Biotechnology
Technician
AAS
BIOT1010 Intro to Biotechnology
BIOL1110 General Biology I
CHEM1110 General Chemistry I
MATH1530 Intro to Statistics
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15
BIOT2410 Biotechnology Techniques I
BIOL1230 Microbiology
CHEM1120 General Chemistry II
ENGL1010 English Comp I
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15
BIOT2420 Biotechnology Techniques II
BIOT2470 Computer Apps in Biotech
ETHC2030 Ethics
PSYC1030 General Psychology
PICK ONE: Elective
Fall Only|Prereq: BIOT2410
Spring Only|BIOT1010
To be chosen with advisor
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BIOT2430 Biotechnology Techniques III
BIOT2450 Biotechnology Internship
BIOT1050 Critical Thinking
BIOT2460 Advanced Topics in Biotech
Spring Only|Prereq: BIOT2420
Prereq: BIOT2410 & 2420
Fall Only
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BIOT1010, BIOT2410, BIOT2420,
BIOT2430, and BIOT1050
Students need to apply for Special
Admission after completing the rst
semester courses.
Application deadlines are:
-Nov 1 for spring admission
-April 15 for fall admission
ENGL1010 and ENGL0810
ACAD1100 and READ0810
MATH0530 and MATH1530
901-333-5226
biotechnology@southwest.tn.edu
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Co-req: BIOL 1110 or
permission of Dept
Prereq: C or better in
CHEM1010 or MATH1710
Prereq: BIOT 1010
Coreq: BIOL1230
Prereq: BIOL1010, 1110 or 2010
Prereq: CHEM 1110