# Biotechnology (Certificate of Achievement)

Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Biological Science

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This certificate program allows students to attain essential skills in biotechnology and provides opportunities to learn basic laboratory procedures, how to record data, perform basic calculations and write laboratory reports. Students also learn about careers and ethical issues in biotechnology. Career Options: Careers for those with a Biotechnology Certificate of Achievement would be animal care technician, assay analyst, laboratory assistant or technician, manufacturing technician, QA/QC technician. In addition to the biotechnology industry, jobs for technicians may be found in environmental testing labs, forensic labs, hospitals, plant pathology labs, research labs and wineries.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BIOT 103 | Biotechnology Lab Skills and Instrumentation | 4 |
| BIOT 104 | Seminar in Biotechnology | 1 |
| BIO 10 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| CHEM 30A | Elementary Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 30B | Elementary Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
| **Total** | | **** |

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