Biotechnology

Certificate of Achievement Biological Science · Gavilan College · 2026-2027 Catalog

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.

CourseTitleUnits
BIOT 103Biotechnology Lab Skills and Instrumentation4
BIOT 104Seminar in Biotechnology1
BIO 10Principles of Biology4
CHEM 30AElementary Chemistry4
CHEM 30BElementary Organic and Biochemistry4
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