You're Living in the Biotech Century. Will You Be Part Of

You’re living in the Biotech Century. Will you be part of it?

B.A.S. in Biotechnology at Southern Poly

Information technology dominated the 20th Century. Biotechnology will dominate the 21st. That’s why futurists have referred to our time as the Biotech Century.

Your AAS degree in Bioscience Technology from ATC has changed your view of the world … and of yourself. You’ve worked, you’ve learned, you’ve grown. If you’re ready to take the next step, consider a B.A.S. degree and career What can I do with a in Biotechnology at SPSU (Southern Poly). We’re young, we’re good, and Biotechnology degree? we know our stuff. You will, too.

Here are a few options: We can help you get there. By working closely with the ATC faculty,

• Pharmaceutical product we’ve created a career path that saves you time and money, while challenging development you to grow professionally and further develop your scientific skills and knowledge. From the time you graduate from ATC, you’re only two years • Medical research away from a highly marketable career in the biotech industry or entry into graduate and professional programs. • Forensic clinical analyst

Southern Poly – we prepare graduates for jobs. At SPSU, we have a special • Bioinformatics specialist mission within the University System of Georgia to provide graduates with • Agricultural product R&D the specialized expertise and skill sets to meet the state’s need for applied scientists, engineers, and technologists. Practical, real-world, • Biochemist a problem-solver ... if that’s you, consider Southern Poly.

• Medical geneticist Learning by doing – it’s the Southern Poly way. Nobody ever fell in love • Manager, product research with science by reading a textbook. Whether you’re slipping on a lab coat to and development prepare tissue samples, running a PCR reaction, or using bioinformatics to search the genetic code for new cures and products, you’ll gain the • Biotechnology research experience you need and a deeper understanding of biotechnology by working associate in our labs, on an internship, or as a vital member of an undergraduate • Quality assurance research team solving complex problems. You won’t sit in a seat all day supervisor watching science - you’ll roll up your sleeves and do it.

• Pharmaceutical sales and It’s how we teach, because it’s how you learn. You’ll graduate ready to marketing earn a living and build a career in the rapidly growing biotech industry.

SPSU is a proud member of That’s our promise to you. Georgia Bio, the Life Sciences Partnership. www.gabio.org If you’re ready to continue the career path that you started at ATC, call us at For more job information, check out their career page. 678-915-5100, e-mail us at [email protected], or visit our website at biology.spsu.edu/BAS. Questions? [email protected] (Better yet, pack up a carload of friends and come visit us! See if we’re right for you. 678-915-5100 You can visit our labs, talk to current Southern Poly students, or chat with profs.) biology.spsu.edu/BAS Bachelor of Applied Science in Biotechnology at Southern Poly AAS–to–BAS Curriculum

The AAS-to-BAS curriculum was created jointly by Athens Technical College and Southern Polytechnic State University to provide a career pipeline into the biotech industry and research labs. Students completing the Advanced Biotechnology track at ATC with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and minimum grades of “C” in required math and science courses are guaranteed admission and transfer 83 credit hrs to SPSU, where they complete the final 63 hrs towards the BAS degree. In general, this articulation program requires 2 years at ATC and 2 years at SPSU to complete both the AAS and BAS degrees. Curriculum:

Courses taken at ATC for AAS degree Hrs. Courses taken at SPSU for BAS degree Hrs.

Area A – Essential skills (9 hrs) ENGL 1101: Composition I 3 ENGL 1102: Composition II 3 MATH 1111: College Algebra 3

Area B – Institutional Options (4hrs) COMM 2400: Public Speaking 2 STS 2400: Science, Technology, and Society 2 Area C – Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hrs) ARTS 1101; Art Appreciation 3 ENGL 2130: American Literature 3 or MUSC 1101: Music Appreciation (or other Area C course) or HUMN 1101: Intro to Humanities or ENGL 2130: American Literature

Area D – Science/Math/Technology (12 hrs) BIOL 1111/L: Biology I and lab 4 MATH 1113: Precalculus 4 CHEM 1211/L: Chemistry I and lab 4

Area E – Social Sciences (12 hrs) HIST 1111: World History I 3 Choose one from HIST 2111, 2113, POLS 1101 3 or HIST 1112: World History II Choose one from ECON 1101, PSYC 1101 or SOC 1101 3 Choose one from ES 1101, GEOG 1101, POLS 2401, RELG 1200, ANTH 1102 3

Area F – Major requirements (16 hrs) CHEM 1212/L: Chemistry II and lab 4 SPSU 1001: Hitchhiker’s Guide to SPSU 1 CHEM 2211/L: Organic Chem I and lab 4 MATH 1127: Probability and Statistics 3 CHEM 2212/L: Organic Chem II and lab 4

Other Required Courses BIOL 1112/L: Biology II and Lab 4 BIOL 2100/L: Biochemistry and Lab 5 BIOC 2203/L: Recombinant DNA and Lab 6 PHYS 1111/L: Physics I and lab 4 BTEC 1150: Communication for Lab Sciences 3 PHYS 1112/L: Physics II and lab 4 BTEC 2000: Biotech Seminar and Lab Safety 2 MATH 2253: Calculus I 4 BTEC 2130: Basic Laboratory Calculations 3 BIOL 3000K: Genetics 4 BTEC 2191/L: Fund. Micro. Biotechnology/Lab 4 BIOC 3100K: Microbiology and lab 4 BTEC 2192/L: Applied Biotechnology Methods 5 BIOL 3310K: Molecular Biology and lab 4 BTEC 2211/L: Ind. Cell Cult. And Immuno/Lab 5 BIOL 3400K: Cell Physiology and lab 4 BTEC 2221: Regulatory Compliance in Biomanu. 3 BIOL 4350K: Cell and Tissue Culture and lab 4 BTEC 2500: Applied Biotechnology Internship 3 BIOL 4600K: Biotechnology and lab 4 CHEM 2300/L: Quantitative Analysis and Lab 5 COMP 1000: Intro to Computers 3

Total Hrs: 83 Total Hrs: 63