| FALL SEMESTER (First Year) |
| Course | Class | Lab | Work/Clinic | Credits |
| BIO 110 * Principles of Biology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| BPM 110 Bioprocess Practices |
3 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
| BPM 111 Bioprocess Measurements |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| PTC 110 Industrial Environment |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Total Hours for Semester |
12 |
10 |
0 |
16 |
| SPRING SEMESTER (First Year) |
| Course | Class | Lab | Work/Clinic | Credits |
| BPM 112 Upstream Bioprocessing |
3 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
| CHM 131 ** Introduction to Chemistry AND CHM 131A ** Introduction to Chemistry Lab |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
ENG 110 Freshman Composition
OR
ENG 111 * Writing and Inquiry |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Other Required Major Hours Elective(s) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6-Apr |
| Total Hours for Semester |
12 |
7 |
0 |
16-18 |
| SUMMER SEMESTER (First Year) |
| Course | Class | Lab | Work/Clinic | Credits |
| BIO 275 *** Microbiology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| BPM 113 Downstream Bioprocessing |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| Total Hours for Semester |
6 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
| FALL SEMESTER (Second Year) |
| Course | Class | Lab | Work/Clinic | Credits |
| BTC 181 Basic Lab Techniques |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
ENG 112 * Writing/Research in the Disc
OR
ENG 116 Technical Report Writing |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Other Required Major Hours Elective(s) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6-Apr |
| Math Requirement ( MAT 110 , MAT 121 , MAT 122 , MAT 143 *, MAT 152 *, MAT 171 *, MAT 263 *, MAT 271 *) |
4-Mar |
2 |
0 |
4-Mar |
| Total Hours for Semester |
10-Sep |
4 |
0 |
14-17 |
| SPRING SEMESTER (Second Year) |
| Course | Class | Lab | Work/Clinic | Credits |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Elective ( ART 111 *, ART 114 *, ART 115 *, DRA 111 *, DRA 112 **, ENG 231 *, ENG 232 *, HUM 115 **, HUM 120 ***, HUM 122 **, MUS 110 *, MUS 112 *, PHI 215 *, REL 110 **, REL 211 **, REL 212 **) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Social/Behavioral Science Elective ( ECO 151 **, ECO 251 *, ECO 252 *, HIS 111 *, HIS 112 *, HIS 131 *, HIS 132 *, POL 120 *, PSY 118 , PSY 150 *, SOC 210 *, SOC 213 **, SOC 220 **) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Other Required Major Hours Elective(s) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0-4 |
| Other Required Hours Elective(s) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Total Hours for Semester |
12 |
5 |
0 |
14-Oct |
| Other Required Major Hours Electives: (Select a minimum of 12 credits) |
| Course | Class | Lab | Work/Clinic | Credits |
| ACA 122 College Transfer Success |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| BIO 163 *** Basic Anat & Physiology |
|
|
|
5 |
| BUS 110 *** Introduction to Business |
|
|
|
3 |
| BUS 115 *** Business Law I |
|
|
|
3 |
| BUS 270 Professional Development |
|
|
|
3 |
| BTC 285 Cell Culture |
|
|
|
3 |
| CHM 132 ** Organic and Biochemistry |
|
|
|
4 |
| CIS 110 ** Introduction to Computers |
|
|
|
3 |
| CIS 115 ** Intro to Prog & Logi |
|
|
|
3 |
| CSC 121 Python Programming |
|
|
|
3 |
| CSC 133 C Programming |
|
|
|
3 |
| CSC 151 *** JAVA Programming |
|
|
|
3 |
| PHY 131 Physics - Mechanics |
|
|
|
4 |
| PHY 151 * College Physicis I |
|
|
|
4 |
| SPA 111 ** Elementary Spanish I |
|
|
|
3 |
| Other Required Hours Electives: (Select a minimum of 4 credits) |
| Course | Class | Lab | Work/Clinic | Credits |
| BIO 140 ** Environmental Biology |
|
|
|
3 |
| BIO 140A ** Environmental Biology Lab |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| BTC 150 Bioethics |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| MAT 172 * Precalculus Trigonometry |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| WBL 111 Work-Based Learning I |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
| WBL 112 Work-Based Learning I |
0 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
| WBL 113 Work-Based Learning I |
0 |
0 |
30 |
3 |
| WBL 115 Work-Based Learning Seminar I |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| WBL 121 Work-Based Learning II |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
| WBL 122 Work-Based Learning II |
0 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
| WBL 123 Work-Based Learning II |
0 |
0 |
30 |
3 |
| WBL 131 Work-Based Learning III |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE: 68-69 |
| [Note: Students planning to attend a four-year university may be advised to take the BIO 111 in lieu of BIO 110, and the Chemistry sequence of CHM 151 and CHM 152 in lieu of CHM 131/131A and CHM 132 for transferability purposes.] |
| Curriculum Program of Study Sequence Key |
| * Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) Courses |
| ** General Education Courses |
| *** Premajor/Elective Courses |
Students enrolled in pre-approved continuing education training courses may request awarded credit in corresponding curriculum programs. They must first register, pay, and pass the continuing education course with a grade of satisfactory. In order to request awarded credit, the student must be enrolled in the corresponding curriculum program.
The credit will be awarded by the appropriate department with a grade of “PR”, Credit for Prior Learning. The credit hours of the course will count toward graduation at VGCC but may not transfer to other colleges or universities.
