• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Universitywide Requirement

Minimum 120 total semester hours required.

Minimum 2.000 GPA required.

Students must earn a minimum of 60 Northeastern University semester hours in order to receive a bachelor’s degree.

Note: Individual program requirements may exceed the above minima.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath requirements.

Foundation Courses

37 semester hours required

English
ENG 1105
and ENG 1106		College Writing 1
and Lab for ENG 1105		4
ENG 1107
and ENG 1108		College Writing 2
and Lab for ENG 1107		4
ENG 3105
and ENG 3106		Writing for the Professions: Science and Engineering
and Lab for ENG 3105		4
Mathematics
MTH 2310Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences3
Biology
BIO 1100
and BIO 1101		Principles of Biology 1
and Lab for BIO 1100		4
BIO 1200
and BIO 1201		Principles of Biology 2
and Lab for BIO 1200		4
Chemistry
CHM 1100
and CHM 1101		General Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHM 1100		4
CHM 1200
and CHM 1201		General Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHM 1200		4
Information Technology
ITC 1000Computer Applications3
or ITC 2016 End-User Data Analysis Tools
Philosophy
PHL 2140Ethical Issues in Science and Engineering3

Major Required Courses

41 semester hours required

Biotechnology
BTC 1300
and BTC 1301		Introduction to Biotechnology
and Lab for BTC 1300		4
BTC 4300
and BTC 4301		Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Processing
and Lab for BTC 4300		4
BTC 4450Quality Control and Validation Issues3
Chemistry
CHM 2110
and CHM 2111		Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHM 2110		4
CHM 2200
and CHM 2201		Organic Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHM 2200		4
CHM 2300
and CHM 2301		Analytical Chemistry
and Lab for CHM 2300		4
Biology
BIO 2100
and BIO 2101		Microbiology
and Lab for BIO 2100		4
BIO 2300Cell Biology3
BIO 3100
and BIO 3101		Biochemistry
and Lab for BIO 3100		4
BIO 2500
and BIO 2501		Genetics and Molecular Biology
and Lab for BIO 2500		4
Capstone
BTC 4850Biotechnology Senior Project3

Major Electives

15 semester hours required

Complete 15 semester hours from the following:15
BIO, BTC, HSC, PHY
MTH 2100
Calculus 1
MTH 2105
Calculus 2

Electives

Complete a minimum of 27 semester hours to reach 120 semester hours.

Term 1Hours
ENG 1105
and ENG 1106		4
BIO 1100
and BIO 1101		4
CHM 1100
and CHM 1101		4
MTH 23103
 15
Term 2Hours
ENG 1107
and ENG 1108		4
BIO 1200
and BIO 1201		4
CHM 1200
and CHM 1201		4
ITC 1000 or 20163
 15
Term 3Hours
CHM 2110
and CHM 2111		4
BIO 2100
and BIO 2101		4
Open elective 3
Open elective 3
 14
Term 4Hours
CHM 2200
and CHM 2201		4
BTC 1300
and BTC 1301		4
BIO 23003
Major elective3
 14
Term 5Hours
ENG 3105
and ENG 3106		4
CHM 2300
and CHM 2301		4
BIO 2500
and BIO 2501		4
BTC 4300
and BTC 4301		4
 16
Term 6Hours
BIO 3100
and BIO 3101		4
BTC 44503
PHL 21403
Open elective3
Open elective3
 16
Term 7Hours
BTC elective3
BTC elective3
Open elective3
Open elective3
Open elective3
 15
Term 8Hours
BTC 48503
BTC elective3
Major elective3
Open elective3
Open elective3
 15
Total Hours: 120