Program requirements

The minor requires a total of 16-29 credit hours. To pursue the Applied Genomics and Biotechnology minor the student must file a letter of intent with the program coordinator prior to taking the last 3 courses. The specific undergraduate research project or internship must be approved by the minor coordinator in order to count towards the completion of the minor. The student must present a final report for the undergraduate research project.

Choose one course in genetics:

• ASI 500 - Genetics Credits: (3)

• or

• BIOL 450 - Modern Genetics Credits: (4)

Choose one biotechnology course:

• AGRON 610 - Biotechnology Credits: (3)

• or

• PLPTH 610 - Biotechnology Credits: (3)

Additional required course:

• PLPTH 612 - Genomics Applications Credits: (3)

Select a laboratory course:

• PLPTH 611 - Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory Credits: (2)

• or

• BIOL 676 - Molecular Genetics Laboratory Credits: (3)

• or

• BIOCH 766 - Recombinant DNA Laboratory I Credits: (1)

• and

• BIOCH 767 - Recombinant DNA Laboratory II Credits: (1)

Select a research project or internship from the list (or equivalent): (minimum 1 credit hour)

*The specific undergraduate research project or internship must be approved by the minor coordinator in order to count towards the completion of the minor. The student must present a final report for the undergraduate research project.

• AGRON 405 - Internship in Agronomy Credits: (0-3)
• AGRON 600 - Crop Problems Credits: (0-18)
• ASI 599 - Animal Science Internship Credits: (1-6)
• ASI 661 - Animal Sciences and Industry Problems Credits: (Variable)
• BAE 499 - Honors Research in Biological and Agricultural Engineering Credits: (Variable)
• BAE 620 - Problems in Agricultural Engineering Credits: (Variable)
• BIOCH 599 - Research Training in Biochemistry Credits: (1-3)
• BIOCH 799 - Problems in Biochemistry Credits: (Variable)
• BIOL 698 - Problems in Biology Credits: (1-8)
• CHM 497 - Research in Undergraduate Chemistry Credits: (1-3)
• CHM 498 - Honors Project Credits: (3)
• FDSCI 630 - Food Science Problems Credits: (Variable)
• HORT 640 - Horticultural Problems Credits: (Variable)
• HORT 590 - Horticulture Internship Credits: (2-5)
• PLPTH 599 - Undergraduate Research in Plant Pathology Credits: (0-3)
• PLPTH 614 - Internship for Applied Genomics and Biotechnology Credits: (1-3)

Plus select at least two additional courses from the elective list (4-8 credits):

• AGRON 630 - Crop Improvement and Biotechnology Credits: (3)
• ASI 510 - Animal Breeding Principles Credits: (3)
• ASI 600 - Applied Animal Biotechnology Credits: (2)
• BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: (3)
• BIOCH 522 - General Biochemistry Laboratory Credits: (2)
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 541 - Cell Biology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 609 - Cellular and Molecular Biology of Human Diseases Credits: (3)
• BIOL 670 - Immunology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 671 - Immunology Lab Credits: (2)
• BIOL 675 - Genetics of Microorganisms Credits: (3)
• BIOL 705 - Eukaryotic Genetics Credits: (3)
• BIOL 707 - Advanced Cell Biology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 734 - Introduction to Genomics and Bioinformatics Credits: (4)

• or

• CIS 734 - Introduction to Genomics and Bioinformatics Credits: (4)
• ENTOM 745 - Plant Resistance to Insects Credits: (2)
• PLPTH 613 - Bioinformatics Applications Credits: (2)
• PLPTH 732 - Introduction to Plant Resistance to Pests Credits: (2)
• PLPTH 755 - Plant Resistance to Diseases Credits: (2)
• PLPTH 780 - Gene Expression Analysis Workshop Credits: (1)
• PLPTH 785 - Real-Time PCR Workshop Credits: (1)

Total credit hours: (16-29)