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Biotechnology
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Biotechnology
Biology is a natural science that focuses on physical and chemical processes of living organisms. This discipline explores how organisms acquire and use energy to maintain homeostasis, how they reproduce, and how they interact with each other and their environment. Scientific processes are emphasized as a means of answering these biological questions. Biologists rely heavily on a chemistry foundation since living organisms are chemical systems.

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Biology Program website
Biotechnology Career Pathway
High School San Diego Mesa College University Transfer Employment
Certificate Associate in
Science
Certificate of Performance*
Applied Biotechnology
CoursesUnits
BIOL 132, Applied Biotechnology I4
BIOL 133, Applied Biotechnology II (Miramar)4
Total Units = 8

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College credit earned in high school

*This is a department award in recognition of information on the transcript and does not imply that a graduation requirement has been met. See description