PGCert in Biotechnology

This postbaccalaureate credit certificate gives students holding relevant bachelor's degrees a general framework of ideas and practices used in modern biotech industry. Cal State LA works closely with regional biotech firms, so the curriculum responds to industry needs and is taught by academics and industry experts. Students receive extensive hands-on lab training and complete a summer internship with a biotech employer once the academic year ends, all intended to ease job entry and advancement in the sector. The certificate demands a minimum of 18 units earned at postbaccalaureate or graduate level: 12 in required courses and 6 or more in electives. Those courses may later count toward the biology M.S. The federal education department has approved the program as Gainful Employment, so qualifying students can seek federal aid while enrolled.