Overview

Biotech focuses on the manipulation of living organisms, their products, and their processes to further knowledge, improve quality of life and engineer new tools and applications. Biotechnology is applied to a broad range of industries including the pharmaceutical, chemical, agricultural, food development and manufacturing sectors, to name a few. Biotechnology has improved the fields of medicine, health, environmental science, and technology, and will continue to in the future.

This Biotechnology program at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology includes the following concentrations: Food Safety and Quality Assurance, General Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnology, Nanobiotechnology and NanoFabrication, and Pharmaceutical Design.

Program Goals

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology program are able to:

Demonstrate a broad range of basic laboratory skills and technical competencies applicable to the field of biotechnology and to the workplace.

Develop a broad understanding of foundational concepts, mechanisms and principles which can be applied across the fields of applied biotechnology, molecular and microbial biotechnology, food biotechnology, and nanotechnology.

Demonstrate scientific reasoning and critical thinking skills including the ability to evaluate and integrate multiple sources of information, recognize problems, evaluate data, and draw conclusions.

Model independent and collaborative work environments in the classroom, the laboratory, the field, and the workplace.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cell Biology Laboratory

General Chemistry Lecture

General Chemistry

General Chemistry Laboratory

Organic Chemistry

Cell Biology Lecture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00

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More details

No deadline. High schoolers: apply fall or early spring of senior year. Adults: apply at least 2 months before semester start.

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Harrisburg, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

GPA of 2.75 or higher

Official high school transcript or GED test scores.

Personal goal statement.

Non-native English speakers must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores

On-campus interview

SAT and/or ACT scores

Letter of recommendation

Copy of Passport

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24600 USD / year

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Out-of-State

24600 USD / year

≈ 24600 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

24600 USD / year

≈ 24600 USD / year

Living costs

Harrisburg

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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