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The biotechnology minor is appropriate for students majoring in biological science or biochemistry and interested in gaining employment in nearly any area of the medical and agricultural biotechnology industries, working in academic research laboratories, or pursuing postgraduate degrees in basic molecular biology or biochemistry.
The biotechnology minor requires chemistry and biology courses that must be completed with a minimal overall grade-point average of 2.0 and include 12 units unique to the minor that are not used to meet requirements for the biological science or biochemistry major.