NEXT STEP
YOUR BIOTECHNOLOGY COURSEWORK
By participating in American University’s Graduate Professional Studies (GPS) you can
earn credits that may count toward a Masters degree at American University or another
institution. If you apply and are admitted to a graduate program at American University,
the credits earned in Graduate Professional Studies may be eligible to satisfy some of your
Master’s Degree requirements.
FOUNDATION FOR
A FUTURE DEGREE
American University
Professional Science
Masters (PSM) in
Biotechnology requires 36Through Graduate Professional Studies in Biotechnology, you will earn 9-graduate credits: credit hours for completion. If
Applied Science Seminar(3 credits)
you apply and are
Graduate Elective at American University
(3 credits)
admitted to a the PSM
Internship or Research Course in Biotechnology (3 credits)
program within AU’s College
of Arts & Sciences, you could
Graduate Professional Studies Biotechnology students have the option of choosing an
potentially apply 6-9
evening elective course at American University that is 500-level or above and does not
credits of your Graduate
require prerequisites. Please note that enrollment in your elective choice depends on space Professional Studies classes to
availability and, in some cases, you may be placed on a waitlist for your first choice option.
your Masters degree--at the
discretion of the CAS advisor.
RECOMMENDED COURSEWORK
As you review the Schedule of Classes to select your elective, it will be beneficial to
reference the course requirements of degree programs that you may want to apply to in
the future. In addition, prior to registration, your Graduate Professional Studies
advisor will provide you with a recommended elective list explaining available courses for
the semester.
EXPLORE YOUR
ELECTIVE OPTIONS
The PSM in Biotechnology Program at American University sits at the intersection of
You can review the available
science, policy, and industry. If you are interested in pursuing the PSM upon
course offerings at
completion of your Graduate Professional Studies semester, we recommend that you refer www.american.edu/provost/
to the requirements of the degree program when choosing your GPS elective course,
registrar/schedule/index.cfm
http://www.american.edu/cas/biology/ms-psm-biotech-reqs.cfm.
PAST SEMINAR OPTIONS INCLUDE:
BIO-697-001, Research Methodology in Biology
BIO-687-Genomics
PAST ELECTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDE:
BIO-696, Lectures in Neuroscience
BIO-583, Molecular Biology
STAT-622 Advanced Biostatistics
STAT-514 Statistical Methods
MGMT-660 Entrepreneurship & Innovation
FIN-630 Financial Analysis: Concepts and Applications
SAMPLE BIOTECH INTERNSHIPS INCLUDE:
National Institute of Health
Center for Ethical Solutions
Center for Health, Environment & Justice
Children’s National Medical Center
National Botanical Gardens
QUESTIONS?
Contact the Graduate
Professional Studies Advisor,
Lana Knox at 202-895-4859
or knox@american.edu.