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BIOTECHNOLOGY - ADVANCED (FAST-TRACK) (OPTIONAL CO-OP)
BIOTECHNOLOGY - ADVANCED (FAST-TRACK) (OPTIONAL CO-OP)

BIOTECHNOLOGY - ADVANCED (FAST-TRACK) (OPTIONAL CO-OP)

  • ID:CC010023
  • Level:3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma
  • Duration:
  • Intake:
  • Type:Full-time

Fees (CAD)

  • Application Fee:$125.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$17,206.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$15,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$509.34
  • OtherFee/Year:$1,745.24
  • Application Fee:$125.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$17,206.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$15,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$509.34
  • OtherFee/Year:$1,745.24

* Insurance, Testing (Placement Assessment), Student ID Card (myCard), Material Fee, Student Centre Facilities Fee, etc

Estimated Total/program:
$69,171.16
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • College diploma or university degree in chemistry/biology, engineering, or related discipline

  • Transcript review

  • Centennial College English Skills Assessment (must score 170 or 171 for admission)

English Requirements

  • Minimum English Proficiency Scores Accepted

  • TOEFL, 580 Paper-based

  • 88+ minimums of 22 for the Internet based test

  • MELAB, Score of 82

  • IELTS, 6.5 with no band score less than 6.0.

  • CAEL, Overall 70, Writing score 60

  • Pearson Test of English (Academic), 60+

  • International Test of English Proficiency (iTEP), 4.1+

  • Cambridge English Exams: Proficiency (CPE), Advanced (CAE), First (FCE), 180+

  • *** Fast-Track Diploma, Post Graduate Diploma and Ontario Graduate Certificate Programs

  • Minimum English Proficiency Scores Accepted

  • Fast Track, Graduate Certificate and Degree Programs, 125+

  • Note: Some programs may require a successful score in the College Language Skills Assessment in addition to a grade 12 English grade or equivalent for admission consideration.

  • English as a Second Language Partnerships

  • Academie Linguistique Internationale, Montreal, QC, Level 7 Advanced

  • Canadian Language Learning Centre*, Toronto, ON, University Pathway Program

  • Capital English Solutions, Toronto, ON, College-University Preparation Course

  • EC Toronto, Toronto, ON, Pre-Advanced

  • EC Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Pre-Advanced

  • ELS Toronto, Toronto, ON, English for Academic Purposes Level 112 for graduate certificates; for all other credentials, 109

  • ELS Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, English for Academic Purposes Level 109 or higher

  • English School of Canada***, Toronto, ON, University-College Transfer Program

  • Hansa Language Centre**, Toronto, ON, English for Academic Purposes and the Level 10 Exam

  • ICEAP, Toronto, ON, General Bridge Program (Lvl 7)

  • International Language Academy of Canada*, Toronto, ON, UP III’s PW 3.3 for graduate certificates; for all other credentials, PW 3.2

  • International Language Academy of Canada*, Vancouver, BC, UP III’s PW 3.3 for graduate certificates; for all other credentials, PW 3.2

  • International Language Schools Canada, Toronto, ON, University Pathway Program (A2 Level)

  • International Language Schools Canada, Vancouver, BC, University Pathway Program (A2 Level)

  • Kaplan International English , Toronto, ON, C1 Advanced Level

  • Kaplan International English, Vancouver, BC, C1 Advanced Level

  • Quest Language Studies Toronto, Toronto, ON, Academic Pathway Certificate Program

  • Royal Canadian Institute of International Studies    , Toronto, ON, Advanced English for Academic Purposes for graduate certificates;

  • for all other credentials,

  • English for Academic Purposes

  • Sprott Shaw Language College, Toronto, ON, English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE)

  • Sprott Shaw Language College, Vancouver, BC, English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE)

  • Sprott Shaw Language College, Victoria, BC, English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE)

  • St. George International College*, Toronto, ON, University and College Pathway

  • Stafford House Toronto**, Toronto, ON, Academic College Preparation

  • The Language Gallery**, Toronto, ON, UPP Level 6

  • Toronto International College, Toronto, ON, Level 5 Advanced

  • Upper Madison College, Toronto, ON, Level 15 (EAP Term 3)

  • *passing grade of 75% required

  • **passing grade of 80% required

  • ***for degree programs, a passing grade of 80% required

  • Students who achieve a minimum grade of 70% in any of these programs will satisfy Centennial's English Language requirement for admittance into Centennial College post-secondary programs. Agreements may also specify entry requirements into graduate certificate programs.  Students will still need to follow the regular application procedures and must meet all other admission requirements.

Course Information

Centennial College's Biotechnology - Advanced Fast-Track program sees qualified college or university graduates gain direct admission into Year 2 (Semester 3) of the three-year Biotechnology program and receive their technologist advanced diploma in two years (four semesters).

In the Biotechnology - Advanced (Fast Track) courses, you'll learn the scientific principles, techniques and skills to work in industrial microbiology and chemistry. Specialized study in biotechnology applications, biochemistry, microbial genetics, and clinical and environmental microbiology will also be included.

Your opportunity to understand theory and gain technical practice will be combined with many opportunities for you to enhance your experience. Additionally, project work, in consultation with faculty, will help you to further develop your skills in research, laboratory techniques, report writing and presentation.

You'll learn to:

  • Perfect your aseptic techniques;

  • Isolate, enumerate and identify microorganisms from many types of samples (the human body, water, soil, air, food, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic products);

  • Accurately calibrate and use a range of instruments such as pH and BOD meters, gas chromatographs, spectrophotometers (regular/IR/UV), HPLCs, centrifuges, PCR thermocyclers and gel electrophoresis equipment;

  • Prepare microbiological media and reagents;

  • Culture pathogenic microbes;

  • Design and perform advanced microbiology and microbial genetics experiments;

  • Use microorganisms to assay pharmaceutical products.

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  • ABEG-125, Occupational Health and Safety

  • BAM-108, Biological Techniques

  • BI-207, Microbiology Project 1

  • BI-208, Food Microbiology

  • BI-218, Food Microbiology Laboratory

  • CH-121, Organic Chemistry

  • CH-207, Analytical Chemistry

  • COMM-170/COMM-171, College Communications 2

  • BI-206, Microbiology Project 2

  • BI-209, Pharmaceutical Microbiology

  • BI-312, Recombinant DNA Technology

  • CH-222, Biochemistry 1

  • ENGL-250, Technical Writing

  • GNED-500, Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action

  • BI-302, Microbial Genetics

  • BI-303, Microbiology Project 3

  • CH-302, Biochemistry 2

  • CH-317, Analytical Instrumentation for Biotechnology

  • BI-304, Environmental Microbiology

  • BI-305, Advanced Biotechnology

  • BI-308, Systematic Microbiology

  • BI-321, Professional Practice

  • BI-322, Ethics (online)

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Quality control technologist

  • Microbiologist/scientist

  • Production and research scientist

  • Research associate

  • Analytical chemist/microbiologist

  • Laboratory technologist

  • Quality assurance technologist

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance fee is 509,34 CAD per year

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