Process Operations Technology – Bio-Processing (PRBPO)

Graduation Requirements

Requirement Credit Hrs.
General Education 31.5
Major Requirements 41.0
Option Requirements 24.5
Total Credit Hours Required 97.0

General Education Requirements - 31.5 credit hrs.

Communications
Courses Credit Hrs.
ENGL 1220 Technical Writing Course is available online 4.5
ENGL 1240 Oral and Written Reports 4.5
Humanities/Social Sciences
Courses Credit Hrs.
Humanities/Social Sciences 4.5
Mathematics
Courses Credit Hrs.
MATH 1240 Applied Mathematics 4.5
MATH 1310 Intermediate Algebra Course is available online 4.5
MATH 1410 Statistics is required for NEI option. 4.5
Other
Courses Credit Hrs.
HMRL 1010 Human Relations Skills Course is available online 4.5
INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy Course is available online 4.5

Major Requirements for Process Operations Technology - 41.0 credit hrs.

Courses Credit Hrs.
INCT 1000 Industrial Safety and Health 4.5
INCT 1302 Stationary Engineering I 3.0
INCT 2060 Mechanical Power Systems 4.5
INCT 2070 Hydraulics and Pneumatics 3.5
INCT 2302 Stationary Engineering II 4.0
PHYS 1010 Applied Physics 4.5
PROT 1100 Process Instrumentation and Control 4.5
PROT 1110 Reading and Understanding Process Diagrams 2.0
PROT 1250 Basic Electricity for Power and Process 6.0
WORK 1401 Employability Skills for Process, Power, and Energy-Related Fields 4.5

Option Requirements for Process Operations Technology – Bio-Processing - 24.5 credit hrs.

Courses Credit Hrs.
BIOS 1500 Introduction to Bioprocessing 4.5
CHEM 1210 General Chemistry: Part I 2.0
CHEM 1211 General Chemistry: Part II
OR
CHEM 1212 General Chemistry I: Accelerated
4.0
CHEM 1510 Chemistry for Bioindustry I 3.0
CHEM 1520 Chemistry for Bioindustry II 3.0
PROT 2200 Dynamics of Process Control 4.5
PROT 2210 Ethanol Process Fundamentals 3.5

The degree option is a specialization within a program. Although students may complete multiple options within this program, only the major degree is awarded.