Diploma - Biotechnology Advanced
- 3 years
- Duration
- 18,730 CAD/year
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kingston / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
Do you have a passion for science? Looking into issues? Organizing experiments? St. Lawrence College's Biotechnology Advanced curriculum is primarily hands-on, laboratory, and practical in nature. As a student, you will explore contaminated soil and water, identify food-borne illnesses, clone for proteins, ferment antibiotics, and produce plant hybrids.
Biotechnology is one of the fastest expanding global businesses, according to Statistics Canada, with Canada providing a strong and rising employment base in the biotech sector, requiring the requirement for well-trained laboratory employees. Our program uses cutting-edge molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, chemistry, biochemistry, fermentation and protein technology, applied genetics, cell culture, environmental, and analytical instrumentation labs to provide hands-on training in all aspects of biotechnology, ensuring our students are ready for immediate employment. The final semester of our curriculum is dedicated to offering real-world learning opportunities by placing our students as entry-level Biotechnologists in research or industrial work sites.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Cell Biology
- Introduction to Biotechnology
- General Chemistry Theory
- General Chemistry Techniques
- Computer Applications in Excel
- Introduction to Scientific Mathematics
Semester 2
- Applied Laboratory Mathematics
- Analytical Methods Instrumentation
- Organic and Applied Chemistry
- Plant Biotechnology
- Advanced Biotechnology
- Communications for College
- General Education Course
Semester 3
- Introduction to Microbiology
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Biology Labs
- Environmental Chemistry Labs
- Applied Biochemistry
- Laboratory Operations
- General Education Course
Semester 4
- Molecular Biology
- Food Microbiology
- Analytical Methods Food and Drug
- Biostatistics
- Animal Handling and Legislation
- General Education Course
- Bioethics
Semester 5
- Applied Genetics
- Fermentation and Protein Science
- Tissue Culture
- Applied Immunology
- Work Placement Preperation
Semester 6
- Work Placement
Price
- Tuition 16,430 CAD
- Program Fees 0.00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 2,300 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 18,730 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 12 Math at the C or U level; MCT4C recommended
- Grade 11 or 12 Biology at the C or U level
- Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry at the C or U level
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
