Bronx Community College. Bronx Community College graduates with the Associate Degree in Nursing will receive 60 credits toward the Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Xxxxxx College. In addition, they will be deemed to have met all lower division general education requirements at Xxxxxx College. Students must meet the New York State requirement of 60 credits in designated liberal arts and sciences courses for a B.S. degree Total transfer credits granted toward the baccalaureate degree: 60 Total transfer of liberal arts credits granted toward the baccalaureate degree: 29-36 Total additional credits required at the senior college to complete baccalaureate degree: 60 Total liberal arts credits required at the senior college to complete baccalaureate degree: 24-31
Bronx Community College. The faculty members of the Department of Biology and Medical Laboratory Technology are well qualified and experienced in teaching the biology courses in the Biotechnology program. There are 20 full-time faculty and five full-time technicians appointed in the department. Sixteen faculty members have earned Ph.D. degrees. Six faculty members have practical experience in biotechnology research. These members will serve as the core members for the program. Given the present number of offerings in the department and the commitment of full-time faculty to teaching and research, it is anticipated that the department will appoint adjunct faculty to support its offerings as it expands into biotechnology. Initially, no new full-time faculty is needed to be hired for the program. It is anticipated that one additional adjunct faculty member will be added each year as the program develops. It is possible that as the enrollment grows that there will be a need for an additional full-time faculty member in the fifth year of the program. It is also anticipated that as the enrollment grows that there will be a need for an additional part- time technician to support the new course. The faculty members needed to teach courses at City College for the Biotechnology program are already available in the Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Departments; all faculty members with the professorial rank in these three departments have doctoral degrees and are full-time tenured or full-time tenure-track. All students are required to perform research; hence the limited number of research slots in a laboratory could hamper the growth of the program. To increase research capacity for students, candidates with a background in biotechnology will be sought for new faculty positions in these three departments. In addition, City College has a partnership program with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) that is directed by Xxxx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx. Hence, the MSKCC partnership offers additional laboratory opportunities for our students. Thus far, with the exceptions of Xxxxxxx Xxx, who started Fall 2010, and Xxxx Xxxxxxx, who started Fall 2012, all of the faculty members listed below are funded with external research grants and we expect that they will be similarly funded in the future. Appendix D lists the names of the faculty teaching biology courses at Bronx Community College and required science courses at the City College of New York.
Bronx Community College. The specific goal of the AS program is to equip BCC students with a firm understanding of the fundamental theoretical concepts and the basic hands-on skills necessary to achieve optimum performance in this field and facilitate extension of their knowledge base for advanced courses at City College. The program’s goal is to provide practical hands-on education, training and familiarity with the latest laboratory techniques, and equipment, as well as a sound understanding of the theoretical principles involved in these techniques. Students will gain a wide variety of skill sets and techniques through both classroom lectures and laboratory learning experiences. The skill sets will include the following: • Molecular Cloning Methods • Sterile Techniques • Preparation of Solutions and Media • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Techniques • Use of Cloning and Expression Vectors • Molecular Separation Techniques • Tracer Methodology • Nucleic Acid Hybridization • Restriction Enzyme Digestion & Mapping Techniques • Assaying DNA-Protein Interactions • DNA/RNA Sequencing Techniques The curriculum also provides a strong foundation in a variety of mathematics and science courses as well as general education courses. Table 2 below lists the course requirements for the curricula at both Bronx Community College and the City College of New York. No new courses will be created per se for the program at CCNY, but existing courses from multiple departments will be combined to create a unique interdisciplinary program. Furthermore, this degree program will be unique in requiring that students perform scientific research, an integral part of biotechnology. Coursework at City College will build on the basic foundation in the sciences from BCC. This coursework will be reinforced by training in a research laboratory where students will perform scientific research. Research will focus on a scientific discipline that incorporates the methodologies and skills necessary for applications in biotechnology. With the proposed joint AS/BS degree in Biotechnology, students will have increased career options, including preparation for graduate and medical schools and entrance into the job market. As indicated above, New York is a biotechnology center that needs well-trained and qualified staff. Department of Labor projections indicate that to remain globally competitive in the science and engineering fields, the need for more skilled workers in biotechnology than are currently enrolled in educat...
Bronx Community College. The AS degree portion of the joint program will be administered through the Biology department at BCC. A faculty coordinator will monitor the academic progress and provide advisement to students in the program. Because the BS degree will be interdisciplinary and not centered in a department, the degree will draw its administrative structure from the three major participating departments: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. An executive committee of five faculty members will be in charge of running the program. The executive committee will be composed of three members from Biology, one member from Chemistry, and one from Physics. If the interest areas among the students shift, the composition of the executive committee will be changed accordingly. The office of the Xxxx of Science will provide administrative support for the program. All members of the Biotechnology faculty, however, are expected to advise students on coursework. Faculty from BCC and CCNY will meet quarterly to maintain the quality of the program by reviewing the curriculum in light of developments in the field, reviewing student progress at both institutions and enhancing the level of academic support services for students as they move from one institution to the other. Even after declaring Biotechnology as a major, students will continue to be advised by the City College Academy of Professional Preparation (CCAAP) office, which is run by Xx. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx. Besides their advising duties, the CCAAP office also provides tutoring services, peer-to- peer mentoring, and advice in navigating City College. In addition, CCAAP sponsors career panels, Parents’ dinners, and other activities, many of which play an integral part in retaining students. In addition, all students will be advised by a member of the Biotechnology faculty for his/her remaining time at City College.
