Graduate Certificate in Biology (Online)

Are you a high school or community college instructor seeking an advanced certificate in biology that you can tailor to your professional needs?

Our online graduate certificate in biology provides instructors with graduate courses that focus on the knowledge and skills needed to teach dual-credit classes in Indiana high schools and university-level classes in community colleges.

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Certificate Information

18 credit hours
Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0
100% Online

For more information specific to you and your situation, meet with your academic advisor and find your ideal pathway to complete your degree on time.

All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.

Core course

  • BIOL-T 570 - Evolution

Molecular-cellular level electives
Choose two courses

  • BIOL-T 571 - Introductory Biochemistry
  • BIOL-T 572 - Cell Biology
  • BIOL-T 573 - Macromolecular Structure & Interaction
  • BIOL-T 574 - Immunology
  • BIOL-T 575 - Molecular Biology
  • BIOL-T 576 - Bioinformatics: Theory and Application
  • BIOL-T 577 - Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Additional courses may be added to this list subject to prior approval.

Organismal level electives
Choose two courses

  • BIOL-T 580 - Developmental Biology
  • BIOL-T 581 - Neurobiology
  • BIOL-T 582 - Advanced Field Zoology
  • BIOL-T 583 - Problems in Genetics - Higher Organisms
  • BIOL-T 584 - Marine Community Ecology
  • BIOL-T 585* - Model Organism in Research (*Counted only once)
  • BIOL-T 586 - Animal Nutrition
  • BIOL-T 587 - Ornithology
  • BIOL-T 588 - Horticultural Plants: Biotechnology, Physiology, and Development
  • BIOL-T 589 - Ecology

Additional courses may be added to this list subject to prior approval.

Capstone course
Choose one course

  • BIOL-T 585* - Model Organism in Research (*Counted only once)
  • BIOL-T 590 - Critical Analysis of Scientific Literature
  • BIOL-T 591 - History of Life
  • BIOL-T 592 - Social Implications of Biology

Careers

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), graduate certificates are a great way to fast-track your career in an affordable way.

When time and money are a major concern, certificates allow recipients to gain skills in their field of choice in a relatively short period of time, usually less than a year, and for a price that won’t break the bank.

Your brighter future begins here