生物技术证书课程旨在让攻读生物学或生物化学本科专业的学生学习生物技术的理论基础，原理和当前应用。该计划的组成部分是在湾区生物技术公司实验室提供的监督实习。以实验室为导向的学生在完成该计划后将在湾区和全国范围内发现对技能的不断增长的需求。
The Certificate in Biotechnology program is designed to allow students who are pursuing an undergraduate major in biology or biochemistry to learn the theoretical basis, principles, and current applications of biotechnology. An integral part of the program is a supervised internship to be served in a Bay Area biotechnology company laboratory. Laboratory-oriented students will find an expanding demand for their skills upon completion of the program both in the Bay Area and nationwide.