生物技术研究生证书是为希望获得本科学历的学生提供的，他们希望获得与生物技术有关的生物学领域的高级培训，而不必获得硕士学位。进入该计划的学生可能会感兴趣，包括生物化学，微生物学，分子生物学，细胞生物学，发育生物学或分子进化。UMSL生物学系的三个任务是：教导学生生物学的基本原理，并通过发展批判性思考的能力来帮助他们理解生物学原理之间的关系。为了进行前沿研究，从单个分子的水平到生物体与环境之间的全球相互作用的水平。通过学术出版物，我们的教学以及更广泛地通过与地方和国家社区的互动来传播我们的研究结果。
The Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology is offered for students with a bachelor's degree who wish to obtain advanced level training in those fields of biology that pertain to biotechnology without necessarily earning a master's degree. Students who enter this program may have a variety of interests, including biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, or molecular evolution.<br>Students who wish to earn a Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology must apply to the Biotechnology Certificate Program for admission to the program. Students must be enrolled in the graduate program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis either as non-degree students or as master's students.