生物技术学士学位要求至少完成120个单元。新生申请者必须完成一个综合的大学预科学习模式，共15个单元，成绩为C（2.0）或更高。预计进入初中和高年级的转学学生将完成其他地方的低年级课程要求，包括两个学期的生物学，四个学期的化学，两个物理学的学期，一个大学的微积分学期和一个统计学期。科罗拉多州立大学圣马科斯分校生物技术学士学位旨在帮助毕业生做好在生物技术/生命科学行业的各种入门级职位中取得成功和出色表现的准备。圣地亚哥县拥有世界上最大的生物技术/生命科学产业集群之一，并且对该本地产业的科学家和技术人员有大量
The Biotechnology major is housed in the Biological Sciences Department. Biotechnology refers to the long practiced skill of applying our knowledge of the molecular basis of life processes for the benefit of society. While classic examples of biotechnology include using bacteria and enzymes to produce cheeses and using yeast to make bread and beer, modern applications exploit DNA-based technologies such as immunology, biochemistry, and microbiology to make new products or provide services to improve health care, agriculture, food, and the environment. Over the past 40 years, biotechnology has caused a profound revolution in science and has had significant technological and social implications.<br><br>Today, pharmaceuticals and vaccines are being designed through biotechnology to treat various cancers, heart disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, AIDS, obesity, and other conditions. Biotechnology is responsible for hundreds of medical diagnostic tests that keep the blood supply safe from the AIDS virus and detect other conditions early enough to be successfully treated. Home pregnancy tests are also biotechnology diagnostic products. Food and agriculture biotechnology has resulted in the development of crops that are naturally resistant to pests and viruses, more tolerant of environmental stresses such as drought, salinity, and extreme cold, and more nutritious and longer lasting than their conventional counterparts. Environmental biotechnology products make it possible to more efficiently clean up hazardous waste without the use of caustic chemicals.