About Biotechnology, M.bt. in California State University, Fresno

The Master of Biotechnology offers students who are fundamentally educated in varied scientific disciplines the opportunities to advance their scientific skills. It allows them to acquire the business knowledge and skills necessary to commercialize emerging technologies or their products. Offered as a two-year program, it is representative of a unique interdisciplinary degree concept, the Professional Science Master's (PSM) degree, designed for students interested in entering the workforce in leadership roles to promote the development and production of new products and processes.

Admission Requirements for the M.Bt.

Students must complete university graduate division admission requirements and must possess an appropriate four-year undergraduate science degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA. There are six categories of specific course prerequisites; completion of three categories constitutes the minimum for classification, but five categories must be completed prior to award of degree. Fresno equivalent courses are indicated in parentheses.

Academic qualification equivalents

• All university marksheets, transcripts and *degree certificate with literal English translation. Secondary school (high school) documentations are not required.  

  *Degree certificate (or diploma) is available at the time of applying for admission.

English language requirements

•     TOEFL – 80 iBT, or
•      IELTS – 6.5, or
•      Pearson’s Test of English - 53, or     iTEP – 4.5

California State University, Fresno Highlights

California State University, Fresno Cost of Attendance

• The following are the undergraduate and graduate tuition costs at California State University, Fresno: