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Scientific Research Certificate

Location(s): In Person and Online


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Program Overview

Major ID: 396C

Program Start Dates: Fall, Spring, Summer

This program is an excellent resume-building program, and gives students skills they can use for immediate employment in scientific industries or as a requirement for professional schools. Students in this program take core courses in research and obtain a solid background in science. Students do a semester long undergraduate research project with a faculty and/or industry mentor to gain unique hands-on experience.

Career Opportunities

Science and Engineering Technicians and technologists work in many aspects of the laboratory industry. They work in a variety of sub-fields, such as biotechnology, microbiology, nanotechnology. pharmaceutical research, chemical technology, science manufacturing, and materials engineering.

Technicians and technologists operate equipment and instrumentation, prepare samples for processing, monitor commercial production, test for product quality, and collect and analyze samples. They conduct a variety of laboratory procedures, from routine laboratory procedures to complex research projects.

Program Outcomes

  1. Use appropriate scientific tools to design and conduct experiments and analyze results.
  2. Communicate the results of experiments using appropriate scientific principles.
  3. Solve science technology problems within real industrial constraints.
  4. Act professionally and with ethical responsibility.

Program Faculty

Simran Chahal
harsimranjit.chahal@saintpaul.edu

Travis Mills
travis.mills@saintpaul.edu

Pam Schumacher
pam.schumacher@saintpaul.edu

Penny Starkey
penny.starkey@saintpaul.edu

Kristyn VanderWaal Mills
Kristyn.VanderWaalMills@saintpaul.edu

Program Requirements


Science and Engineering Core: Required

Course Sequence


This course sequence is recommended for a full-time student; however, this sequence is not required. Not all courses are offered each semester; a selection of courses is offered summer term. Students should consult with the Program Faculty each semester.

Total Program Credits: 16


Information is subject to change. This Program Requirements Guide is not a contract.

Minimum Program Entry Requirements
Students entering this program must meet the following minimum program entry requirements:

Reading: Score of 250+ or grade of “C” or better in READ 0722  

Writing: Score of 250+ on Reading Comprehension or grade of “C” or better in ENGL 0922  

Adv. Algebra & Functions: Score of 250+ or grade of “C” or better in MATH 0920  

Assessment Results and Prerequisites: Students admitted into Saint Paul College programs may need to complete additional courses based on assessment results and course prerequisite requirements. Certain MATH, READ, and ENGL courses have additional prerequisites.

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