This program provides students with the applied skills required to succeed in a wide variety of professional scientific laboratory work environments. The course work emphasizes the application of standard and specialized laboratory techniques across scientific disciplines, ensuring students receive practical, job-ready experience. Students will learn specialized skills in chemistry, microbiology, instrumentation, quality systems, and communications in the program’s common first year. The second year of the program allows students to choose one of three areas of specialization that best fits their career interests. The three areas of specialization to choose from are:

• Quality Assurance • Cell & Microbiology • Chemistry & Quality Analyst

This program has a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) component that integrates classroom and laboratory learning with industry partners through co-op work experiences or industrial project based learning.