Program Description
This bioscience regulatory assurance technologist certificate will familiarize students with regulatory principles in bioscience and serve as an introduction to laboratory procedures common in quality management bioscience laboratories. Applicants include individuals interested in changing careers and persons already working in the regulatory assurance industry. The program focuses on not only the regulatory system in the United States, but also the global trends towards international regulatory systems.
Career Information
Occupation
Biological Technicians
Employment Opportunities
Graduates may work in governmental positions during regulatory monitoring and enforcement while others may work in private industry on the compliance side of the assurance field.
Career Projections
The number of jobs in this field is expected to increase by 16% nationally and 11% in the State of Georgia over the next several years. Estimated salaries in this field start at $35,000 a year.
Labor market data was compiled using Economic Modeling Specialists, international and is updated annually.
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Admission Requirements
General College Admissions Requirements
Program Specific Requirements
Blood and Airborne Pathogens
Students enrolled in Category I and II programs at Atlanta Technical College will be performing tasks in which there is a normal occurrence for exposure to blood, other potentially infectious body materials, and airborne pathogens.
These tasks will be performed in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical activities for each occupational training program/course. Students will be required to present documentation of Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis immunizations as a result of potential occupational exposure. Students should contact their program directors for more information. Policies and procedures regarding blood and airborne pathogens may be reviewed at https://tcsg.edu/tcsgpolicy/tcsg_policy_manual.pdf.
Program Contact Information
Barry Bates
Program Coordinator Bioscience Technology
Academic Building D2008
404-225-4583
bbates@atlantatech.edu
Program Length and Cost
Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 2 terms
Credit Hours: 24
Estimated Program Cost: $3,504
Additional Program Fees: Cost are estimated and are subject to change
Books & Supplies: $1,500.00
Uniform:$100.00
Required Courses
General Education Courses (3 Credits)
Non General Education Courses (6 Credits)
Occupational Courses (15 Credits)
Total Credit Hours: 24
Program Outcomes
1. Graduates will be competent in their understanding of the regulatory system in the United States.
2. Graduates will be able to apply quality assurance measures to laboratory procedures.
3. Graduates will be able to complete batch records for manufacturing processes.
4. Graduates will be able to implement GLP and cGMP in a real laboratory setting.
5. Graduates will be able to locate and identify the applicable CFR for a specific application.
6. Graduates will be able to develop and complete documentation required for regulatory assurance.
7. Graduates will be able to follow SOPs for a protocol.
8. Graduates will be able to analyze data for accuracy.
9. Graduates will be able to establish and implement an error assessment system.
10. Graduates will be able to document charge-in of components and chain-of-custody.