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Program Overview

The Advanced Certificate in Bioprocessing is a graduate level program offered by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) and is a State University of New York (SUNY) and New York State Education Department approved certificate. It is designed around a focused, advanced, and practical education in the knowledge and skills of bioprocessing, along with consideration and commitment to supporting participants working full-time. This Certificate was designed by ESF faculty and staff, along with other researchers and practitioners from academic and industry organizations such as Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Participants earn 15 graduate credits (through five courses) as well as a post-baccalaureate Certificate of Advanced Study while retaining their jobs, staying on career trajectories, and enhancing their professional networks. With minimal interruption to their lives and work, professionals in the program spend 10 months strengthening bioprocessing knowledge and skills and engaging with faculty and other participants from a range of academic science and engineering backgrounds.

Each August, a select cohort of participants begins the program. Everyone follows the same schedule to complete a common curriculum over ten consecutive months (roughly one academic year or two university semesters). Participants engage in several intense extended weekend meetings on the ESF campus in Syracuse, New York. Additionally, throughout the program participants will use use web-based and other tools for learning and program communication.

Bioprocessing is a fundamental discipline in major growth industries around the world. This specialty figures most prominently in the pharmaceutical industry where therapeutic biologics are developed and manufactured. Bioprocessing is also at the heart of bioprocess-based industries such as breweries, wineries, distilleries, and in current and future production plants of fuel ethanol and other bio-based products. Pharmaceutical companies and new businesses involving biorefineries for alternative fuels and other bio-based products are examples of the ways in which bioprocessing has the potential to dramatically increase economic activity.

Length	10 months (September 2009 - June 2010)
Class Schedule	Classes meet for five weekends combined with the use of online and other learning technologies: August 28-29, 2009 September 25-26, 2009 January 15-16, 2010 March 12-13, 2010 May 21-22, 2010 Note: Dates subject to change
Curriculum	Five coures/fifteen graduate credit hours. Courses are taught by standing and associated ESF faculty.
Location(s)	Face-to-face meetings taking place on the ESF campus in Syracuse, NY.
Style	Hybrid model of teaching and learning with both face-to-face and distance learning activities.
Career	Participants continue working throughout the program and are often on track for advancement.
Degree	You will earn graduate-level credit for each of the five courses you successfully complete. Successful completion of this Certificate does not guarantee admission to a Master’s degree program. Courses may be applied, upon admission, to Master’s degree programs such as ESF’s Master of Science in Environmental and Resources Engineering or SU’s Master’s programs in Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering.