PATHWAY CONNECTION

Bergen Community College embedded research-based learning, experiential learning opportunities stackable into the Associate of Science degrees in Biology, Biotechnology, and Chemistry.  

 The experiential learning opportunities are as follows: (1) Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity was embedded in the Microbiology course, (2) Aero Microbiology was embedded in the Environmental Microbiology course, (3) Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing was embedded in the Microbiology course, and (4) Nanoparticles lab was added to the General Chemistry lab course.  

 A total of 143 students enrolled in these courses during Fall 2022 benefited from the newly developed research-based, experiential learning opportunities thus improving their R&D skills in preparation for the students’ entry into the workforce.