AY 2020-21 - Vol. 3.
Degree Partnerships and Credit Transfer Agreements
Achieve More with FAES Courses
Harrisburg University
FAES students who successfully complete the FAES Advanced Studies in Technology Transfer or Advanced Studies in Bioinformatics, Harrisburg University will award 6 credits toward its Master of Science in Biotechnology.

Hood College
FAES students who have completed certain courses at FAES in bioinformatics, public health, statistics, and technology transfer may receive up to 2-9 credits, if accepted into the following Hood academic programs: Bioinformatics Master’s in Science degree or Certificate program, Master’s in Biomedical Science and Master’s in Business Administration.

Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH)
FAES students who have completed certain courses at FAES in chemistry, pharmacology, public health, and toxicology may transfer credits, if accepted into MUIH’s graduate programs in integrative health.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
FAES students who have completed certain courses in bioinformatics and data science may transfer up to 15 credits, if accepted into UMBC’s Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Data Science and Biotechnology. Conversely, qualified UMBC data science and biotechnology students may take up to 9 credits from certain FAES bioinformatics and data science courses, to be transferred as pathway courses into UMBC’s MPS in Data Science. An additional 6 credits may be transferred in to fulfill core program requirements within the UMBC MPS.

University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC - formerly UMUC)
FAES students who have completed certain courses at FAES in bioinformatics and technology transfer may waive up to 6-9 credits, if accepted into the following UMGC graduate programs: Master’s in Biotechnology with a specialization in Bioinformatics, Master’s in Biotechnology with a specialization in Regulatory Affairs, Master’s in Data Analytics, or waive 6-9 credits toward aCertificate in Bioinformatics.
Q & A with a FAES Student
Intro:
Jose Delgado, B.S. in Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering
Pre-doctoral Fellow
Center for Interventional Oncology, Clinical Center, NIH
University of Maryland, College Park

Testimonial:
FAES courses and workshops have helped me to grow as current young biomedical scientist and provide me the necessary tools and foundations to learn how to use cutting edge technologies, basic techniques and apply concepts to move forward my research in Cancer research.
FAES: What course(s) and/or workshop(s) have you taken with FAES?
JD: I have taken several courses with FAES. Some of the examples I can remember are, Biochemistry I (BIOC 301), Introduction to Nanomedicine, Cancer Immunotherapy (IMMU 419), and Basic Principles of Immunology and Hypersensitivity. Regarding workshops, I took Flow Cytometry (IMMU 023), Image Processing and Computer Vision with MATLAB® (BIOF 091), and, Basic Techniques in Mammalian Culture (BIOL 007A).

FAES: Do you remember a specific course that had an impact on furthering your career or higher education?
JD: Basic Principles of Immunology and Hypersensitivity (IMMU 403) was very important to introduce me to cancer immunotherapy which is a field I am studying now. I needed to understand basics of immunotherapy before going to complex materials... Continue Reading
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