Graduates of the Biotechnology Engineering program at Universidad de Las Américas are competent, enterprising professionals with an international-global vision who conduct both basic and applied research, design and execute biotechnological processes, perform laboratory analyses and manage projects utilizing modern biology-based technologies.
Furthermore, graduates identify, formulate, and solve complex problems through the application of engineering, scientific, and mathematical principles. Additionally, graduates apply engineering design in biotechnology to produce solutions that satisfy specific needs, taking into account the fields of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. Likewise, graduates communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences specific to their discipline. Graduates also recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, considering the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and social contexts. Moreover, they work effectively in a team whose members, together, exercise leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, set and accomplish goals, and plan tasks. Graduates develop and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data, use engineering judgment to draw conclusions, and acquire and apply new knowledge as needed using appropriate learning strategies.
Finally, graduates are prepared to take on diverse roles in multidisciplinary teams across national and international settings. Their education is rooted in ethical principles, scientific rigor, and a strong commitment to social and environmental responsibility, always upholding legal regulations.
Demographic Data - provides information about student enrollment disaggregated by gender and ethnicity, offering insight into the demographic diversity within the program.
Student Completion - provides information about retention and graduation rates calculated through the 2021–2022 academic year, based on cohorts of new, first-time students entering the program in the fall semester, regardless of enrollment in the daytime or evening instructional delivery (if applicable). These calculations exclude incoming transfer students. Specifically, retention rates are reported at one-year and two-year intervals.
In addition, graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. Gender-based graduation data reflects only the distribution of actual graduates within each cohort and does not consider the original gender composition of the entering group.
Scholarship Information - provides information about student financial support, with data disaggregated by the type of scholarship awarded.
Geographic Data - provides information about the geographic composition of students enrolled in the program, based on place of origin.
Additional Demographic Data - provides information about students’ marital status, disability status, and first-generation college attendance.
All programs utilize the Brightspace platform to collect and assess student work and to compile data and evidence of student achievement. The resulting outcomes and their analysis, which focus on identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent assessment period for each Program Learning Outcome (PLO) is indicated, along with the percentage representing the level of achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, based on the rubric used to evaluate student work.
Note: Multiple descriptions per PLO code reflect updates over time. All versions are shown to support historical and comparative analysis.