Credit Hours:3 Lecture Hours:3 Contact Hour Total:48 Quality assurance principles and applications. Includes quality control and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations to the biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, and biomedical device industries. Prerequisite(s): A student must be college ready according to TSI college-ready standards. Notes: Starting with Fall 2017, this course will replace BITC 1472. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course