The undergraduate major in Forensic
Science is designed to provide students from varied backgrounds
and academic interests with a curriculum in the general forensic
sciences. This curriculum will serve as a preparation for a baccalaureate-level
career in criminalistics and law enforcement or as preparation
for post-graduate education in the forensic sciences.
This interdisciplinary program draws on resources from the departments
of Anatomy, Anthropology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology,
Chemistry, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Communication,
Criminal Justice, Mathematics, Philosophy and Religions, Physics,
Psychology, and Sociology to provide students with sufficient background
and baccalaureate-level preparation for several fields of the forensic
sciences. To accommodate this breadth of fields and the variety
of career outcomes that resolve from them, the Forensic Sciences
curriculum is divided into two tracks, Evidence Technician and
Evidence Analyst.
The Evidence Technician Track is recommended for
those interested in law enforcement careers involving evidence
processing at crime
scenes and only limited laboratory analysis. Students interested
in acquiring a background in scientific analysis of evidence as
a supplement to another major may prefer this track.
The Evidence Analyst Track is recommended for
those who desire a career in forensic laboratory analysis and access
to careers
that require similar analytical skills. Students interested in
pursuing simultaneous science majors may also prefer this track.
Admission requirements: Students may declare either track of the
Forensic Science major at any time after admission to the University,
provided that he or she has an overall grade point average (GPA)
of 2.2 or higher. After joining the program, a 2.2 GPA must be
maintained in the major and overall. Failure to maintain the appropriate
GPA of two consecutive semesters will result in dismissal from
the program.
College of Arts and Sciences
B.S. WITH E MAJOR IN FORENSIC SCIENCE
Required: 125 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above,
and 60 of which must be from a 4-year institution) including:
I. General Education Requirements (see University GER listing).
II. Evidence Technician Track: the following curriculum:
68 Major Credits including:
Required Courses (59 credits):
ANTH 345…………..Forensic Science…………………………………….
(3)
ANTH 346………….Analysis of Forensic Evidence………………...…… (3)
COMM 110………...Fundamentals of Public Speaking……………..….....
(3)
CJ 201……….........Introduction to Criminal
Justice……………………… (3)
CJ 210…………….Introduction to Policing……………………………....
(3)
CJ 352…………….Criminal Investigation……………………………..… (3)
CJ 353…………….Law for Criminal Justice
System…………………..….
(3)
BIOL 150/150L…….General Biology I & Lab…………………………… (4)
BIOL 151/151L…….General Biology II & Lab…………………………...
(4)
CHEM 121/122…….General Chemistry I & II…………………………….
(6)
CHEM 121L/122L....General Chemistry Lab I & II………………………..
(2)
CHEM 240…………Survey of Organic Chemistry………………………..
(4)
CHEM 333…………Introductory Environmental,
Clinical and Forensic Chemical Analysis………………………………………………………….
(4)
PHYS 161/161L……Introductory College Physics I……………………...
(4)
PHYS 162/162L……Introductory College Physics II……………………..
(4)
3 credits from:
BIOL 470…………..Biometry…………………………………………… (3)
SOC 326…………...Sociological Statistics……………………………… (3)
3 credits from:
PHIL 215…………..Contemporary Moral Issues………………………… (3)
PHIL 370…………..Ethics in Engineering and
Science………………….. (3)
PHIL 372…………..Ethics in Health Care………………………………..
(3)
ELECTIVES (9 credits):
ANAT 204………….Anatomy for Paramed Personnel…………………… (3)
ANTH 270………….Introduction to Forensic
Anthropology…………….. (3)
ANTH 439………….Human Osteology…………………………………...
(4)
ANTH 441………….Forensic Anthropology Field
School…………….. (1-6)
ANTH 497………….Forensic Science Internship……………………… (1-6)
BIOL 315…………..Genetics……………………………………………..
(3)
BIOL 336…………..Systematic Botany…………………………………..
(4)
BIOL 363…………..Entomology………………………………………… (4)
PSYC 270………….Abnormal Psychology……………………………… (3)
III. Evidence Analyst Track: the following curriculum:
93 Major Credits including:
Required Courses (84 credits):
ANTH 345………….Forensic Science…………………………………….
(3)
ANTH 346…………Analysis of Forensic Evidence……………………....
(3)
COMM 110………..Fundamentals of Public Speaking…………………… (3)
CJ 201………........Introduction to Criminal Justice……………………….
(3)
CJ 210……………Introduction to Policing………………………………..
(3)
CJ 352……………Criminal Investigation………………………………….
(3)
CJ 353……………Law for Criminal Justice System……………………...
(3)
BIOL 150/150L……General Biology I & Lab…………………………....
(4)
BIOL 151/151L……General Biology II & Lab…………………………...
(4)
BIOL 315…………..Genetics………………………………………….…...
(3)
BIOL 333…………..Population Biology…………………………………..
(3)
BIOL 470…………..Biometry……………………………………………..
(3)
BMB 301…………Biochemistry and Molecular Biology………………… (3)
BMB 403…………Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory…………………..
(2)
CHEM 121/121L…..General Chemistry I & Lab……………………….....
(4)
CHEM 121/121L…..General Chemistry II & Lab………………………....
(4)
CHEM 333…………Introductory Environmental, Clinical and
Forensic Chemical Analysis………………………………………………………….
(4)
CHEM 341/341L…..Organic Chemistry I & Lab……………………….....
(4)
CHEM 342/342L…..Organic Chemistry II & Lab………………………....
(4)
MATH 165………….Calculus I…………………………………………....
(4)
MATH 166………….Calculus II…………………………………………..
(4)
3 credits from:
PHIL 215…………..Contemporary Moral Issues……………………….… (3)
PHIL 370…………..Ethics in Engineering and
Science……………….….. (3)
PHIL 372…………..Ethics in Health Care……………………………..…..
(3)
8 credits from:
PHYS 161/161L…...Introductory College Physics I…………………….....
(4)
PHYS 162/162L…...Introductory College Physics II…………………..…..
(4)
OR
PHYS 211/211L…...College Physics I & Lab……………………………...
(4)
PHYS 212/212L…...College Physics II & Lab………………………….… (4)
ELECTIVES (9 credits):
ANAT 204………….Anatomy for Paramed Personnel…………………… (3)
ANTH 270………….Introduction to Forensic
Anthropology…………….. (3)
ANTH 439………….Human Osteology…………………………………...
(4)
ANTH 441………….Forensic Anthropology Field
School……………... (1-6)
ANTH 497………….Forensic Science Internship……………………….
(1-6)
BIO 336…………..Systematic Botany……………………………………..
(4)
BIOL 363…………..Entomology………………………………………..… (4)
PSYC 270………….Abnormal Psychology………………………………..
(3)
CLS 301…………..Immunology…………………………...……………… (2)
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