Forensic Science Major (BS)

Note: In addition to completing the following required courses, students must fulfill the General Education Requirements. Major requirements and/or General Education Requirements may be changed by official action of the faculty.

Under “Recommended Sequence” below, a number indicates the year during which it is recommended that the course be taken (i.e., 1-first year; 2-second year, etc.); a letter indicates that the course should be taken during a particular semester (i.e., F-Fall; S-Spring). This is a recommended sequence which will be individualized based on the course rotation schedule and in consultation with the faculty advisor.

Forensic Science Major

Department	Course Number	Credits	Course Title	Recommended Sequence Year/Semester
BIO	121	4	Principles of Biology I	1F
BIO	122	4	Principles of Biology II	1S
BIO	315	4	Cell and Molecular Biology or FSC 326, Histology and Molecular Biology	3F
BIO	321	3	Biochemistry	4F
BIO	406	4	Genetics	4S
CHE	121	3	General Chemistry I	1F
CHE	121L	1	Laboratory for General Chemistry I	1F
CHE	122	3	General Chemistry II or CHE 206, Inorganic Chemistry	2S
CHE	122L	1	Laboratory for General Chemistry II or CHE 206L, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry	2S
CHE	211	4	Organic Chemistry I	2F
CHE	212	4	Organic Chemistry II	2S
CHE	311	4	Analytical Chemistry	3F
CHE	327	1	Advanced Spectroscopy Lab	3S
CRJ	109	3	Criminal Justice Administration	1S
CRJ	218	3	Criminal Investigation	2S
CRJ	219	3	Criminal Law	2F
FSC	105	3	Introduction to Forensic Science	1F
FSC	205	2	Microscopic Methods and Forensic Analysis	2F or 3F
FSC	305	3	Science and Evidence	3S
FSC	306	3	Forensic Serology	3F
FSC	312	5	Instrumental Analysis	3S
FSC	325	4	Forensic Chemistry	4S
FSC	385	1	Forensic Science Seminar I	3F
FSC	406	4	Law and Evidence	4F
FSC	415	3	Advanced Crime Scene Investigation	4F
FSC	465	3-6	Internship or FSC 399, Undergraduate Research (2 credits) and FSC 499, Capstone Research (1 credit) or CRJ 465, Criminal Justice Administration Internship	4
FSC	485	1	Forensic Science Seminar II	4F
MAT	205*	4	Functions and Trigonometry	1F
MAT	211	4	Calculus I	1S
MAT	215	3	Applied Statistics I	4F
PHY	201	4	Introductory Physics I	2F
PHY	202	4	Introductory Physics II	2S

There are 100-104 credits required for this major. Prerequisite courses may be necessary and the General Education Requirements must be completed.

Recommended Course

Department	Course Number	Credits	Course Title
BIO	321L	1	Biochemistry Lab

* Math placement depends upon the results of the University math placement exam. Students with low math scores may be required to take MAT 108.