Chemistry Major (Forensic Chemistry Option)

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.

Course requirements

Department	Course Number	Credits	Course Title	Recommended Sequence Year/Semester
BIO	___	3-4	Any BIO course	1
CHE	121	3	General Chemistry I	1F
CHE	121L	1	Laboratory for General Chemistry I	1F
CHE	206	4	Inorganic Chemistry	1S
CHE	206L	1	Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry	1S
CHE	211	4	Organic Chemistry I	2F
CHE	212	4	Organic Chemistry II	2S
CHE	301	4	Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics	4S
CHE	302	3	Physical Chemistry: Quantum Mechanic and Spectroscopy	3S
CHE	311	4	Analytical Chemistry	3F
CHE	312	5	Instrumental Analysis	3S
CHE	321	3	Biochemistry I	3F
CHE	321L	1	Biochemistry Lab	3F
CHE	325	4	Forensic Chemistry	4S
CHE	327	1	Advanced Spectroscopy Lab	3S
CHE	385	1	Chemistry Seminar I	3F
CHE	399	1-5	Undergraduate Research	1, 2, 3 or 4
CHE	485	1	Chemistry Seminar II	4F
CHE	499	1	Capstone Research	4
CRJ	109	3	Criminal Justice Administration	1
CRJ	219	3	Criminal Law	2
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	406	4	Law and Evidence	4F
MAT	205	4	Functions and Trigonometry	1F
MAT	211	4	Calculus I	1S
MAT	212	4	Calculus II	2F
MAT	213	3	Calculus III	2S
MAT	215	3	Applied Statistics I	4
PHY	211	4	General Physics I	2F
PHY	212	4	General Physics II	2S

There are 93-98 credits required for this major. Prerequisite courses may be necessary and the General Education Requirements must be completed.

For Certification by American Chemical Society

Department	Course Number	Credits	Course Title
MAT	218	3	Linear Algebra or MAT 406: Differential Equations