Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017

Forensic Science, B.S.

Forensic Science Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Science Degree

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont University Requirement (1 hour)

Forensic Science Major

Total Credit Hours:64-76

Accounting

ACCT 2010Accounting I

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Biology

BIOL 1101General Biology I

3

BLAB 1101General Biology Lab I

1

BIOL 2100Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL 2110Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4

Total Credit Hours:12

Chemistry

CHEM 1101General Chemistry I

3

CLAB 1101General Chemistry Lab I

1

CHEM 1102General Chemistry II

3

CLAB 1102General Chemistry Lab II

1

CHEM 2351Organic Chemistry I

4

Total Credit Hours:5-12

Criminal Justice

CRJU 1290Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJU 2335Criminal Investigation

3

Total Credit Hours:6

English

ENGL 3335Technical Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Forensic Science

FRSC 1101Criminalistics

3

FRSC 3100Crime Scene Investigation

3

FRSC 3200Fingerprint Identification & Classification

3

FRSC 4200Forensic Death Investigation

3

FRSC 4750Internship in Forensic Science

1-3

FRSC 4900Forensic Science Senior Research and Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours:14-16

Graphic Design

GRDS 2260Digital Photography

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics

MATH 2100Elementary Statistics

3

MATH 2450Calculus I

4

Total Credit Hours:4-7

Physics

PHYS 2110General Physics I

4

PHYS 2120General Physics II

4

Total Credit Hours:8

Political Science

POSC 3370Adjudication Processes

3

SOSC 3310Research Methods

3

Total Credit Hours:6

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:9

Total Credit Hours: 120

CHEM 1101, CLAB 1101, CHEM 1102, MATH 2100, MATH 2450, PHYS 2110, PHYS 2120: These courses also satisfy general education requirements and appear in the number of hours for both general education and the major; in reality, forensic science majors may have up to 12 additional hours to use for electives.