Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

Forensic Science, B.S.

Forensic Science Curriculum Outline

Bachelor of Science Degree

Forensic Science Major Field Concentration

Total Credit Hours:64-76

Accounting

ACCT 2010Financial Accounting

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Biology

BIOL 1101General Biology I

3

BLAB 1101General Biology Lab I

1

BIOL 2100Human Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BLAB 2100Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

1

BIOL 2110Human Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BLAB 2110Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab

1

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

English

ENGL 3335Technical Writing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Forensic Science

FRSC 1101Criminalistics

3

FRSC 2100Essential Practices of Forensic Science

3

FRSC 3100Crime Scene Investigation

3

FRSC 4100Crime Scene Investigation II Forensic Reconstruction

3

FRSC 4200Forensic Death Investigation

3

FRSC 4750Internship in Forensic Science

1-3

FRSC 4900Forensic Science Senior Research and Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours:17-19

Mathematics

MATH 1300Elementary Statistics

3

MATH 2450Calculus I

4

Total Credit Hours:7

Physics

PHYS 2110University Physics I

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Political Science and Social Science

POSC 3370Adjudication Processes

3

SOSC 3310Research Methods

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Criminal Justice Electives

CRJU 1290Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJU 2335Criminal Investigation

3

Total Credit Hours:6

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:9

Forensic Science: Lab Services Concentration

Biology

BIOL 1101General Biology I

3

BLAB 1101General Biology Lab I

1

BIOL 1102General Biology II

3

BLAB 1102General Biology Lab II

1

BIOL 2100Human Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2110Human Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2240Genetics

4

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

CHEM 2550Chemical Forensics

4

English

ENGL 3335Technical Writing

3

Forensic Science

FRSC 1101Criminalistics

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

Mathematics

MATH 2450Calculus I

4

Physics

PHYS 2110University Physics I

4

Political Science and Social Science

Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Electives (choose 3 courses from list)

CRJU 1290Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJU 2335Criminal Investigation

3

FRSC 3100Crime Scene Investigation

3

FRSC 4200Forensic Death Investigation

3

General Education

Total Credit Hours:46

Piedmont University Requirement

PDMT 1101Intro to University Life and Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Students who have not completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours of college-level coursework upon admission to Piedmont University must meet this University requirement.

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.