Forensic Science (BS)

Bachelor of Science Degree

 

General Education

Category I: The Individual (11 hours)
IA: Rhetoric	ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning	MATH 2450							Calculus I	4
	MATH 2450L							Calculus I Lab	0
IC: Critical Thinking								Choose course from approved list	3
ID: Scientific Method	CHEM 1101L							General Chemistry I Lab	1
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition	ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking								Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences								Choose course from approved list	3
IID: Humanities								Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government								Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language								Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures								Choose course from approved list	3
IIIC: Fine Arts								Choose course from approved list	3
Category IV: The Natural World (7 hours)
IVA: Natural Science	CHEM 1101							General Chemistry I	3
	CHEM 1102							General Chemistry II	3
	CHEM 1102L							General Chemistry II Lab	1
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics								Choose course from approved list	3
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience	PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

49

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Forensic Science Core

BIOL 1101	General Biology I	3
BIOL 1101L	General Biology I Lab	1
BIOL 2100	Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
BIOL 2100L	Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab	1
BIOL 2110	Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
BIOL 2110L	Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab	1
CHEM 2351	Organic Chemistry I	4
CRJU 1290	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRJU 2335	Criminal Investigation	3
ENGL 3335	Technical Writing	3
FRSC 1101	Criminalistics	3
FRSC 3100	Crime Scene Investigation	3
FRSC 4200	Forensic Death Investigation	3
FRSC 4750	Internship in Forensic Science	1-3
FRSC 4900	Forensic Science Senior Research and Seminar	1
MATH 1300	Elementary Statistics	3
PHYS 2110	University Physics I	4
PHYS 2110L	University Physics I Lab	0
POSC 3370	Adjudication Processes	3
SOSC 3310	Research Methods	3
Total Credit Hours:		49-51

Concentrations

Students must choose one of the following concentrations:

Major Field Concentration

ACCT 2010	Financial Accounting	3
FRSC 2100	Essential Practices of Forensic Science	3
FRSC 4100	Crime Scene Investigation II Forensic Reconstruction	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

Lab Services Concentration

BIOL 2240	Genetics	4
CHEM 2550	Chemical Forensics	4
FRSC 3200	Fingerprint Identification & Classification	3
Total Credit Hours:		11

General Electives

	General Electives	10-14
Total Credit Hours:		10-14

Total Credit Hours: 121