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Forensic InvestigationsBachelor of Science

CIP: 430406

Program description

The Bachelor of Science in Forensic Investigations is an interdisciplinary major in the College of Arts and Sciences preparing students for careers in crime scene investigation. Students in this major will learn the principles of evidence recognition, documentation, collection, and preservation for a variety of different crime scene types. This includes various specialized knowledge in scenes such as fire and explosive scene investigation. Students will also follow the evidence through presumptive testing and finishing with courtroom presentations. Graduates will be prepared for careers in local, county, state, or federal crime scene investigation units or in a growing number of private forensic laboratories, and investigative units with law firms or private investigative agencies.

Core curriculum 40 credits
Course number Course name Course credits
DBR 100 Introduction to Belief Systems 3
DBR 200 World Belief Systems 3
DBR 300 Belief and Reason 300 3
DJC 100 Foundations of U.S. Justice 3
DJCP 100 Citizenship Project 2
DJC 200 Civic Engagement and Social Justice 3
DJLC 200 Language and Culture 2
DJCE 250 Career Preparation 2
DSS 100 Theories of Self 3
DSS 200 Societies and Institutions 3
DQR 100 Algebra and Personal Finance 3
DQR 200 Introductory Statistics 3
DSL 100 Scientific Inquiry 3
DSL 200 Science and Society 3
LYNN 101 First Year Seminar 1
Major core 52 credits
Course number Course name Course credits
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CRJ 330 Constitutional Law 3
ENV 340 Statistics For Natural Science 3
FOR 130 Introduction to Forensic Science 3
FOR 230 Criminalistics & Lab 4
FOR 240 Forensic Investigations 3
FOR 340 Trace Evidence and Microscopy 4
FOR 395 Arson and Explosion Investigation 3
FOR 440 Forensic Pathology 3
FOR 450 Forensic Case Studies 3
FOR 495 Capstone in Forensic Science 3
HUM 420 Ethical Decision Making 3
PSY 370 Abnormal Psychology 3
SCI 130 General Chemistry I and Lab 4
SCI 350 Physics I and Lab 4
SOC 350 Race and Ethnicity 3
  • CRJ 330 also meets DJC 300 requirement
  • FOR 340 also meets DSL 300 requirement
  • FOR 440 also meets DSL 400 requirement
  • FOR 450 also meets DSSA 400 requirement
  • FOR 495 also meets DJCA 400 requirement
  • HUM 420 also meets DBRG 400 requirement
  • PSY 370 also meets DSSA 300 requirement
  • FOR 395 also meets DQR 300 requirement
Upper level electives 300 + 7 credits
Course number Course name Course credits
Upper Level Elective 7
Free electives 21 credits
Course number Course name Course credits
Elective 21
Total 120 credits

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