Forensic Science, B.S.

General Education Requirements - 34 Credit Hours

Forensic Science majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements as set out in General Education Program , except for the General Education Science & Math requirements. These are fulfilled by MAT 1853  and BIO 1103 . In addition, the School of Arts and Sciences’ Additional Natural Science Requirements are met by taking BIO 1101 , CHM 1013 , and CHM 1011 .

Required Forensic Science Core Courses - 58 Credit Hours

• BIO 1103 - Biology I and
• BIO 1101 - Biology I Laboratory

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• BIO 1113 - Biology II and
• BIO 1111 - Biology II Laboratory

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• BIO 3052 - Molecular Biology and
• BIO 3152 - Molecular Biology Laboratory

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• BIO 3113 - Genetics and
• BIO 3111 - Genetics Laboratory

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• CHM 1013 - General Chemistry I and
• CHM 1011 - General Chemistry I Laboratory and
• CHM 1010 - General Chemistry I Recitation

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• CHM 1023 - General Chemistry II and
• CHM 1021 - General Chemistry II Laboratory and
• CHM 1020 - General Chemistry II Recitation

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• CHM 2013 - Organic Chemistry I and
• CHM 2011 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

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• CHM 3003 - Analytical Chemistry and
• CHM 3002 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

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• CHM 3113 - Instrumental Analysis and
• CHM 3111 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory

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• CHM 3303 - Biochemistry I and
• CHM 3301 - Biochemistry I Laboratory

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• FOR 3003 - Introduction to Forensic Science and
• FOR 3001 - Introduction to Forensic Science Laboratory

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• FOR 4003 - Forensic Investigation and
• FOR 4001 - Forensic Investigation Laboratory

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• MAT 1853 - College Algebra
• MAT 2003 - Elementary Statistics
• PSY 2133 - General Psychology  (meets General Education Social Science requirement)

Electives - 7 Credit Hours

• BIO 2283 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I and
• BIO 2281 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory

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• BIO 2293 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II and
• BIO 2291 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory

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• BIO 3803 - Human Immunology and
• BIO 3801 - Human Immunology Laboratory

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• CHM 2023 - Organic Chemistry II and
• CHM 2021 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

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• CHM 3413 - Medicinal Chemistry
• CHM 4213 - Informatics
• FOR 4103 - Forensic Science Internship
• PHL 3133 - Formal Logic Systems
• PHL 4143 - Ethics

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• PHY 2013 - General Physics I and
• PHY 2111 - Physics I Laboratory

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• PLS 2113 - American Federal Government
• PLS 4113 - American Constitutional Law
• PSY 4263 - Forensic Psychology

Minor Plus Possible Additional Elective Hours - 21 Credit Hours

 This meets the 42-upper-level and 120-total requirements.

Sample Degree Plan

Forensic Science Degree Plan