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Undergraduate Day Catalog 2019-2020 
    
Undergraduate Day Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Forensic Science, B.S.


120 Credit Hours

must include a minor or an additional major. Students taking Biology as their minor must take an additional 12 credit hours of upper-division courses.

Program Learning Outcomes


“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

  1. Students graduating with the Forensic Science major will demonstrate accurate and precise measurements.
  2. Students graduating with the Forensic Science major will describe basic concepts of the discipline.
  3. Students graduating with the Forensic Science major will formulate a hypothesis for collected data.
  4. Students graduating with the Forensic Science major will define basic terminology of the discipline.

 

 

 

 

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 .

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