Forensic Chemistry, BS
Degree Requirements
At least 39 hours in the department are required, including the following courses and their prerequisites:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core | ||
| CH 151 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH 152 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II | 5 |
| CH 202 | Professional Forensic Science Seminar | 2 |
| CH 320 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CH 321 | Analytical Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| CH 323 | Advanced Forensic Chemistry | 4 |
| CH 340 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CH 341 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 342 | Organic Chemistry Lab I | 2 |
| CH 343 | Organic Chemistry Lab II | 2 |
| CH 346 | Instrumental Analysis | 2 |
| CH 350 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CH 351 | Biochemistry Lab | 2 |
| CH 355 | Medicinal Chemistry | 2 |
| CH 391 | Chemistry Seminar | 1 |
| CH 390 | Undergraduate Chemical Research | 3 |
| or CH 393 | Internship | |
| Subtotal | 43 | |
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Biochemistry II and Biochemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Physical Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry Lab | ||
| Inorganic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry Lab | ||
| Cognate Course Requirements | ||
| BI 102 | General Cellular Biology | 5 |
| BI 103 | General Organismal Biology | 5 |
| BI 301 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| BI 333 | General Genetics | 4 |
| BI 353 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| BI 420 | Forensic Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Subtotal | 29-30 | |
| Other Cognate Course Requirements | ||
| MA 140 | Statistics | 3 |
| MA 151 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| CN 150 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| CJ 415 & CJ 416 | Advanced Forensic Investigations and Forensic Applied Science Laboratory | 6 |
| PH 102 | Ethics: Introduction to Moral Problems | 3 |
| or PH 214 | Medical Ethics | |
| Select one of the following physics sequences: | 10 | |
| College Physics I and College Physics II | ||
| General Physics I and General Physics II | ||
| Subtotal | 30 | |
| Total Hours | 102-103 | |