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B.A. Degree in Criminal Justice

Requirements for the Forensic Science Track

(Effective Fall 2004)


Degree Requirements

18 semester credit hours of core criminal justice coursework:

CRJ 1113 The American Criminal Justice System
CRJ 2153 Nature of Crime and Justice
CRJ 3013 Research Design and Analysis in Criminal Justice
CRJ 3213 Managing Criminal Justice Organizations
CRJ 3313 Critical Thinking Applications to Criminal Justice
CRJ 3623 Substantive Criminal Law

Forensic Science
CRJ 3233 Introduction to Forensic Science
CRJ 4123 Concepts of Investigation
CRJ 4143 Legal Issues in Forensic Science
CRJ 4633 Constitutional Criminal Procedure

15-26 semester credit hours of support work, depending upon the student’s concentration:

Forensic Science. 26 semester credit hours of support:

ANT 3513 The Human Skeleton (3)
ANT 3823 Applied Anthropology (3)
BIO 3513 Biochemistry (3)
BIO 3913 Molecular Biology (3)
CHE 1103 General Chemistry (3)
CHE 1303 General Chemistry II (3)
CHE 1312 General Chemistry II Laboratory (2)
CHE 2204 Organic Chemistry I (4)
CHE 2242 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (2)

19-30 semester credit hours of electives, depending upon the student’s concentration:

Forensic Science: 19 semester credit hours of electives


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