Degree Requirements

The degree consists of 41-46 graduate credit hours, as follows:

• FO 500 - Forensic Studies Seminar *
• FO 530 - Introduction to Criminalistics
• FO 610 - Introduction to Fingerprints
• FO 630 - Biological and Forensic Science Quality Assurance
• FO 650 - Forensic Pattern Evidence
• FO 675 - Mock Trial for Forensic Pattern Evidence
• FO 710 - Advanced Topics and Techniques in Fingerprints
• FO 780 - Pattern Evidence Recognition and Statistical Methods
• FO 790 - Forensic Pattern Analysis Capstone
• WR 626 - Technical Writing

• And Select three courses from the following:

• BL 628 - Bioterrorism
• BL 651 - Forensic Entomology with Lab
• BL 655 - Forensic Biology with Lab
• FO 600 - Crime Scene Investigation
• FO 690 - Topics in Forensic Science **
• FO 750 - Forensic Cognitive Psychology
• GB 705 - Leading and Managing People
• PL 611 - Bioethics
• ST 510 - Introduction to Statistics or
• ST 565 - Biostatistics or
• ST 681 - Probability and Statistics
• ST 776 - Bayesian Inference
• WR 625 - Professional Writing

Program of Study

Key:

*One credit course- repeated for 3 credits total

**May be repeated for credit for a total of 6 credits.