Capstone Experience Course

Not all research or internship experiences through PY 435  and SC 401  are appropriate for the forensic studies capstone requirement and thus need prior approval from the forensic studies director and appropriate department chair. Other experiences may fulfill the capstone requirement but only with the approval of the forensic studies director. Internships completed during the summer can fulfill the capstone experience, but only with prior approval of the forensic studies director and with enrollment in an approved capstone course while participating in the internship.

• BL 498 - Forensic Studies Experience
• CH 498 - Forensic Studies Experience
• CM 498 - Forensic Studies Experience
• EG 490 - Forensic Studies Experience
• PY 435 - Field Experience in Psychology I
• SC 401 - Sociology Practicum and Seminar
• SC 498 - Forensic Studies Experience

Natural Science Core Courses

• BL 118 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology and
• BL 119 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology Lab
• BL 121 - Organismal Biology and
• BL 126 - Organismal Biology Lab
• ST 110 - Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis or
• ST 210 - Introduction to Statistics or
• ST 265 - Biostatistics

Social Science Core Courses

• PY 101 - Introductory Psychology
• SC 100 - Introduction to Sociology

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Key:

* Note that not all research or internship experiences through PY 435  and SC 401  are appropriate for the forensic studies capstone requirement and thus need prior approval from the forensic studies director. Other experiences may fulfill the capstone requirement but only with the approval of the forensic studies director.

+ At least one FS elective must be from a different academic division (i.e., Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural and Applied Sciences, and Business) than the other four.

** Courses offered spring semester only.

++ Courses offered fall semester only.

Notes:

1. Students may count courses in the forensic studies major and another major or minor, consistent with the double course counting policy of the University and/or the academic program.
2. For students planning to study abroad fall term of junior year, BL 355  Forensic Biology only meets in the fall and SC 260  Intro to Criminal Justice is typically offered in the fall.  Be sure to complete the necessary pre-requisites for both courses prior to junior year.
3. For students with a double major in biology, psychology, or sociology, no more than three courses from each major may be double counted in the forensic studies major (i.e., biology and forensic studies, psychology and forensic studies, or sociology and forensic studies). The only exceptions are BL 101  and the forensic capstone course, which do not count as one of the three courses. Students considering a double major with psychology should meet with the director of forensic studies during freshman year to discuss course selections.