2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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Forensic Science, B.S.: Biology Option

General Education 35

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1
OR
GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1
 
ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3
MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3
COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3
GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) or GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or higher..

MATH 1054: Requires a grade of C or higher. With qualifying placement test scores, this course may be substituted with an elective.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3
PHIL 2300INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS

3

ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3
PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3
CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

MATH 1083: Requires a grade of C or higher.

Additional Required Courses 33

Additional Required Courses 33

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4
CHEM 2581ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

3
CHEM 2582ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

3
CHEM 2581LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I

1
CHEM 2582LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

1
MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4
PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4
PHYS 2092GENERAL PHYSICS II

4
CJ 2600CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA

3
 
CJ 2610CRIMINOLOGY

3
OR
FSC 2800HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER

3
 
FSC 1800FORENSIC SCIENCE AND THE LAW

3

CHEM 1084, CHEM 2581, CHEM 2582, CHEM*2581L, and CHEM 2582L requires a grade of C or higher.

Academic Major 55

All major courses requires a grade of C or higher.

Major Required Courses 37

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4
BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4
BIO 3709GENETICS

4
BCHM 4115BIOCHEMISTRY

3
BCHM 4115LBIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1
FSC 1000INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE

3
FSC 2600CSI PROCEDURES

3
FSC 3300APPLIED FORENSIC SCIENCE

4
FSC 4709FORENSIC GENETICS

3
FSC 4709LFORENSIC GENETICS LABORATORY

1
FSC 4020FORENSIC BIOLOGY

4
FSC 3700INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY

3

Major Electives 15

BIO or FSC elective courses (2000 or 3000 level)

15
 

Major/GE Capstone Course 3

FSC 4970FORENSIC SCIENCE CAPSTONE

3

Requires a grade of C or higher.

Total Credit Hours: 120