2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Chemistry, B.S.: Forensic Science 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 better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

PHIL 2300INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course Required of all students.

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved courses from one area below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

CHEM*1083: C or higher grade needed to progress to next course

Major/GE Capstone 3

CHEM 4908SEMINAR IN CHEMISTRY

3

Additional Required Courses 20

Additional Required Courses 20

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

MATH 2416CALCULUS II

4

BCHM 4115BIOCHEMISTRY

3

BCHM 4115LBIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

PHYS 2095PHYSICS I

4

PHYS 2197PHYSICS III

4

A grade of C or higher is required for major courses.

Academic Major Courses 57

Major Required Courses 26

Major courses require a grade of C or better.

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

CHEM 2283QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

4

CHEM 2491INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

3

CHEM 2581ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

3

CHEM 2582ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

3

CHEM 2581LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I

1

CHEM 2582LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

1

CHEM 3284INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS

4

CHEM 3381PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I

3

Major Required Courses: Biology 8

(Selected from courses below with advisement)

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

Major Required Courses: Criminal Justice 6

CJ 2600CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA

3

CJ 3700PROOF AND VERIFICATION

3

Major Required Courses: Forensic Science 17

FSC 1000INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE

3

FSC 2600CSI PROCEDURES

3

FSC 4030FORENSIC CHEMISTRY

4

FSC 3701FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY

3

One 4000 level FSC lecture/lab course

4

Free Electives 8

At least 50% must be at the 3000-4000 level.

 

Total Credit Hours: 120