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Jan 29, 2025
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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Criminal Justice/Forensic Science Specialization, BCJ
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Requirements
In order to earn the bachelor of criminal justice degree with a specialization in forensic science, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with a cumulative and a major/program grade point average of 2.00, including the following: NOTE:
| The BCJ/Forensic Science specialization will not prepare you for employment as a crime lab forensic scientist. Choose the BCJ/Forensic Science Specialization only if you are interested in earning a criminal justice degree with a stronger physical science foundation than you would obtain through the administration of justice or criminology specializations. Students planning to seek employment as a crime lab forensic scientist or a medicolegal death investigator immediately upon graduation or to pursue a career or graduate study in forensic science, should complete the BS major in Criminal Justice, with a Forensic Science specialization and are encouraged to double major, or at minimum, minor in chemistry, biology, or physics. | I. Core Curriculum Requirements
Module I: Engaging Academic Inquiry
Module II: Exploring the Self and Others
Module III: Engaging the World
II. College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
- Modern Language 115, 125, 135, or equivalent (15)
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All students with a major in the College of Arts and Sciences must demonstrate competency through the level of 135 in a language other than English. This competency is ordinarily achieved by successful completion of the three-course sequence: 115, 125, and 135. Because these courses are a college requirement, no course in the sequence may be taken on a pass/fail, correspondence, or audit basis. Placement into other than the beginning course of the sequence is achieved by acceptable performance on the Modern Language Competency Examination. See the Modern Languages Department for details on the examinations. Courses used to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences modern language requirement may not be used to fulfill criminal justice major requirements. Choose one of the following two courses:
III. Major Requirements
71 credits in criminal justice and relevant designated disciplines, including: NOTE:
*Criminal justice majors are required to take CRJS 487 Senior Synthesis to fulfill the core senior synthesis requirement with the exception of students obtaining a double major or double degree in which case the senior synthesis from the second major/degree will fulfill the core senior synthesis requirement. Choose one of the following two courses:
Choose from the following specialization electives: (10)
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1. CRJS special topics or other criminal justice and/or physical science courses not listed may be selected as forensic science electives if deemed applicable and approved by the program chair. 2. The forensic science specialization may require additional preparation in science and math prerequisites. Students should work closely with their advisor to determine preparatory course work needed. 3. A maximum of 30 community college credits may apply to this specialization. 4. PSYC 303 and PSYC 305 fulfill CRJS 301 and CRJS 302 for students obtaining a double major or double degree in criminal justice and psychology. Forensic Science Specialization
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