MAJOR PROGRAM GUIDE FOR: B.S. – FORENSIC SCIENCE
CONCENTRATION: BIOLOGY
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
FIRST YEAR
COURSE
PREFIX OR
LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
CHEM
BIOL
FALL
COURSE
NUMBER
HOURS
139
General
Chemistry
4
COURSE
PREFIX OR
LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
CHEM
140
Principles of
Biology I
4
ENGL
101
3
*MATH
153
Freshman Seminar
COMM
SPRING
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
COURSE
TITLE
201
Foundations of
Communication
140
Advanced
General
Chemistry
Writing and
Rhetoric
Introduction
to Calculus
HOURS
4
3
4
3
Liberal Studies
3
Requirement
TOTAL
14
TOTAL
14
*Hidden pre-requisites for MATH 153 are MATH 130-College Algebra (3), and MATH 146-Pre-calculus (4). Placement into a math course is
dependent upon a students SAT/ACT scores, or AP credits earned.
SOPHOMORE YEAR
COURSE
PREFIX OR
LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
CHEM
FALL
COURSE
NUMBER
SPRING
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
COURSE
TITLE
HOURS
Organic
Chemistry I
Introductory
Physics I
Quantitative
Analysis
4
COURSE
PREFIX OR
LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
CHEM
4
MATH
270
4
PHYS
131
Liberal Studies
Requirement
3
ENGL
202
TOTAL
15
TOTAL
241
PHYS
130
CHEM
232
242
Organic
Chemistry II
Statistical
Methods I
Introductory
Physics II
Writing and
Critical
Inquiry
HOURS
4
3
4
3
15
* If a student adheres to this suggested course plan, upon completion of the sophomore year the student has satisfied the core science course
requirements for consideration of admission into the Forensic Science B.S. Program.
JUNIOR YEAR
COURSE PREFIX
OR LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
FALL
COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE
TITLE
HOURS
COURSE PREFIX
OR LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
SPRING
COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE
TITLE
HOURS
Crime Scene
Analysis
Cell and
Molecular
Biology
Physical
Methods in
Forensic
Science
3
CHEM/BIOL
361
Biochemistry
3
CJ
323
BIOL
240
Introduction
to Genetics
4
BIOL
333
CJ
150
Intro to
Criminal
Justice and
Criminology
3
FS
466
Liberal Studies
Requirement
Liberal Studies
Requirement
3
Liberal Studies
Requirement
General Elective (615 hours)
3
TOTAL
16
TOTAL
16
3
4
3
3
COURSE PREFIX
OR LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
SUMMER I
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
HOURS
FS
389
Cooperative
Education in
Forensic
Science
3
OR
FS
380
Research in
Forensic
Science
3
COURSE PREFIX
OR LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
SUMMERII
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
HOURS
TOTAL
3
Students must be junior/senior status and admitted into the Forensic Science program prior to enrolling in FS 380 or FS 389.
SENIOR YEAR
COURSE PREFIX
OR LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
FALL
COURSE
NUMBER
SPRING
COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE
TITLE
HOURS
COURSE PREFIX
OR LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
Forensic
Biology
4
FS
330
Biology
Concentration
Elective
Upper Level
Perspective
3
FS
463
3
FS
495
General Elective
(6-15 hours
required)
General Elective
(6-15 hours
required)
TOTAL
3
Liberal Studies
Requirement
3
3
General Elective (615 hours required)
3
16
TOTAL
13
BIOL
422
Total Hours For Degree: 124
Total Hours of Pre-Requisites: 7
Any noted or other Information:
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
COURSE
TITLE
HOURS
Population
Genetics for
Forensic
Science
The
Scientific
Method
Seminar in
Forensic
Science
3
3
1