MAJOR PROGRAM GUIDE FOR: B.S. – FORENSIC SCIENCE
CONCENTRATION: CHEMISTRY
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
FIRST YEAR
COURSE
PREFIX OR
LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
CHEM
FALL
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
HOURS
COURSE PREFIX
OR LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
SPRING
COURSE
NUMBER
139
General
Chemistry
4
CHEM
140
BIOL
140
Principles of
Biology I
4
ENGL
101
Freshman Seminar
COMM
201
3
3
COURSE
TITLE
HOURS
Advanced
General
Chemistry
Writing and
Rhetoric
Calculus I
4
3
*MATH
153
4
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.
Foundations of
Communication
SOPHOMORE YEAR
COURSE
PREFIX OR
LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
CHEM
FALL
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
HOURS
SPRING
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
241
Organic
Chemistry I
4
COURSE
PREFIX OR
LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
CHEM
PHYS
130
4
PHYS
131
CHEM
232
4
MATH
270
ENGL
202
Introductory
Physics I
Quantitative
Analysis
Writing and
Critical
Inquiry
3
Liberal Studies
Requirement
242
Organic
Chemistry
II
Introductory
Physics II
Statistical
Methods I
HOURS
4
4
3
3
TOTAL
15
TOTAL
14
* If a student adheres to this suggested course plan, upon completion of the sophomore year the student has satisfied the course requirements for
consideration of admission into the Forensic Science B.S. Program.
JUNIOR YEAR
COURSE
PREFIX OR
LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
CHEM /BIOL
Chemistry
Concentration
Elective
CJ
Liberal Studies
Requirement
Liberal Studies
Requirement
TOTAL
FALL
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
361
150
Biochemistry
Intro to
Criminal
Justice and
Criminology
SPRING
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
HOURS
COURSE PREFIX
OR LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
3
FS
466
3-4
CHEM
370
3
CHEM
352
3
General Elective (615 hours Required)
Liberal Studies
Requirement
TOTAL
3
15-16
HOURS
Physical
Methods in
Forensic
Science
Instrumental
Analysis I
3
Physical
Chemistry I
3
4
3
3
16
COURSE
PREFIX OR
LIBERAL
STUDIES
REQUIREMENT
FS
OR
FS
SUMMER I
COURSE
COURSE
NUMBER
TITLE
HOURS
389
Cooperative
Education in
Forensic
Science
3
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
Crime Scene
Investigations
3
FS
495
3-4
FS
463
3
CHEM
465
3
Liberal Studies
Requirement
3
3
General Elective (615 hours required)
3
TOTAL
15-16
TOTAL
Total Hours For Degree: 124
Total Hours of hidden Pre-Requisites: 7
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
14
CJ
323
Chemistry
Concentration
Elective
Upper Level
Perspective
General Elective (615 hours required)
General Elective (615 hours required)
3XX-4XX
COURSE
TITLE
HOURS
Seminar in
Forensic
Science
The
Scientific
Method
1
Forensic
Chemistry
4
3