FORENSIC SCIENCE CURRICULUM SHEET
Name: ___________________________________
ID: ___________________
EMPHASIS AREA
Course
EMPHASIS AREA
Prereq
Hrs
CHEMISTRY TRACK (select at least 16 hrs)
CHEM 2650
Introduction to Undergraduate Research
CHEM 3729
Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 3739/3739L
Physical Chemistry 1 & Lab
CHEM 3740/3740L
Physical Chemistry 2 & Lab
CHEM 3764
Chemical Toxicology
CHEM 3785
Biochemistry 1
CHEM 3785L
Biochemistry Lab
Course
Prereq
Hrs
ANTHROPOLOGY TRACK (select at least 16 hrs)
CHEM 1516 &
Chair approval
1-2
CHEM 3739
3
CHEM 2604,
MATH 1572
4
CHEM 3739
4
CHEM 2604 &
CHEM 3720
3
CHEM 3720
3
CHEM 2604
1
CHEM 3786
Biochemistry 2
CHEM 3785
3
CHEM 4891
Special Topics
Varies
CHEM 5804/5804L
Chemical Instrumentation & Lab
CHEM 3739
4
CHEM 5821
Intermediate Organic Chemistry
CHEM 3720
3
CHEM 5821
4
CHEM 3740 or
Chair approval
3
CHEM 5822/5822L
Advanced Organic Chemistry
CHEM 5832/5832L
Solid State Structural Methods
Cat Yr. 2012-2013
1-3
ANTH 2600
Human Osteology
ANTH 3702
Archaeology
ANTH 3703
Biological Anthropology
ANTH 3778
Archeological Techniques
ANTH 3780
Forensic Anthropology 1
ANTH 4800
Undergraduate Research
ANTH 4881
Forensic Anthropology 2
ANTH 4883
Case Studies in
Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 4891
Advanced Topics in
Biological Anthropology
BIOL 3705/3705L
Intro to Human Gross Anatomy
GEOG 5812
Global Positioning Systems
& GI Science
None
3
ANTH 1500
3
ANTH 1500
3
ANTH 3702 or
permission
ANTH 2600 or
BIOL 3705
1-9
Permission
1-2
ANTH 4880
3
ANTH 4881
3
ANTH 3703 &
9 hrs ANTH
3
BIOL 2602
4
GEOG 5810
3
3
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
CJFS 5814 is the capstone course (final CJFS course).
No Exceptions!
BIOLOGY TRACK (select at least 16 hrs)
BIOL 3702/3702L
Microbiology & Lab
BIOL 3703/3703L
Clinical Immunology & Lab
BIOL 3705/3705L
Intro to Human Gross Anatomy
BIOL 3711
Cell Biology: Fine Structure
BIOL 3716
Molecular Microbiology 1
BIOL 3730/3730L
Human Physiology & Lab
CHEM 3785
Biochemistry 1
CHEM 3785L
Biochemistry Lab
BIOL 4800/L
Bioinformatics
BIOL 4840
Advanced Microbiology
BIOL 4850
Problems in Biology
BIOL 4890
Molecular Genetics
BIOL 4890L
Molecular Genetics Lab
BIOL 5827
Gene Manipulation
BIOL 5840
Advanced Microbiology
BIOL 2601
4
BIOL 2601
4
BIOL 2602
4
BIOL 2601
3
BIOL 3702
4
BIOL 2602
5
CHEM 3720
3
CHEM 2604
1
BIOL 3721
4
BIOL 3702 or
equivalent
Senior or Chair
approval
BIOL 3711 or
3721
BIOL 4890 or
concurrent
3
1-3
You must follow curriculum requirements for the major in effect
at the time you entered the program. You must remain a current
student to follow that year's curriculum. You may opt to follow a
more recent curriculum with permission of one of the program
supervisors.
You must have a "C" or better in all required degree courses (this
includes University Requirements and Basic Related Courses).
Cannot be taken CR/NC.
It is the student's responsibility to see that all prerequisites for a
course are met in order to assure receipt of credit for the course.
You may repeat a course one time. If an additional repetition is
required, you must submit a request in writing to the academic
advisor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Forensic
Sciences prior to registration. Final approval rests with the
respective Chair and respective Dean.
Forensic Science majors must maintain a 2.5 GPA overall. If the
GPA drops below a 2.5 for two consecutive semesters, students
will be removed from the program until the GPA is brought up to
standard.
3
1
BIOL 4890
2
BIOL 3702
3
MATH 1500, 1501, 1507, ENGL 1539, 1540, R&SK 1510A, and
1510B may be required due to placement tests, but hours do not
count as degree hours.
A minimum of 30 semester hours must be taken at YSU.
A minimum of 48 semester hours must be upper division.
FORENSIC SCIENCE CURRICULUM SHEET
Name: ___________________________________
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS (43 Hrs)
Course
Prereq
ENGL 1550
Placement
Writing 1
WRITING
SPEECH
MATH
NATURAL
SCIENCES
ARTS &
HUMANITIES
SOCIAL
SCIENCES
SOCIAL &
PERSONAL
AWARENESS
ENGL 1551
Writing 2
Placement
ID: ___________________
Hrs
CORE REQUIREMENTS (65 Hrs)
Course
Prereq
3
CHEMISTRY
3
CHEM 1515/1515L
General Chemistry 1 & Lab
*(General Education Elective)
CMST 1545
Communications
Foundations
MATH 1571
Calculus 1
MATH 1572
Calculus 2
BIOL 2601/2601L
General Biology 1 & Lab
BIOL 2602/2602L
General Biology 2 & Lab
Placement
3
Placement
4
MATH 1571
4
CHEM 1515
4
BIOL 2601
4
Elective
3
Elective
3
CJFS 1500
Intro to Criminal Justice
ANTH 1500
Intro to Anthropology
None
3
None
3
Elective
3
Elective
3
* CHEM 1515/1515L serves as a Gen. Ed. Elective
NOTES
TOTAL HOURS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
43
CORE REQUIREMENTS
65
EMPHASIS AREA
16
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS
124
Cat Yr. 2012-2013
THIS CURRICULUM SHEET IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED A
GUIDE FOR ACADEMIC YEARS 2012-2013. For more information, call the Department of
Criminal Justice & Forensic Sciences at 330-941-3279, email Academic Advisor, Mary Ellen
Munroe, at memunroe@ysu.edu, or visit our website at http://web.ysu.edu/bchhs/cj.
CHEM 1516/1516L
General Chemistry 2 & Lab
CHEM 3719/3719L
Organic Chemistry 1
CHEM 3720/3720L
Organic Chemistry 2
CHEM 2604/2604L
Quantitative Analysis
Hrs
CHEM 1501
or equivalent
4
CHEM 1515
4
CHEM 1516
4
CHEM 3719
4
CHEM 1516
5
ADDITIONAL BIOLOGY
BIOL 3721
Genetics
BIOL 2601
3
PHYSICS
PHYS 2610/2610L
General Physics 1
PHYS 2611/2611L
General Physics 2
MATH 1571
5
PHYS 2610,
MATH 1572
5
STATISTICS
STAT 3717
Statistical Methods
MATH 1571
4
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & FORENSIC SCIENCES
CJFS 1510
Survey of Forensic Science
CJFS 2602
Criminal Courts
CJFS 3714/3714L
Crime Scene
Investigations & Lab
CJFS 3716/3716L
Evidence Analysis & Lab
CJFS 3700
Forensic Fire Investigation
CJFS 4850
Special Topics
CJFS 4807
Criminal Justice Internship
CJFS 5814 Capstone:
Forensic Science, Ethics &
Practice
None
3
CJFS 1500
3
CJFS 1510
3
CJFS 3714
3
CJFS 1510
3
CJFS 1510
3
Senior Standing
6
CJFS 3714/L
3
GRADUATION INFORMATION
You must file an Intent to Graduate form in the Criminal Justice and
Forensic Sciences Department Office, one year in advance of your
expected graduation date.
You must file an Application for Graduation form in the Criminal Justice
and Forensic Sciences Department Office during the first two weeks of
the semester you plan to graduate.