The option includes a year long sequence in forensic science and a laboratory in instrumental analysis. The aim of the program is to ensure that students will be technically competent and well-versed in the scientific principles that underlie their work as well as the societal and institutional criminal justice settings in which they do it.

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Forensic Chemistry Option and Typical Schedule
FIRST YEAR
Fall Spring
General Chemistry Lecture (4.0 cr)1
 01:160:161 OR
 01:160:163
General Chemistry Lecture (4.0 cr)
 01:160:162 OR
 01:160:164

General Chemistry Laboratory (1.0 cr)
01:160:171 Either fall or spring

Calculus I (4.0 cr)
 01:640:151

Criminal Justice (3.0 cr)
 01:202:201

Calculus II (4.0 cr)
 01:640:152

Police (3.0 cr)
 01:202:202

SECOND YEAR
Fall Spring

Organic Chemistry Lecture (4.0 cr)
 01:160:307 OR
 01:160:3152 (by invitation)

 

General Physics (3.0 cr)
 01:750:203

 

General Physics Lab (1.0 cr)
 01:750:205

 

Statistics (3.0 cr)
 01:960:379

Organic Chemistry Lecture (4.0 cr)
 01:160:308 OR
 01:160:316

 

Organic Chemistry Laboratory3  (2.5 cr)
 01:160:309

 

General Physics (3.0 cr)
 01:750:204

 

General Physics Lab (1.0 cr)
 01:750:206

 

Criminal Procedure (3.0 cr)
 01:202:205

THIRD YEAR
Fall Spring

Biochemistry
 01:694:407 Molecular Biology and Biochemistry OR
 11:115:403 General Biochemistry (3)

 

Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2.5 cr)
 01:160:310

 

Inorganic Chemistry (3.0 cr)
 01:160:3515

General Biology4
 01:119:xxx

 

 

 

Analytical Chemistry (3.0 cr)
 01:160:251

 

Inorganic Chemistry (1.5 cr)
 01:160:352 OR 01:160:3535

FOURTH YEAR
Fall Spring

Seminar (1.0 cr)
 01:160:491

 

Forensic Science (3.0 cr)
 01:202:351

 

Instrumental Analysis (3.0 cr)
 01:160:3486

Seminar (1.0 cr)
 01:160:492

 

Forensic Science (3.0 cr)
 01:202:352

 

Forensic Chemistry Option: Course and Scheduling Notes

1 Pre-calculus prerequisite
2 By invitation only.
3 Chem 309 is offered in the spring only; Chem 310 is offered only in the fall only.
4 The first semester of General Biology, 01:119 may be offered in the spring semester starting in 2016.
5 351 and 352 and 353 may be deferred for either one or two semesters, if desired. Chem 351 is offered in the Fall and Spring. Chem 352 is offered in the Spring only. Chem 353 is offered in the Fall only. Chem 352 and Chem 353 have Chem 351 and Chem 308 or 316 as well as Calc II as pre-requisites.
6 Chem 348 has Chem 251 as a pre-requisite. Chem 348 is offered in the fall only; Chem 251 is offered both fall and spring.