Departments & Programs
Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program
Minor in Forensic and Investigative Sciences
The minor in Forensic and Investigative Sciences can be used in relevant majors where the student’s primary interest is in the major but who wishes to learn the basic concepts of forensic science and how to apply them to other fields of knowledge. Prerequisites to any of the minor courses are not included but are required in order to complete the minor. All FIS classes require a grade of C or higher. All SPEA classes require a grade of C- or higher. Students must have a 2.0 GPA average for all courses used for the minor.
- FIS 10100 Investigating Forensic Science Lecture (1 cr.)
- FIS 10101 Investigating Forensic Science Lab (2 cr.)
- FIS 20500 Concepts of Forensic Science I (3 cr.)
- FIS 20600 Concepts of Forensic Science II (3 cr.)*
- FIS 30500 Professional Issues in Forensic Science (3 cr.)**
- FIS 41500 Forensic Science and the Law (3 cr.)***
*P: FIS 20500 and CHEM-C101 OR 105 OR FIS 10101
**P: FIS 20500 and 20600
***P: FIS 20500 and 20600
Choose 3 credit hours from the following courses:
- FIS 30100 Microscopy Lecture (1 cr.) (P: FIS 20500, 20600)
- FIS 43000 Population Genetics (3 cr.) (P: BIOL-K322, 323, and STAT 30100)
- FIS 49600 Special Topics in Forensic Science (credits vary - repeatable) (3 cr., prerequisites vary)
- SPEA-J303 Evidence (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-J101)
- SPEA-J320 Criminal Investigation (3 cr.) (P: SPEA-J101)
