ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCES DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN FORENSIC SCIENCE Available at Cedar Valley College
Degree Code: AS.FORENSIC
This is an "Emphasis" degree. Students should read and understand the paragraphs below.
This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to transfer to a four-year college/university. Students planning to continue their Forensic Science studies as a transfer student should check specific requirements at the transfer institution. This is a general plan and may not satisfy all the requirements of a specific transfer four-year college/university.
In order to be eligible to receive this AS degree, a student must:
Complete a minimum of 65 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, either Speech 1311 or 1315, and the selected college-level mathematics course;
Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor.
Course Requirements for the AS Degree Emphasis in Forensic Science
Credit Hours
COMMUNICATIONS Select each of the following: English 1301(a grade of "C" or better required), English 1302, and either Speech 1311 or 1315(a grade of "C" or better required)
INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS Select the following:
Physical Education 1164
Select one from the following:
Take any 3 or 4 credit hour Computer Science course with the prefix of COSC OR
Take BCIS 1405
4-5
REQUIRED FORENSIC SCIENCE EMPHASIS COURSES
Select each of the following: CRIJ 1310 Fundamentals of Criminal Law CRIJ 2314 Criminal Investigation FORS 2440 Introduction to Forensic Science
*FORS 2450 Introduction to Forensic Psychology ANTH 2346 Introduction to Anthropology
*NOTE: PSYC 2301 is required as a prerequisite for FORS 2450.
