Fall Semester 2019 - Credit Courses

Forensic Science I

Prerequisite: appropriate placement test score in math or grade of "C" or better in M 090 or M 094; and appropriate placement test score in writing or grade of "C" or better in WRIT 095. This course presents the techniques, skills, and limitations of the modern crime laboratory, including ancillary services. Topics include crime scene processing, pathology, anthropology, odontology, types of physical evidence, trace evidence (glass, soil, hair, paint), impression evidence (tools, tires, shoes, bite marks, serial numbers), friction ridge examination, firearms, and questioned documents. Laboratory work included.