Fall Semester 2024 - 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 placement into WRIT 101. 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.