The twenty-four (24) credit hours used to satisfy the requirements for the Certificate in Forensic Sciences are listed below. A minimum GPA of 3.00 must be achieved in the courses used to satisfy these twenty-four credit hours. Students must also complete any prerequisites for these courses.
1. Required courses [eighteen (18) credit hours]
CHEM 1211 General Chemistry II for Physical SciencesCHEM 1212 General Chemistry II for Life SciencesCHEM 1213 General Chemistry II for Engineering
FRSC 3007 Forensic DNA TypingBIOL 3419 Molecular Biology
2. Science Electives [six (6) credit hours]
FRSC 3350 Recent Advances in Forensic SciencesFRSC 3400 Forensic Human AnatomyFRSC 4002 Wildlife ForensicsFRSC 3800-49 Special Topics in Forensic SciencesFRSC 3876-99 Directed Studies in Forensic SciencesANTH 2282 Introduction to Forensic AnthropologyANTH 3471 Forensic Skeletal IdentificationANTH 3472 Forensic Skeletal AnalysisANTH 3473 Forensic Facial AnatomyBIOL 3002 EntomologyPSYC 3320 Psychology and LawPSYC 3338 Introduction to Forensic PsychologyPSYC 3349 Drugs and BehaviourPSYC 4438 Advanced Forensic PsychologyPSYC 4443 Advanced Psychology and Law
Full course descriptions can be found in the Academic Calendar.
The Faculty of Science has developed several tools to help science students enrolled in the Forensic Sciences Certificate understand course prerequisites and select their courses:
Undergraduate program advisors at Saint Mary's Science Advising Centre are available to provide individualized advice. Questions can be emailed either directly to the Science Advisors or through the Forensic Sciences contact.
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