Chemistry B.S. – Forensic Science Emphasis
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Contact: Michael D. Mosher, Ph.D., Chair
Location: Ross Hall 3480
Telephone: 970.351.2559
Website: http://www.unco.edu/nhs/chemistry
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
This program is designed to prepare students to enter the field of forensic science by providing them with background courses in chemistry, physics, sociology and criminal justice along with laboratory experiences as research and an internship. Students completing this degree emphasis who wish to pursue graduate study in one of the areas of chemistry may be required to complete additional course work in physical chemistry and/or mathematics and biology depending on the entrance requirements of the specific graduate school.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
- All students in the program must take an assessment examination before graduation.
- Students majoring in chemistry must earn a grade of “C” or better (C- is not acceptable) in all courses having a CHEM prefix which count toward the major.
Program Recommendations:
- Graduate level CHEM courses are recommended for juniors and seniors. Other recommended electives include MATH 132, MATH 221, MATH 335, STAT 150, PHYS 321 and PHYS 343.
- It is recommended that students have a fundamental background in computers.
- Juniors and seniors are expected to participate in Chemistry and Biochemistry’s undergraduate research program.
- Qualifying students may be eligible for a five-year program resulting in a B.S./M.S. degree. Consult your advisor early in your program for details.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required Specified LAC — 21 credits
LAC area 1b. — Intermediate Composition
LAC area 2 — Mathematics
LAC area 6 — Physical and Life Sciences
Remaining LAC — 19 credits
See “Liberal Arts Core”.
NOTE: Students need to select courses from LAC areas 7 and 8 that also count for areas 3, 4, or 5.
2. Required Major — 64-65 credits
Take all of the following courses:
Choose one of the following courses:
CRJ 395:Take 3 credits. Recommended: Criminal Profiling
SOC 302: Take 3 credits. Recommended: Sociology of Murder
Choose one of the following courses:
| ANT 340 | Quantitative Methods for Anthropology | 3 |
| | or | |
| SOC 361 | Methods of Sociological Research I | 3 |
| | and | |
| SOC 363 | Methods of Sociological Research I Lab | 1 |
Choose one of the following courses
| ANT 320 | Archaeological Research Methods | 3 |
| ANT 408 | Workshop in Anthropology | 3 - 12 |
3. University-Wide Credits — 15-16 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 15-16 credits.
NOTE: Students wishing to participate in the Honors Program should consult their advisors about Liberal Arts Core selections and other requirements.