Criminalistics Minor

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A minor in Criminalistics allows students to explore a variety of areas of forensic science. Proper investigation, evidence collection, and scientific analysis are stressed. Laboratory courses provide students with a hands-on learning experience.

Requirements (16 or 17 credits)

CCJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
CCJ 305 Criminal Investigation 3 credit hours ***
CCJ 236 Criminalistics 4 credit hours AND
CCJ 237 Criminalistics Lab 0 credit hours
OR the crosslisted version
FCM 210 Criminalistics 4 credit hours AND
FCM 211 Criminalistics Lab 0 credit hours
CCJ 362 Crime Scene Processing 3 credit hours AND
CCJ 363 Crime Scene Processing Lab 0 credit hours ***
OR the crosslisted version
FCM 362 Crime Scene Processing 3 credit hours
FCM 363 Crime Scene Processing Lab 0 credit hours ***

Minor Electives

Students must complete 3 credits of the following:

CCJ 386 Death Investigation 3 credit hours ***
OR
FCM 394 Forensic Biology 4 credit hours AND *
FCM 395 Forensic Biology Lab 0 credit hours

Note(s):

*There are effectively five prerequisites for this course: CHM 134 and CHM 135 , CHM 136 and CHM 137 , CHM 234 and CHM 235 , CHM 236 and CHM 237 and CCJ 236 or FCM 210 .

***These courses cannot be used for both the Criminalistics minor and the Criminal Justice elective.