Graduate Certificate Program in Forensic Investigation
Prerequisite: A bachelor's degree from an accredited university
Required: The general requirements stated in the Bulletin of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. The program of study consists of 15 credit hours of approved course work.
Required courses (12 credits)
- FORS 6207 Photography in the Forensic Sciences
- FORS 6212 Biological Aspects of Forensic Science
- FORS 6251 Crime Scene Investigation I
- FORS 6256 Forensic Pathology
In addition, one elective course must be chosen from the following (3 credits):
- FORS 6203 Examination of Questioned Documents
- FORS 6204 Firearms and Toolmark Identification
- FORS 6206 Trace Evidence Analysis
- FORS 6252 Crime Scene Investigation II
- FORS 6253 Homicide Investigation
- FORS 6254 Forensic Psychiatry
- FORS 6255 Investigation of Child Abuse
- FORS 6257 Medicolegal Death Investigation
- Or another mutually agreed upon course
The certificate will be successfully completed upon completion of the 15 credit hours with an average GPA of 3.0. Upon completion of the certificate, students can apply for the MFS with a concentration in Crime Scene Investigation after taking the GRE examination. The certificate will count toward 15 credits of the MFS with a concentration in Crime Scene Investigation.
Note: The student must be accepted as a certificate student and register for classes under this designation. The certificate is not a non-degree program.
Microscopic Crime Fighting
At the microscope laboratory, a Mettler hot stage and comparison microscope are available for refractive index measurements. Two comparison microscopes and numerous transmitted light microscopes provide the means to examine hairs, fibers, glass, and soil.