Chemistry, B.S., Forensic Chemistry Concentration

CTW Requirement (3 Hours)

• CHEM 4000 - Fundamentals of Chemical Analysis-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Major Requirements (18 Hours)

• CHEM 2100 - Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2 Credit Hours
• CHEM 3110 - Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 2 Credit Hours
• CHEM 4010 - Instrumental Analysis 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 4190 - Absorption and Fluorescence Spectroscopy 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 4600 - Biochemistry I 5 Credit Hours

Major Electives (9 Hours)

Select any three 3000-level or higher chemistry courses. The following courses are recommended for the forensic chemistry concentration:

• CHEM 3200 - College to Career and Research in Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 3400 - Structure and Reactivity of Biomolecules 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 4050 - Introduction to Fourier-Transform NMR Spectroscopy 2 Credit Hours
• CHEM 4210 - Inorganic Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 4240 - Chemical Biology 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 4330 - Advanced Synthesis 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 4400 - Mechanistic Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 4410 - Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds 3 Credit Hours

Remaining Electives (9+ Credit Hours)

The remaining 9+ credit hours to fulfill the 120 credit hour requirement can come from these courses:

• ANTH 4370 - Forensic Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 3020 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 3405 - Digital Crime Problem 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 3410 - Criminological Theory 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 3610 - Statistical Analysis in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 4110 - Criminal Investigations 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 4170 - Victimology 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 4405 - Cybercrime 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 4460 - Serial Killers 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 4470 - Mass Murders 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 4780 - Criminal Law 3 Credit Hours
• CRJU 4900 - Selected Topics in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
• SOCI 4350 - Social Justice I: Framework 3 Credit Hours
• SOCI 4351 - Social Justice II: Praxis 1 to 3 Credit Hours