Forensic and Criminal Justice Sciences - Emphasis I: Forensics
This degree has a Required General Education Core (GEC) totaling 47-48 hours.
The GEC includes courses in:
Area I: Foundation Skills (21-22 hours)
Area II: A Liberal Arts Education (26 hours)
Degree Requirements
Area I – Foundation Skills - 3 hours
ONL 213 | Introduction to Online Learning | 3 |
* ONL 213 is required during the first term of enrollment in the Online Degree Completion program.
Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours
Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3 or 4 hours
Area II - Arts and Humanities (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours
Area II - The Social Sciences (choose two) - 6 hours
Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours
HIS 191 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
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HIS 192 | World Civilization since 1500 | 3 |
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HIS 201 | History of the United States I | 3 |
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HIS 202 | History of the United States II | 3 |
Area II - The Natural Sciences: Biology - 4 hours
Choose one from the following:
Area II - The Natural Sciences: Physical Sciences - 4 hours
Choose one from the following:
FCJS Core Requirements - 9 hours
Emphasis I: Forensics Courses - 24 hours
* For the Forensics emphasis area, you must choose the Criminal Profiling Special Topics course for CRJ 498.
General Electives - 39-40 hours
* Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.
Total GEC Credit Hours (47-48 hours)
Total Required Criminal Justice Core Courses (9 hours)
Total Emphasis Area Courses (24 hours)
Total General Electives (39-40 hours)
* ONL 213, ENG 101, ENG 102, and all Criminal Justice Core and Emphasis Area courses require a “C” or higher.
120 minimum hours required for graduation.