Updated 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog | 20255

Chemistry, B.S. major
Forensic Science Emphasis

Required Credits: 78
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

Select 1 of the following courses:

• CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
• CHEM 2211 Principles of Chemistry I (4 credits)

Complete the following courses:

• CHEM 2212 Principles of Chemistry II (4 credits)
• CHEM 3100 Journal Club (1 credit)
• CHEM 3311 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)
• CHEM 3312 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)
• CHEM 3371 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
• CHEM 3372 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
• CHEM 3507 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)
• CHEM 3570 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 credit)
• CHEM 4510 Instrumental Methods of Analysis (3 credits)
• CHEM 4571 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory I (1 credit)
• CHEM 4572 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory II (1 credit)
• MATH 2471 Calculus I (5 credits)
• PHYS 1101 General Physics I (4 credits)
  or PHYS 2101 University Physics I (4 credits)

II REQUIRED EMPHASIS

Complete the following courses:

• BIOL 1400 Cellular Principles (4 credits)
• BIOL 2360 Genetics (4 credits)
• CHEM 2210 Forensic Science (3 credits)
• CHEM 2270 Forensic Science Laboratory (1 credit)
• CHEM 4411 Biochemistry I (3 credits)
• CHEM 4471 Biochemistry Laboratory I (1 credit)
• CHEM 4412 Biochemistry II (3 credits)
• CHEM 4472 Biochemistry Laboratory II (1 credit)
• CRJS 1120 Criminal Justice and Society (3 credits)
• CRJS 3359 Criminal Investigation (3 credits)
• CS 1309 Problem Solving and Computation (3 credits)
• CS 2750 Introduction to Data Analysis (3 credits)
• STAT 2610 Applied Statistics (4 credits)
  or PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits)

Complete two of the following course electives:

• BIOL 3074 Molecular Techniques (2 credits)
• BIOL 3075 Cellular Techniques (2 credits)
• BIOL 3380 Molecular Genetics (3 credits)
• BIOL 3590 Cell Biology (3 credits)
• CHEM 3140 Chemical Toxicology (3 credits)
• CHEM 4476 Techniques in Biotechnology and Biochemistry (2 credits)
• CS 2321 Computer Science I (4 credits)
• CRJS 3355 Drugs and Criminal Justice (3 credits)
• CRJS 3358 Criminal Law (3 credits)
• CRJS 3360 Criminal Procedure and Evidence (3 credits)
• JUST 3377 Forensic Victimology (3 credits)

Select 1 of the following courses:

• CHEM 3811 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits)
• CHEM 4711 Physical Chemistry I (3 credits)

Program Learning Outcomes | Chemistry, B.S. 

1.  Use the structure of atoms and their subatomic particles to explain chemical and physical properties.

2.  Explain how atoms interact via chemical bonds and the energy changes associated with making and breaking bonds.

3.  Relate the three dimensional geometric structures of chemical compounds to their chemical and physical behaviors. 

4.  Evaluate how intermolecular forces dictate the physical behavior of matter.

5.  Categorize and analyze the chemical reactions involved in transforming matter into products with new chemical and physical properties.

6.  Evaluate the energy changes that accompany chemical reactions.

7.  Assess the various ways that affect how reaction rates vary with time.

8.  Analyze the various factors that affect the equilibrium of chemical reactions.

9.  Perform laboratory experiments that involve collecting and analyzing data and practicing chemical safety.

10.  Evaluate chemical constructs at the particulate and macroscopic levels using models, graphs to visualize data, and mathematical equations.

11.  Develop written reports and oral presentations that effectively communicate scientific principles and processes.