2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Biology, B.S.: Forensic Science Option

General Education 35

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) or GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

PHIL 2300INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS

3

ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course

Social Sciences 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Psychology

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 7

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

CHEM 1083CHEMISTRY I

4

MATH 1083: A grade of C or better is needed to progress to the next CHEM course.

Major/GE Capstone 3

Major/GE Capstone 3

BIO 4970SEMINAR INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY

3

BIO 4970: Requires a grade of C or better.

Additional Required Courses 24

Additional Required Courses 24

CHEM 1084CHEMISTRY II

4

CHEM 2581ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

3

CHEM 2582ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

3

CHEM 2581LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I

1

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

CHEM 2582LORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II

1

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

 

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

OR

PHYS 2095PHYSICS I

4

 

PHYS 2092GENERAL PHYSICS II

4

OR

PHYS 2196PHYSICS II

4

CHEM 1084, CHEM 2581 and CHEM 2581L: A grade of C or better is needed to progress to the next level.

Academic Major 61

All major courses require a grade of C or better.

Major Required Courses: Biology 20

 

BIO 1300GENERAL BIOLOGY I: CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

4

BIO 1400GENERAL BIOLOGY II: EVOLUTION, BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY

4

BIO 3709GENETICS

4

BCHM 4115BIOCHEMISTRY

3

BCHM 4115LBIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

1

BIO 4700MOLECULAR GENETICS

4

Major Electives: Biology 4

(Selected from courses below with advisement)

BIO 2500PRINCIPLES OF BOTANY

4

BIO 3315PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY

3

BIO 3315LPRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

1

BIO 3260HISTOLOGY

4

BIO 3400ZOOLOGY: FORM AND FUNCTION

4

BIO 3403ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I

4

BIO4225CELL PHYSIOLOGY

4

Major Required Courses: Criminal Justice 9

CJ 2600CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA

3

CJ 3700PROOF AND VERIFICATION

3

CJ 4100TRIAL ADVOCACY

3

Major Required Courses: Forensic Science 18

FSC 1000INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE

3

FSC 2000FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

3

FSC 3000CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

4

FSC 4010CRIMINALISTICS: TRACE & IMPRESSION EVIDENCE

4

FSC 4020FORENSIC BIOLOGY

4

Free Electives 10

At least 50% must be at the 3000-4000 level.

Students may use optional internship BIO*3291, BIO*3292, and BIO*3293 or Applied Research course BIO*1996 to fulfill Free Electives.

Total Credit Hours: 120