Biological Science: Natural Sciences - Forensic Biology Concentration

Credit Hours: 125 credits

Requirements

• Students must complete a one-credit EXPL as part of their graduation requirements.
• The academic adviser assists the student in planning his/her curriculum and in preregistration; however, the student is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements of the curriculum selected.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

The recommended course sequences listed here are for marketing purposes only. Students should consult their academic adviser for course selection and degree progress.

FIRST YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 113	General Biology I	4
BIOL 130	Introduction to Forensic Science	4
CHEM 105	General Chemistry	4
ENGL 101	College Writing I	3
IDS 101	The First-Year Seminar	1
BIOL 114	General Biology II		4
BIOL 230	Introduction to Forensic Science II		4
CHEM 106	General Chemistry II		4
ENGL 102	College Writing II		3
IT 105	PC Office Applications		3
	Total Semester Credits	16	18

 

SECOND YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 105	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIOL 215	Genetics	3
CHEM 203	Organic Chemistry I	4
MATH 225	Calculus I	4
PSYC 101	General Psychology	3
BIOL 106	Anatomy and Physiology II		4
BIOL 211	Microbiology		4
CHEM 204/305	Organic Chemistry II or Forensic Chemistry		4/3
CJ 102	Introduction to Criminal Justice		3
PHED 105	Wellness and Fitness		3
	Total Semester Credits	18	18/17

 

THIRD YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 310	Cell Biology	4
BIOL 325	Biochemistry	3
COMM 107	Speech Communication	3
MATH 205	Statistics	3
PHYS 200	General Physics I	3
ELECTIVE	Arts/ Humanities Elective¹		3
CHEM 320	Instrumental Analysis		4
MATH 314/230	Statistics and Research or Calculus II		3
PHYS 205	Physics II		4
	Total Semester Credits	15	15

 

FOURTH YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
BIOL 240/CJ 330	Bioethics or Professional Ethics	3
BIOL 445	Biology Seminar Research	3
CJ 302	Criminal Evidence and Court Procedures	3
EXPL	Experiential Learning²	1
PSYC 325/ CJ 305	Forensic Psychology or Criminal Investigation	3
ELECTIVE	Arts/ Humanities Elective (200-level)¹		3
BIOL 330	Forensic Anthropology		4
BIOL 450	Biology Capstone Project		3
	Electives as necessary
	Total Semester Credits	12	10

Free Electives:
Sufficient free electives must be taken to ensure the student has 125 credits for graduation.

Footnotes:
¹Please see page 60 of this catalog for a list of courses fulfilling this requirement. Students must be sure to fulfill the Diversity Awareness requisite with these electives: see page 61.

²Students must complete a minimum of 1 credit of EXPL.

Students must either take or test out of ENGL 050: Critical and Analytical Reading, in their first semester at Keystone College. The credits and quality points earned are included in student averages; however, these credits do not count toward fulfilling graduation requirements.