NS 101 - Introduction to Forensic Science

Credits: 3
Credit Configuration: 2+3, 3 Cr.

Forensic science is the application of scientific principles to criminal and civil laws within a criminal justice system with the goal toward establishment of guilt or innocence. This course is designed to introduce some of the specialized fields of forensic science, to learn the fundamental principles of science and technology upon which they are based, and to apply them to a number of suspicious situations and criminal cases. This course is intended for non-science majors for partial fulfillment of the General Education Requirements in Natural Science. Not open to students who have received credit for CHEM 111, CHEM 115, CHEM 121, or CHEM 131 or BIO 151, BIO 152,BIO 171, or BIO 172 without the consent of the instructor.

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): Grade of C- or higher in MATH 110 or MATH 125, or placement higher than MATH 110 on the math placement process.
General Education: Partial fulfillment of the General Education Requirements in Natural Science.