Minor in Forensic Science

A candidate for the bachelor’s degree must complete a total of at least 120 credits of college work. A candidate for a minor in Forensic Science must fulfill at least 29 credit course requirements of the Forensic Science minor and meet the general curricular requirements of the Camden College of Arts and Sciences. A description of the general curricular requirements are available in the Course Catalog. To declare Forensic Science as your minor, go to the registrar’s office and tell them you wish to minor in Forensic Science (Subject Code: 412).

  • Students may only receive one C or C+ grade in the relevant classes.

If preparing to apply to the Accelerated Graduate MSFS (Master of Science in Forensic Science) Program register in the graduate (500-level) version of the courses listed below. Please refer to the BS/MS Forensic Sciences Program schedule. The MSFS Graduate Program should be made aware of your interest by filling out the Notification of Interest by Spring of your Junior year.

 

Required General Forensic Science courses:
3 credits from the following.

  • 50:412:327 or 56:412:525 Forensic Theory and Policy (3 credits)

Required Science and Mathematics courses:
At least 26 credits from the following.

  • 50:160:335 Organic Chemistry I (4 credits)
  • 50:160:339 Organic Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
  • 50:198:111 Programming Fundamentals (4 credits) or 50:120:283 Statistics for Biological Research (3 credits) or 50:640:331 Probability and Stochastic Processes (3 credits)
  • 50:160:325 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)
  • 50:160:329 Analytical Chemistry Lab (1 credit)
  • 50:120:305 Molecular Biology (3 credits) or 50:160:326 Instrumental Analysis (3 credits)
  • 50:120:306 Molecular Biology Lab (1 credit) or 50:160:330 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory (1 credit)
  • 50:115:430 or 56:115:530 Biomolecular Forensic DNA/Forensic Analytical Molecular Biology (3 credits)
  • 50:160:480 or 56:160:580 Forensic Chemistry (3 credits)
  • 50:640:121 Unified Calculus I or 50:640:123 Active Calculus I (4 credits)

 

Potential Sequence of Courses. These are suggestions, only. Other sequences exist:

Option 1 - Ideal for students without Orgo II and Calculus IIOption 2 - Ideal for students with Orgo IIOption 3 - Ideal for students with Orgo II and Calculus II

Before Yr 3 (9 credits)
Calculus I, Organic I, Organic I Lab
Yr 3 – Fall Semester (4 credits)
Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Chem Lab
Yr 3 – Spring Semester (6 credits)
Forensic Theory & Policy, Stats for Bio Research
Yr 4 – Fall Semester (6 credits)
Biomolecular Forensic DNA, Forensic Chemistry
Yr 4 – Spring Semester (4 credits)
Molecular Bio, Molecular Bio Lab

Before Yr 3 (8 credits)
Forensic Theory & Policy, Organic I, Organic I Lab
Yr 3 – Fall Semester (8 credits)
Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Chem Lab, Calculus 1
Yr 3 – Spring Semester (4 credits)
Instrumental Analysis, Instrumental Analysis Lab
Yr 4 – Fall Semester (6 credits)
Biomolecular Forensic DNA, Forensic Chemistry
Yr 4 – Spring Semester (4 credits)
Programming Fundamentals

Before Yr 3 (9 credits)
Calculus I, Organic I, Organic I Lab 
Yr 3 – Fall Semester (4 credits)
Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Chem Lab
Yr 3 – Spring Semester (7 credits)
Forensic Theory & Policy, Instrumental Analysis, Instrumental Analysis Lab
Yr 4 – Fall Semester (6 credits)
Biomolecular Forensic DNA, Forensic Chemistry
Yr 4 – Spring Semester (3 credits)
Probability and Stochastic Processes

Students who declared a minor in FS prior to Summer 2026 may opt to use the following minor requirements (click folder)

Required General Forensic Science courses:
3 credits from the following.

  • 50:412:327 or 56:412:525 Forensic Theory and Policy (3 credits)

Required Science and Mathematics courses:
28 credits from the following.

  • 50:160:335 Organic Chemistry I (4 credits)
  • 50:160:339 Organic Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
  • 50:160:336 Organic Chemistry II (4 credits)
  • 50:160:340 Organic Chemistry II Lab (1 credit)
  • 50:160:325 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)
  • 50:160:329 Analytical Chemistry Lab (1 credit)
  • 50:120:305 Molecular Biology or 50:160:326 Instrumental Analysis (3 credits)
  • 50:120:306 Molecular Biology Lab or 50:160:330 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory (1 credit)
  • 50:115:430 or 56:115:530 Biomolecular Forensic DNA/Forensic Analytical Molecular Biology (3 credits)
  • 50:160:480 or 56:160:580 Forensic Chemistry (3 credits)
  • 50:640:121 Unified Calculus I (4 credits)
Students who declared a minor in FS prior to Summer 2024 may opt to use the following minor requirements (click folder)
{8 credits of General Biology I & II with lab 120:101&107 and 120:102&108 or Chemical Principles I & II with lab 160:115&125 and 160:116&126}; {3 credits of Forensic Theory & Policy 412:327}; {4 credits of Forensic Methods and Techniques with lab 412:328&329}; and {6 credits at the 300 level or above, 3 credits of which must be outside of the major area of study from: Forensic Pattern Evidence 412:451 or Forensic Trace Evidence 412:429 or Forensic Serology 120:471 or Forensic Chemistry 160:480 or Forensic Toxicology 160:484 or Independent Study 412:450/451 or International Perspectives of Forensic Science 412:490 or Special Topics in Forensic Science 412:495/496 or Forensic Science Internship 412:498.499 or BioChemistry I 115:403 or BioChemistry II 115:404 or Molecular Biology 120:305 or Computers in Biology 120:302 or Human Genetics 120:311 or Genetics 120:307 or Cell Biology 120:334 or Molecular Diagnostics 120:444 or Electron Microscopy 120:410 or Recomb DNA Technology 120:480 or Analytical Chemistry 160:325 or Instrumental Analysis 160:326 or Data Structures 198:213 or Computer Networks 198:346 or Data Mining 198:454 or Statistics for CJ 202:302 or ST: Cyber Crime 202:454 or CIA and American Intelligence 790:333 or Judicial Process 790:381 or Constitution and Criminal Law or 790:403 Counter-Terrorism Strategies or 790:435 Psychology and the Law or 830:315 Eyewitness Testimony or 830:364 Theories of Crime 920:313 or Law and Society 920:329 or Cyberspace and Society 920:425 or Applied Statistics 960:336 or Statistical Data Analysis 960:384 or Intro to Sampling 960:476 or Statistical Models 960:489 or Applied Data Mining 220:422}