Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124
Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0
Minimum number of credits needed to complete the major: 74
Schools: School of Education and Social Policy and School of Arts and Sciences
Departments: Criminology and Criminal Justice and Natural Sciences
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This major offers a multidisciplinary degree that connects two fields across the college: criminology and criminal justice and chemistry and biochemistry. The forensic science major prepares you to use scientific methods to investigate criminal cases. You’ll take part in an internship that will introduce you to real-life applications of class concepts. As a forensic science major, you will discover how to solve real-world problems, analyzing various aspects of crime scenes, solving crimes, and learning the motives behind them. Potential career paths for forensic science majors upon graduation include: forensic scientist, police officer, probation officer, criminologist, forensic investigator, detective, private investigator.
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