Description: The
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Forensic Science: Crime Lab prepares
students for employment in forensic crime labs as assistants to crime lab
criminalists and provides the first half of a four-year undergraduate
program of study designed to prepare students as crime lab criminalists.
The program combines crime scene technology and criminal justice courses
with general education courses and additional math, physics and chemistry
courses.
Program Notes:
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the program.
Admission Criteria: None
Program Prerequisites: None
Required Courses: Credits: 33
Courses
| Number | Title | Credits |
| Required: | 33 credits | |
| AJS101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| AJS123 | Ethics and the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| AJS216 | Criminalistics: Biological Evidence | 3 |
| AJS215 or AJS219 or FOR105 |
Criminalistics: Physical Evidence or Crime Scene Technology: Physical Evidence or Forensic Science: Physical Evidence (recomended) |
3 3 4 |
| AJS275 | Criminal Investigation I | 3 |
| AJS290BN | Courtroom Testimony Seminar | 1 |
| PHY111 | General Physics I w/ Lab | 4 |
| PHY112 | General Physics II w/Lab | 4 |
| CHM151 | General Chemistry I w/ Lab | 4 |
| CHM154 | General Chemistry II with Qualitative Analysis w/Lab |
4 |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| CHM130 | Fundamental Chemistry w/ Lab | 4 |
| MAT120 or MAT121 or Mat122 |
Intermediate Algebra | 5 4 3 |
| MAT150 or MAT151 or MAT152 |
College Algebra/Functions | 5 4 3 |
| Any AJS, BIO, CHM, FOR, MAT or Foreign Language Courses. Recommended courses include AJS213, AJS214, AJS223, AJS242, BIO181/182, or CHM235/235LL. | 0-12 | |
| General Education | ||
| ENG101 or ENG107 |
First-Year Composition First-Year Composition ESL |
3 |
| ENG102 or ENG108 |
First-Year Composition First-Year Composition ESL |
3 |
| COM225 |
Public Speaking |
|
| CRE101 | Critical and Evaluative Reading I (3) or test out | 0-3 |
| MAT182 or MAT187 |
Trigonometry or Precalculus |
3 5 |
Distribution: Credits: 0
Humanities and Fine Arts
Met by AJS123 in Required Courses area 0
Natural Sciences
Met by PHY111 or PHY112 or CHM151/151LL, or CHM154/154LL in Required Courses area. 0
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Met by AJS101 in Required Courses area 0
Program Competencies
1. Identify and describe the organization, operation, and jurisdiction of local, state, and federal law enforcement, including judicial and corrections systems. (AJS101)
2. Explain the basic operation of the court system and the basic rules of evidence admissibility. (AJS101)
3. Analyze ethical theory, concepts, issues and practices as they relate to various components of the criminal justice system in modern times. (AJS123)
4. Identify and explain the problems related to the preservation of evidence and the chain of evidence. (AJS216, AJS215, AJS219 or FOR105)
5. Identify and use appropriate scientific methods to investigate, recognize, collect and preserve various types of biological evidence. (AJS216)
6. Identify and use appropriate scientific methods to investigate, recognize, collect and preserve various types of physical evidence. (AJS215, AJS219 or FOR105)
7. Identify and describe the theory and practice of criminal investigation, including crime scene procedures, interviewing, case preparation and basic investigation techniques. (AJS275)
8. Describe proper courtroom demeanor and behavior and explain the role and function of the witness and legal counsel in a courtroom. (AJS290BN)
9. Explain the methods of scientific inquiry and the behavior of matter and energy in physical systems as they relate to crime lab investigation tasks. (PHY111, PHY112)
10. Describe and apply principles, concepts and procedures of basic chemistry to crime scene and lab investigation tasks. (CHM151, CHM151LL)
11. Describe
and apply principles, concepts and procedures of qualitative analysis to crime
lab investigation tasks. (CHM154, CHM154LL)
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