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Forensic Science

March 19, 2024

Forensic Science Program Overview

As a forensic scientist, you will use your scientific skill for the good of society, public health, and public safety. Because of the extreme breadth of skills a forensic scientist needs, courses in this major focus on chemistry and biology as well as ethics, law, statistics, psychology, communications, and mathematics.

You will learn about the scientific method, statistics, and how to make courtroom presentations. The courses will also prepare you to pursue your choice of postgraduate programs in forensics where you could get the training you need to become a medical examiner, psychological profiler, or forensic specialist.

Outside the classroom our students join Northeast State Community College criminal justice students to investigate mock crime scenes.

King University Program - Forensic Science

What Can You Do With a Forensic Science Degree?

The Forensic Science degree provides you with a number of options for careers and for further study. You can go to graduate school, medical school, or dental school. Forensic scientists work in crime laboratories, forensic laboratories, police departments, medical examiner/coroner offices, hospitals, government agencies, and private laboratories.

Possibilities in Forensic Science are expanding-crime scene technicians, forensic molecular biologists, toxicologists, and crime scene analysts are just a few of the options available.

  • Criminalistic practitioner
  • Jurisprudence (philosophy of law)
  • Odontology (forensic dentistry)
  • Pathology/Biology
  • Physical Anthropology
  • Document analysis
  • Toxology

Forensic Science Coursework

  • To view all required courses for a BS in Forensic Science, click here.
  • For Biology course descriptions, click here.
  • For Chemistry course descriptions, click here.

Questions? Contact our faculty.
Kelly Vaughan
Chair & Associate Professor of Biology