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Program checklist · Forensic Science

Forensic Science

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Forensic Science
CIP
43.0406
Total credits (published)
42
Credits (computed from items)
42
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_6875ce5d
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Molecular Biology Emphasis

0 items

    Required Courses

    9 items
    1. FRNSC 400
      1
    2. FRNSC 410
      2
    3. FRNSC 411
      3
    4. FRNSC 413
      3
    5. FRNSC 415W
      Laboratory in Crime Scene Investigation
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    6. FRNSC 532
      Drug Chemistry and Toxicology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. FRNSC 801
      Professional Development in Forensic Science 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. FRNSC 841
      Forensic Seminar Series
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    9. FRNSC 861
      Ethics in Forensic Science
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Additional Courses

    1 item
    1. Select an emphasis area and complete required course work from a list of approved emphasis courses maintained by the program office.
      Not resolved to a course
      11

    Electives

    electives · 1 item
    1. Select at least 6 credits of 400, 500, or 800 level coursework relevant to the emphasis in consultation with a program adviser.
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Culminating Experience

    1 item
    1. FRNSC 894
      Research Projects in Forensic Science (Research paper and oral presentation.)
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/forensic-science/. Captured page pages/0349.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.