Certificate Requirements
Certificate Description
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Crime Scene Investigation is designed to prepare students with the skills to evaluate crime scenes and select the appropriate steps to be followed in documenting, collecting, preserving, and processing evidence. This post-baccalaureate certificate trains professionals to process forensic evidence and report their findings in an ethical manner for the purpose of effectively communicating those findings in a courtroom setting. Information on admissions requirements can be found at Post-Baccalaureate Certificates Admissions Requirements.
Certificate Outcomes
Upon completion of the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Crime Scene Investigation, recipients will be able to:
- Process forensic evidence and report findings in an ethical manner.
- Communicate those findings in both written and oral formats.
- Apply the quality assurance, quality control and safety requirements used in accredited forensic science laboratories.
- Evaluate crime scenes and select the appropriate steps to be followed in documenting, collective, preserving and processing evidence.
Certificate Policies
The grade of "C" is the lowest acceptable grade, and only one can be awarded during the program. A student may repeat one course in a post-baccalaureate certificate one time. Once a student has repeated a course, the student will not be permitted to repeat any other courses. If a student repeats a course, only the latter grade is used in computing the grade point average. However, all courses taken become a part of the student's academic record. Further, a student may withdraw from each graduate course one time only. A minimum cumulative 3.00 grade point average on all graduate work attempted is required for completion of the certificate. Only one grade of "C" may be applied toward the GPA requirement. Certificate requirements must be completed within seven years after the first course applied to the degree was completed.
Certificate requirements must be completed within seven years after the first course applied to the program was completed.
Required Courses
Students must complete the following 18 credits:
| FSCI 500 | Survey of Forensic Science | 3 credits |
| FSCI 540 | Crime Scene Photography | 3 credits |
| FSCI 610 | Physical Evidence at Crime Scenes | 3 credits |
| FSCI 615 | Safety/Quality Control/Quality Assurance | 3 credits |
| FSCI 630 | Crime Scene Investigation | 3 credits |
| FSCI 632 | Pattern Analysis | 3 credits |