637 Forensics ACP 12 full year 12 credits

Prerequisite: Completion of the NPS physical science and biological science graduation requirements

or department head approval.

Forensics is an integrated science course offering students an opportunity to apply core concepts from their high school physics, chemistry and biology courses in a variety of areas that fall within the arena of Forensic Science. The course will consist of lectures, case studies, labs, individual and group research projects in the areas of crime scene processing, trace evidence, blood chemistry and spatter patterns, fingerprints, toolmarks, forensic DNA technology, questioned documents, drug analysis and toxicology, ballistics, and forensic anthropology.