FSCI, BS, Four-Year Plan

Four-Year Plan for the Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science

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Sample Plan for New Students

Degree Requirements

  • Total Credits Required for Degree: 192
  • Credits in Core: 50
  • Credits in College: 20 (including HIST and language courses or proficiency)
  • Credits in Major: 123
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Minimum Major GPA: 2.0

Resources for Success

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Contact Information:
Arts & Sciences Advising: ASCAdvising@seattleu.edu
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Four-Year Plan For New Students

Year 1

Term Course Credits
Fall Modern Language 1150 5
Fall MATH 1021 - PreCalc or higher* 5
Fall CHEM 1500 & 1501 - General Chemistry I* 5
Winter Modern Language 1250* 5
Winter UCOR Module I 5
Winter CHEM 1510 & 1511 - General Chemistry II* 6
Spring Modern Language 1350* 5
Spring UCOR Module I 5
Spring CHEM 1520 - General Chemistry III* 4

Year 2

Term Course Credits
Fall HIST 1200, 1210, or 2310 5
Fall CRJS 1100 - Intro to Criminal Justice 5
Fall CHEM 2500 & 2501 - Organic Chemistry I* 6
Winter CRJS 2090 - Criminology* 5
Winter BIOL 1610 & 1611 - Molecular & Cellular Biology* 5
Winter CHEM 2510 & 2511 - Organic Chemistry II* 6
Spring UCOR Module I 5
Spring CRJS 4050 - Gender, Race & Crime 5
Spring CRJS Specialization Elective 5

Year 3

Term Course Credits
Fall CRJS 3120 - Criminal Law* 5
Fall CHEM 3000 - Quantitative Analysis* 5
Fall BIOL 1620 & 1621 or BIOL 2200* 5
Winter UCOR Module II* 5
Winter CRJS 3010 - Research Methods* 5
Winter BIOL 1630 & 1631 or BIOL 2210* 5
Spring UCOR Module II* 5
Spring CRJS 3020 - Criminal Justice Statistics* 5
Spring UCOR Module II* 5

Year 4

Term Course Credits
Fall UCOR Module III* 5
Fall CRJS 3200 - Criminal Investigation* 5
Fall PHYS 1050 & 1051 - Physics I* 5
Winter UCOR Module III* 5
Winter CRJS 4800 - Forensic Science 5
Winter PHYS 1060 & 1061 or BIOL 2200* 5
Spring UCOR Module III* 5
Spring CRJS Specialization Elective 5
Spring CRJS 4870 - Senior Synthesis (3 or 5 credits) 3/5

University Core Requirements

  • Module I: Academic Writing, Quantitative Thinking, Creative Expression, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
  • Module II: Theological Explorations, Philosophy of the Human Person, Ethical Reasoning
  • Module III: Religion in a Global Context, Humanities & Global Challenges, Social Sciences & Global Challenges, Natural Sciences & Global Challenges

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