Criminal Justice, Investigative Forensics Technology, Certificate

Certificate Requirements

• CMJ 102 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 Credits)
• CMJ 104 - Criminal Law (3 Credits)
• CMJ 105 - Introduction to Forensic Science (3 Credits)
• CMJ 201 - Evidence and Procedure (3 Credits)
• CMJ 251 - Criminal Investigation (3 Credits)
• CMJ 256 - Crime Scene Investigation (3 Credits) *
• BIO 101 - Fundamentals of Biology (4 Credits)
• ENG 101 - Fundamentals of English I (3 Credits) *
• SDV 100 - Fundamentals of College Study (1 Credit)

Symbol(s)

* This course has a prerequisite.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program should be able to:

1. Identify and apply legally-accepted scientific and field-based techniques for identifying, collecting and processing crime scene data;
2. Critically analyze the theories and procedures of criminal investigation and relate them to practice; and
3. Describe the relevance of criminal law and the criminal court process to forensic investigations.