Forensic Science Program Mission
Our mission as a forensic science program is to develop professional, ethical graduates whose competence in problem-solving, legal analysis and application, quantitative reasoning, investigation and scientific laboratory procedures can be applied to immediate employment or advanced study.
Forensic Science Program Goals:
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Produce professional graduates with
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Critical thinking and analysis abilities
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Laboratory skills to exacting standards of precision and care
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Problem-solving skills
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Ability to apply diverse information to solve a real problem
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Conceptual understanding of criminal justice system
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Excellent oral and written communication skills
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Professional demeanor
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Obtain and maintain program accreditation
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Sustain an average of 5 graduates per year.
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Prepare students for post baccalaureate study or employment.
Forensic Science Educational Objectives:
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Develop criitical thinking and analysis in a stepwise fashion that builds through the sequence of courses.
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Develop problem-solving skills in a stepwise fashion that builds through the sequence of courses.
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Culminate in a capstone course experience that requires synthesis of diverse skills and abilities in the solution of a real problem.
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Laboratory skills to exacting standards of precision and care, including spectroscopic and wet chemical methods of analysis, microscopy, molecular biotechnologic methods, comparative, and preparation of solution/standards.
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Approach analysis of evidence without bias.
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Develop a conceptual understanding of criminal justice system, rules of evidence, legal system.
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Graduates are competitive for application to professional schools, graduate programs.
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Graduates are competitive for employment in a field that uses their degree.
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Develop oral and written communication skills through the sequence of courses, with particular attention to development of the ability to present technical information without bias, at a variety of levels.
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Develop the ability to use diplomacy and professionalism in group interactions throughout the sequence of courses.
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Produce graduates who demonstrate ethical backgrounds and who can articulate the ethical and professional standards of the discipline.
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Graduates perform at a satisfactory level on standardized exams chosen to measure their performance.
