Program Requirements

jar of colored marbles in a labGeneral College degree requirements stipulate that students must maintain a grade of C or better in the following courses to progress to the sophomore year within the Forensic Science Program: BIO 110, BIO 112, CHE 120, and CHE 121. Additional requirements for continuing within the program beyond the sophomore year are indicated within the individual course descriptions.

All students within the forensic science degree program must complete the Bay Path College Core courses which include:

Bay Path College Core 43 credits:

BIO 110 Biology I for Science Majors
BIO 110L Biology I for Science Majors Lab
CIT 303 Communicating in CJ and Forensics
ENG 114 Critical Reading and Responses
ENG 122 Literary Genres
ENG 124 Research and Writing in the Disciplines
EXT 104 First Year Experience: Self Discovery
EXT 105 First Year Experience: Leadership Seminar
EXT 203 Career Development Summit
HIS History Elective
HUM 101 Fine and Performing Arts
LAW 103 Introduction to the American Legal System 
MAT 111 College Algebra (or higher)
MAT 120 Statistics
MAT 140 Calculus I
MAT 150 Calculus II
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology I

Forensic Science Core Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science

  1. Forensic Science: 331, 400, 420, 435 and 440; 
  2. FSC 498 or 499;
  3. Five Biology courses: 112, 150, 210, 300, 320;
  4. Five Chemistry courses: 120, 121, 220, 221, 300;
  5. Three Law courses: 248, 249, 371;
  6. One Criminal Justice course: 221;
  7. Four additional courses: three general electives and one science elective.

Undergraduate Experience