LINKS
AND INFORMATION ABOUT
FORENSIC SCIENCE
last updated 02/15/2012
WEB Links at OSU
Additional Information about Forensic Science Option at OSU
Sample curriculum for B.S chemistry degree with forensic science option
General WEB Links
- Comprehensive list including undergrad and grad schools: http://www.forensicdna.com/
- List of undergraduate FC Ed programs: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4329/education.html
- Listing of all levels of Criminal Justice Programs and great information on Forensic Science degrees and careers. http://www.criminaljusticeprograms.com
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences home page: http://www.aafs.org/
- Society of Forensic Toxicologists: http://www.soft-tox.org/
- FBI summer internships: http://www.fbi.gov/employment/honors.htm
- FBI Forensic homepage: http://www.fbi.gov/programs/lab/handbook/intro.htm
- National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab (Ashland OR) (not a normal criminal crime lab) - http://www.lab.fws.gov/
- Good Site (Zeno's...) http://forensic.to/forensic.html
- International Crime Scene Investigators Association's information at http://www.icsia.org/.
- Forensic Science Technician - A Guide to Forensic Science Degree Programs
(new May '11)
Possible Internships for Extra Experience
State Forensics Lab - Springfield - drug and chemical analysis.
State Forensics Lab - Salem - ballistics
State Forensics Lab - Portland - the largest state crime lab.
Extra Experience in Corvallis
"Cops and Robbers 101" (Corvallis Police Academy). 10-week workshop, 3 hrs/week, Wed 6:30-9:30 pm. Taught Fall and Spring. Overview of what Corvallis police do; includes learning to: drive police car, shoot guns, fingerprint, etc.
Some definitions (areas in which a B.S. chemistry with a forensic science option might be applicable)
Forensic Scientist - an expert in using scientific investigations to establish facts in many aspects of criminal, civil and regulatory cases; works with lawyers.
Criminalistics - analysis, comparison, identification & interpretation of physical evidence obtained through use of technology to reconstruct events of crime; uses analytical skill, experience in investigations and trials (expert witnesses).
Document Examiner - authorship, authenticity, alterations, and physical features of documents. In addition to BS, requires 2-yr apprenticeship with court examiner.
Forensic Toxicology - interpretation of analytical, clinical and environmental data for law & medicine; expert witness;
Forensic Pathology - a medical specialty
Other areas: Wildlife Forensics; Computer forensics; Nursing; Crime Scene Investigators
last updated (cp 02/15/2012)