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Science for Forensics
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The Department of Science offers an A.S. Science for Forensics/B.S. Forensic Science joint degree program with John Jay College of Criminal Justice. At BMCC, students complete the A.S. Science for Forensics degree. The lower division curriculum includes the biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics courses that are prerequisites for the upper division forensic science courses. Liberal Arts courses completed in the A.S. degree meet core requirements for the B.S. at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Students complete the upper division courses to earn the B.S. in Forensic Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The major in Forensic Science is designed to provide academic and professional training for students seeking to work in forensic science laboratories as either researchers or administrators.
Requirements
A student must have completed at least fifteen credit hours in residence to be certified for a degree.
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Students who are strong in math can take the MAT 206 test and if they pass it, they can go directly into MAT 301.
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12 Credits total Required Core
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No more than two courses in any discipline or interdisciplinary field can be used to satisfy Flexible Core requirements.
18 Credits total Flexible Core
30 Credits total Common Core
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6 Credits may be required to meet the total credit degree requirement.
These credits can be satisfied by taking STEM variants in the Common Core.
One Writing Intensive Course is required to graduate for all students entering BMCC as of Spring 2008. Effective spring 2018, entering students will be required to pass a writing intensive course beyond ENG 201 in order to graduate. However, any student possessing a bachelor degree or higher will be exempt from this policy.