Academics
Undergraduate Programs: Majors and Minors
Undergraduate Programs: Majors and Minors
Forensic Chemistry, B.S.
About the Program
Forensic chemistry is a program of professional study whose graduates are prepared to assume entry-level positions as forensic chemists in police laboratories at the local, state, or federal level.
About the Chemistry Department
313 Science Building
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-5204
Fax: (716) 878-4028
www.buffalostate.edu/chemistry/
Contact Faculty and Staff in the Chemistry Department
Admission Requirements
Transfer students from two-year colleges should also have earned credit for courses equivalent to CHE 201, CHE 202, CHE 203, CHE 204, CHE 301, CRJ 101, MAT 126, PHY 107, and PHY 108 to avoid possible delays in the completion of the degree program. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 10 credit hours in chemistry at Buffalo State. Chemistry courses taken elsewhere may be substituted for similar courses at Buffalo State only if they have the same equivalent prerequisite. Chemistry courses not meeting this criterion may be transferred as elective credit.
Program Requirements
Intellectual Foundations Requirements 33–45 cr
Total Required Credit Hours in Chemistry 32 cr
CHE 201, CHE 202 Organic Chemistry I, II
CHE 203, CHE 204 Organic Chemistry Laboratories I, II (1, 1)
CHE 301 Analytical Chemistry (4)
CHE 312 Chemistry and Criminalistics
CHE 331 Principles of Physical Chemistry
CHE 403 Instrumental Analysis (4)
CHE 412 Internship in Criminalistics
CHE 414 Forensic Chemistry Laboratory
CHE 470 Biochemistry I
CHE 471 Biochemical Techniques (1)
Total Required Credit Hours in Criminal Justice 6 cr
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRJ 201 Criminal Law
Total Required Credit Hours in Biology 8 cr
BIO 211 Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics (4)
BIO 303 Genetics (4)
Total Required Credit Hours in Other Fields 15 cr
MAT 126 Calculus (4)
MAT 311 Introductory Probability and Statistics
PHY 107, PHY 108 General Physics I, II (4, 4)
All College Electives 14–26 cr
Total Required Credit Hours 120 cr
