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Insect Biology: Forensic Entomology, BS


About the Program

Students desiring to focus exclusively on forensic entomology are best served by this option in the department of Entomology. The forensic entomology area of concentration provides the coursework necessary for American Board of Forensic Entomology technician certification and is designed to meet the standards of the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission for forensic science. As such, this program is intended for those interested in being crime scene investigators anticipating they will work with entomological material, as well as post-graduate programs in Entomology of Biology focusing on forensics.

Entomology Website

Insect Biology Major Change (CODO) Requirements  

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (52 credits)


Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (67-70 credits)


Electives (0-1 credit)


  • Electives - Credit Hours: 0.00-1.00

College of Agriculture & University Level Requirements



University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC)

Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.


 

Program Requirements


15-17 Credits


Spring 1st Year


17-18 Credits


15 Credits


15 Credits


16 Credits


14 Credits


13-14 Credits


Spring 4th Year


14 Credits


Notes


  • 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
  • Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.

World Language Courses


World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor.

ASL-American Sign Language

ARAB-Arabic CHNS-Chinese FR-French
GER-German GREK-Greek (ancient) HEBR-Hebrew (Biblical) HEBR-Hebrew (modern)
ITAL-Italian JPNS-Japanese KOR-Korean LATN-Latin
PTGS-Portuguese RUSS-Russian SPAN-Spanish  

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

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