Insect Science Major

Forensic Entomology - Forensic Analysis Option

Outline of Program of Study for Forensic Analysis

First Year, First Semester

AGRI 103	3 cr	Intro to Agricultural and Natural Resources Systems
ENTO 115/116	4 cr	Insect Biology and Insect Identification
CHEM 109	4 cr	General Chemistry I
MATH 102	2 cr	Trigonometry
ELECTIVE	3 cr	Free Electives

TOTAL	16 credit hours

First Year, Second Semester

ENGL 150	3 cr	Composition (Written Communication Elective)
STAT 218	3 cr	Intro to Statistics
CHEM 110	4 cr	General Chemistry II
AECN 141	3 cr	Intro to Economics of Agriculture
ELECTIVE	3 cr	Humanities

TOTAL	16 credit hours

Second Year, First Semester

ENTO 108	3 cr	Insects Science and Society
ENTO 496	3 cr	Forensic Science
COMM 109	3 cr	Fundamentals of Human Communication
ELECTIVE	3 cr	Human Behavior Requirement
BIOS 101, 102, or 103	4 cr	Biological Sciences Requirement

TOTAL	16 credit hours

Second Year, Second Semester

ENTO 300	2 cr	Toxins in the Environment
ALEC 102	3 cr	Interpersonal Skills
CHEM 221	4 cr	Elementary Quantitative Analysis
ELECTIVE	3 cr	Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
ELECTIVE	3 cr	Free Elective

TOTAL	15 credit hours

Third Year, First Semester

ENTO 400	4 cr	Biology and Classification of Insects
CHEM 251/253	4 cr	Organic Chemistry I and Laboratory
ELECTIVE	3 cr	Historical Studies
ELECTIVE	6 cr	Free Electives

TOTAL	17 credit hours

Third Year, Second Semester

ENTO 414	3 cr	Forensic Entomology
BIOS 205	2 cr	Genetics, Molecular, and Cellular Biology Laboratory
BIOS 206	4 cr	General Genetics (May substitute AGRO 315)
ENTO 406	3 cr	Insect Ecology
CHEM 252/254	4 cr	Organic Chemistry II and Laboratory

TOTAL	16 credit hours

Fourth Year, First Semester

Fourth Year, Second Semester

ENTO 485	3 cr	Current Issues in Insect Science
BIOC 431	4 cr	Biomolecules and Metabolism
BIOC 433	2 cr	Biochemistry Laboratory
MAJOR ELECTIVE	3 cr	Experiential Learning
ELECTIVE	3 cr	Free Electives

TOTAL	15 credit hours