Program: Forensic Science Minor - California State University, Stanislaus - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 07, 2025

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

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Requirements

To qualify for this academic minor, students must complete the required number of units with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (C).

(19 units)

1. Complete the following courses:

(13 units)

CJ 2280 - Criminal Law 3 unit(s)
CJ 3700 - Criminalistics I 4 unit(s)
CJ 3710 - Criminalistics II 4 unit(s)
BIOL 4850 - Forensic DNA Technology 2 unit(s)

2. Complete 2 of the following upper-division courses or other upper-division courses with approval of academic adviser:

(6 units minimum)

ANTH 4420 - Bodies of Evidence 3 unit(s)
CJ 4250 - Psychology Criminal Behavior 4 unit(s)
CJ 4320 - Forensic Psychology 3 unit(s) / PSYC 4320 Forensic Psychology 3 unit(s)
CJ 4440 - Cyber Crime Forensic Investigation, Analysis, and Theory 3 unit(s)
CJ 4450 - Exploring the Criminalization of Mental Illness and its Impact on Incarceration 3 unit(s)
CJ 4850 - Scientific Evidence and the Law 3 unit(s)
CJ 4940 - Criminal Justice Internship 2-4 unit(s)
CJ 4985 - Crime Intelligence and Analysis 3 unit(s)