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Forensics and Crime Scene Technology
Crime Scene Management — Certificate for Direct Employment
Learn how to handle a crime scene with courses in forensics; identification, documentation, and processing of evidence; justice administration
and more. Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on evenings/weekends, or in a combination of weekdays and
evenings/weekends.
What can I do with this certificate?
Career Options: Become a crime scene technician/analyst.
Academic Options: apply your aJs courses toward an associate degree in administration of Justice.
Location: Community Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean/lead faculty: 206-6350
Program/major Codes: CRTFORENSICS/CSM
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
Csm 100 intro to Photographic Equipment and Procedures for Crime scene investigation (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Csm 101 Criminalistics (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Csm 102* Crime scene Photography (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Csm 103 latent Processing (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Csm 104 fingerprint identification (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Csm 105 Blood Pattern Documentation (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5
Csm 106 Ballistics (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5
Csm 107 Courtroom testimony and report Writing (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5
Required Support Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
aJs 101 introduction to administration of Justice systems (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 124 Ethics and the administration of Justice (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 201 rules of Evidence (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
any Bio or CHm course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Total credits as displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.5
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
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