Deciding Students and Major Changes

Students who are not initially in the forensic science major or pre-forensic science program:

• Students who chose forensic science on their initial BGSU application but did not get into the program will be moved to the Deciding Students Program and will work with Life Design. Learn more about the deciding student program here.
• Students who are currently at BGSU and have never been evaluated before can contact the forensic science office to be evaluated for pre-forensic science. Please contact forsci@bgsu.edu 
• Students should take time to explore career paths potentially right for them while they continue to move forward with the required classes needed to be evaluated for the forensic science major.
• Students will need to inform their academic advisor and life design coach that they wish to pursue forensic science as a major.

How do I know if I am ready to be evaluated for forensic science?

The requirements for matriculation admittance into the forensic science major are:

Obtained a cumulative college GPA of a 3.0 or better,

and Earned a “C” or better in CHEM 1230 (including CHEM 1240 lab) or CHEM 1350

and Earned a "C" or better in CHEM 1270 (including CHEM 1280 lab) or CHEM 1370 (including CHEM 1380 lab)

and Earned a “C” or better in the Organic Chemistry sequence: CHEM 3410 and CHEM 3440 (including CHEM 3450 or CHEM 3460 lab)

and Earned a "C" or better in CHEM 2010 Quantitative Chemistry

and Earned a "C" or better in CHEM 1770 Introduction to Forensic Science (Non-majors will need to request a seat, if available. Class is offered every fall semester.)

and Earned a  "satisfactory" (S/C or better, as applicable) Forensic Science Seminar FSCI 1910

If you feel as though you have meet the requirements set forth for matriculation into forensic science please do the following:

• Select a specialization. This will be needed to move forward with any change. The specializations are forensic DNA analysis, forensic drug analysis, or forensic examination. Students will receive information regarding the three specializations during FSCI 1910 and CHEM 1770. 
• Contact the forensic science office by emailing Christina Guinsler
• Christina will assist in the next steps and the appropriate paperwork needed to move foward, dependent on the student's current major.