The forensic students are expected to be good students in their subject area, so they should be obtaining grades of B or higher in the chemistry department classes. Students who do not meet pre-requisites for required courses will not be allowed to take those courses until the pre-requisite is satisfied. Students with marginal grades should be made aware that unsatisfactory performance (i.e., grades below C-) in a pre-requisite course could add additional years to their expected graduation date.
Students trying to rectify low grades in courses should consider enrolling in Course Credit by Examination [http://www.ohiou.edu/independent/ccewords.htm], but forensic chemistry students should first contact Pete Harrington, Director of the Forensic Chemistry Program before pursuing this option with any departmental faculty member. Students who are having academic problems should also be referred to Pete.
Internships and Jobs
Students seeking internships and jobs should contact Pete Harrington. We need to record internship and employer information
Options
Option 1 is henceforth known as Trace Analyst
Option 2 is henceforth known as DNA Analyst
Advising
Freshman
LET 105 Justice, Crime, and Ethics, Call Number 70500, Wed 12:10-4:00 PM, Jim McKean MORTON 115
CHEM 151 Principles of Chemistry I
MATH 263A Calculus I
BIOS 170 Introduction to Zoology I
Sophomore
CHEM 241/2 Quantitative Analysis Lecture & Lab
CHEM 305 Organic Chemistry
PHYS 251 General Physics I
LET 200 Procedures, Rules, and Tests of Evidence, Call Number 70501, Wed 5:10-9:00 PM, Sonja Rawn MORTON 127
ANTH 447 Forensic Anthropology (optional now, but will be required, pre-requisites are BIOS 171 or LET 140 or ANTH 201) DNA Analyst Option
Junior
CHEM 351 Physical Chemistry
ENG 305J Technical Writing
Senior
CHEM 433/6 Spectrochemistry Lecture & Lab
CHEM 489 Biochemistry
PBIO 450 Biotechnology (DNA Analyst Option)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Clippinger Laboratories Athens, OH 45701-2979 Tel: 740-593-1737 | Fax: 740-593-0148 chemistry@ohio.edu
