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ADJ171: Forensic Science I
ADJ171: Forensic Science I
Introduces student to crime scene technology, procedures for sketching, diagramming and using casting materials. Surveys the concepts of forensic chemistry, fingerprint classification/identification and latent techniques, drug identification, hair and fiber evidence, death investigation techniques, thin-layer chromatographic methods, and arson materials examination. Part I of II.
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Delivery Method
Online
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Delivery Method
Campus
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Delivery Method
Hybrid
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Credits
3.0
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Department
Administration of Justice
Where Will This Course Transfer?

| Institution | Identifier | Name | Notes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Central Virginia Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Mountain Gateway Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Danville Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Eastern Shore Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Germanna Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Laurel Ridge Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Mountain Empire Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| New River Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Northern Virginia Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Paul D. Camp Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | Courses which are determined to have outdated information and whose acceptance would not assure the student of having current skills may not be granted equivalency credit. | 2-Year |
| Rappahannock Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Tidewater Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Virginia Highlands Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Virginia Western Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Wytheville Community College | ADJ171 | Forensic Science I | 2-Year | |
| Roanoke College | SCIT | Science w/o Transfer | 4-Year | |
| Radford University | CRJU341 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 4-Year | |
| Mary Baldwin University | CJELCT | Criminal Justice Elective- deparment approval needed to count towards degree requirements | 4-Year | |
| Old Dominion University | ITL1REQ | N/A | 4-Year | |
| University of Mary Washington | SOCGNOTMJ | Elective | NOTMJ indicates this is not a major elective. General elective credit will apply to the overall credits needed to graduate. | 4-Year |
| Marymount University | CJ201 | Principles of Forensic Science | 4-Year | |
| Bluefield College | GESCI | Science with Lab Met | 4-Year | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | CRJS1XX | Criminal Justice Transfer Elective | Students will earn the same number of transfer credits (semester hours) as the course taken. | 4-Year |
