Forensic Chemistry Student Success and Enrollment

Our Program goals and educational objectives are to:

1. Provide students a thorough grounding in math and sciences, the cornerstones of modern forensic science;
2. Enhance student’s critical thinking and analysis skills, especially as it pertains to forensics;
3. Instruct students on the various facets of forensics, including hands-on instrument training;
4. Produce a technically skilled and educated forensic chemistry workforce for Mississippi and the nation.

To achieve these goals, the Program will:

• Maintain an innovative faculty that is committed to teaching a modern curriculum, critical thinking skills, and the different facets of forensics;
• Provide as much laboratory opportunities as possible for students to maximize their use of instrumentation and problem solving skills;
• Develop and enhance student’s presentation, technical, and problem solving skills;
• Promote forensic-themed research projects using the latest technologies;
• Encourage students to participate in- and present research at- forensic meetings and conferences;
• Promote defense of experiments through oral presentations that stimulate discussion among forensic majors;
• Invite guests from different forensic backgrounds to give seminars and workshops on their areas of expertise;
• Take students on trips to different forensic laboratories;
• Reinforce the importance of record keeping and written presentation skills utilizing word processors, spreadsheets, and graphing tools; and
• Teach laboratory safety.