MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5326 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2020 Summer Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 18 CIP Code: 43.0406	Primary College: Initiating College: Chandler-Gilbert Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: CG Field of Interest: Behavioral Science and Human Services Instructional Council: Administration of Justice Studies GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 19-4092, 25-1111

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Forensic Science is designed to provide students with the technical skills and knowledge necessary to evaluate and process a crime scene for items of evidentiary value, document crime scene evidence, and collect and retain items consistent with forensic procedures.

Required Courses

AJS201 Rules of Evidence 3
AJS213 Evidence Technology/Fingerprints 3
AJS215 Criminalistics: Physical Evidence 3
AJS216 Criminalistics: Biological Evidence 3
AJS241 Police Photography 3
AJS275 Criminal Investigation I 3

Credits: 18

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Program Competencies
1. Adhere to the general rules governing admissibility of evidence, including the exceptions and privileges. (AJS201) 2. Demonstrate the appropriate techniques to identify, interpret and classify fingerprints and explain the problems associated with the development of latent prints. (AJS213) 3. Collect and preserve physical evidence. (AJS215) 4 Collect and preserve biological evidence. (AJS216) 5. Photograph basic accident and crime scenes and specific items of evidence using appropriate photographic techniques. (AJS241) 6. Demonstrate the appropriate steps to be undertaken during the investigation of specific crimes. (AJS275)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 6-27-06

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.