Degree Requirements

Crime Scene Investigation

University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute

 
 
Career Program - 36-38 Semester Hour
General Education Requirements: 9 hours
____ BUS 1213 **Computer Applications 3 credit hours
____ ENG 1013 Composition I
OR ENG 1003 Basic Technical Communications 3 credit hours
____ MATH 1203 College Algebra
OR MATH 1253 Applied Technical Math 3 credit hours
Freshman Seminar: 0-2 hours
____ UACC 1002 **Freshman Seminar (if required) 2 credit hours
Technical Courses: 27 hours
____ Crime Scene Technician Certificate Program 9 credit hours
____ Special Topics I 12 credit hrs
____ Law Enforcement Electives 6 credit hours
   (Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Certificate)
**Computer Applications may be taken at the Criminal Justice Institute.
(Students are required to take Freshman Seminar if they score below a 19 on the ACT test in reading, math or writing or comparable scores on the COMPASS test. )
Related Degrees
Crime Scene Investigation
Certificate of Proficiency
Crime Scene Investigation
A.A.S.
The Criminal Justice Institute, a division of the University of Arkansas System, provides training to assist law enforcement officers in Arkansas in enhancing their professional knowledge and skills to better serve their communities. The Criminal Justice Institute has been providing the professional training and has entered into agreement with participating two-year and four-year institutions to award Certificates of Proficiency, Technical Certificates, and Associate of Applied Science degrees in the areas of Crime Scene Investigation and Law Enforcement Administration.
Hint
  • UACCM has no control over admittance to the Criminal Justice Institute of the University of Arkansas.

  • General education classes offered by UACCM can be taken before or after completion of the courses offered by the Criminal Justice Institute of the University of Arkansas.
Note

Special Topics I is a 194 contact hour course that consists of:

  • Recovery of human remains
  • Bloodstain pattern analysis
  • Management of evidence and recovered property
  • Computer crime
  • Crime scene digital photography and imaging
  • Fingerprint comparison and identification
  • Using forensic light source
  • Crime scene courtroom testimony

Special Topics II is an 84 contact hour course that consists of:

  • Advanced management of evidence and recovered property
  • Bloodstain pattern documentation
  • Crime scene interpretation and reconstruction
  • Survival spanish for law enforcement