Forensic Science
All students are required to write a thesis. Prior to submitting the thesis students must have received passing grades for the three semester prospectus seminar FOS 795-797. Students are encouraged to enroll in FOS795 and identify a full time science graduate faculty member as a research mentor and thesis advisor within their first year in the program. Thesis topics are expected to broaden the knowledge base of Forensic Science and during the course of this seminar series students will be asked to complete a prospectus including a brief impact statement on how the proposed research will potentially affect a forensic discipline. Students are allowed to start their thesis project immediately after approval of their topic by the thesis advisor.