Department of Forensic Science

Laurentian University invests in its students!		Canada's Only FEPAC Accredited Forensic Program!
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		Laurentian University is pleased to announce that the Department of Forensic Science is the first in Canada to be granted full accreditation of its Forensic Science degrees through the American Academy of Forensic Sciences’ (AAFS) Forensic Science Education Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). What does the accreditation mean for our students? FEPAC accreditation is the 'gold standard' in the United States by which to judge forensic science degrees. For the first time, this standard is being applied in Canada. No accreditation system exists in Canada. Canada uses American standards for accreditations for agencies such as forensic labs. Canadian students now have the choice of being able to pursue a FEPAC-accredited forensic science degree within Canada. This accreditation is a means of assuring students and employers that the forensic science degree, faculty, program head, curriculum requirements and policies and procedures at this institution has been evaluated under the FEPAC system and that it has met or exceeded all of their standards. Therefore, our graduates have a better chance of employment or acceptance to forensic graduate programs. Please click here to view the rest of the press release.
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WANT TO BECOME A FORENSIC SCIENTIST?		STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Please vist our NEW Students Section by clicking here or on the navigation link called Students!		As part of our FEPAC accreditation requirements, we have made available a list of students who have presented papers at scientific conferencees and those who's undergraduate research has been published.
GRADUATE STUDENT IN THE NEWS		INTERNSHIP AND THESIS INFORMATION
FORENSIC MAGAZINE Artcile: Detecting Bath Salts In October 2011, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Forensic Science Foundation (FSF) funded a capstone project proposal in the Master of Forensic Science Program at Sam Huston State University to investigate the designer drugs known as "Bath Salts" The study will be conducted by Kayla Ellefsen and Dr. Sarah Kerrigan at RCL.		For Internship and Thesis Information, please vist our NEW Student Section by clicking here or on the navigation link called Students!
DEPARTMENT NEWS		GRADUATE STUDIES
Laurentian University Department of Forensic Science first Canadian University to receive coveted FEPAC accreditation.......		Graduate studies in the Forensic Toxicology Research Laboratory may be pursued through the M.Sc. program in Chemical Sciences through the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Please contact Dr. James Watterson for details.
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