In conjunction with the Graduate Certificate, this program provides academic support for individuals pursuing academic study in apprenticeship or journeyman programs that prepare document examiners, trainees, and laboratory interns for certification. 

Participation requires associated training or experience as well as permission from the lead instructor in this area. The program includes 39 credit hours, including 27 hours of core courses and 12 hours of electives.

M.F.S.A. students who are residents of southern states in the Academic Common Market may ask the governing board of the home state’s universities for permission to have OSU waive the non-resident portion of tuition.  For a list of participating states, see http://www.cep.unt.edu/ACM.html.

Completion of this degree or receipt of the associated Graduate Certificate does not certify the individual as a Forensic Document Examiner

Core Courses
(27 core credits required)

M.F.S.A. Electives for the QD Track
3 elective credit hours required, as approved by the advisor from the options below:

FRNS 5063 Scientific [Research] Writing and Presentation (3)*
FRNS 5083 Ethics in Forensic Leadership (3)*
FRNS 5513 Forensic Bioscience (3)*
FRNS 5523 Forensic Toxicology (chemistry prerequisite)
FRNS 5533 Drug Toxicity (3)
FRNS 5622 Advanced Criminalistics (2)
FRNS 5713 Forensic Psychology (3)*
FRNS 5723 Advanced Forensic Psychology (3)*
FRNS 6043 Forensic Management and Organizational Development (3)*
HCA 5023 Human Resources in Health Care and Public Administration (3)*