New York, USA
DEGREE TYPE
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 51,382 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* additional fees may apply
Key Summary
Introduction
Is crime-solving your calling? With our BS in Forensic Science, you’ll learn from professionals in criminalistics, forensic chemistry, and forensic biology in our fully equipped facilities, including a new state-of-the-art DNA sequencing lab and specialized laboratories with virtual crime scene reconstruction and forensic microscopy.
Top-Notch Criminalistics
- What makes our program truly unique is that our faculty members maintain full-time affiliations with the major forensic laboratories of local and federal law enforcement agencies.
- Students participate in internships with investigative teams in New York City at major area crime labs, experiences that will make a difference to prospective employers.
- Upon graduation, degree holders have the knowledge needed for admission into medical or dental schools, or to continue onto graduate studies in forensic science, biology, or chemistry.
External Approvals and Accreditations
The Chemistry program on the New York City campus has carried for more than 40 years the approval of the Committee for Professional Training of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Our graduating students with a BS in Forensic Science receive the ACS Certification by proper selection of elective courses.
Add Opportunities and Experiences
Pace University offers both a BS in Forensic Science degree and an MS in Forensic Science degree on our New York City Campus. Our facilities are fully equipped for forensic chemistry and biology, and include a state-of-the-art DNA sequencing lab and specialized laboratories for crime scene reconstruction, forensic microscopy, questioned documents, and virtual crime scene reconstruction.
The faculty is comprised of top-notch professionals in criminalistics, forensic chemistry, and forensic biology. Our unique professional affiliations enable the latest advances in forensic science to be brought into the classroom and enable students to access internships at major laboratories.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Pace University offers students as much financial assistance as possible. Financial Aid can come in many forms, including scholarships and grants, work-study, and student loans. Financial Aid award packages offered by Pace University typically consist of a combination of awards from these types of aid programs.
General Rules Covering All Financial Aid
- Any combination of tuition-specific Pace-funded scholarships, grants, or awards and New York State or other tuition-specific funding cannot exceed your actual tuition charges.
- All financial aid combined may not exceed your Cost of Attendance.
- You must be matriculated in a degree program at Pace University to receive any financial aid other than Alternative Loans. (Note that some certificate program students also qualify). Matriculated means that you are admitted to and enrolled in a degree or applicable certificate program.
- Generally, students must be enrolled at least half-time (6 credits per semester) to qualify for aid. Exceptions are Federal Pell Grants and Alternative Loans.
- To review basic eligibility criteria for Pace University, Federal, and New York State aid programs please visit our General Eligibility section.
Pace Scholarships and Resources
- Institutional Scholarships and Grants
- Federal Grants
- New York State Scholarships and Grants
- Third-Party Scholarship Resources
Curriculum
First Year
Fall
- ENG 110 Composition: 3
- BIO 101 General Biology I: 0-4
- CHE 111 General Chemistry I: 0-4
- MAT 131 Calculus I: 0-4
- UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community: 1
Spring
- ENG 120 Critical Writing: 4
- BIO 102 General Biology II: 0-4
- CHE 112 General Chemistry II: 0-4
- MAT 132 Calculus II: 0-4
- CIS 101 Introduction to Computing: 0-3
Credits: 4-19
Second Year
Fall
- CHE 223 Organic Chemistry I: 0-5
- PHY 111 General Physics I: 0-4
- BIO 231 Genetics: 0-4
- First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines: 3
Spring
- CHE 224 Organic Chemistry II: 0-5
- PHY 112 General Physics II (Analysis of Human, Social, and Natural Phenomena (AOK5)): 0-4
- CHE 200 Mathematical Methods for Physical Chemistry: 4
- Second Language Course, if applicable:
Third Year
Fall
- CHE 221 Analytical Methods and Techniques: 0-4
- CHE 301 Physical Chemistry I: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy: 0-4
- FOR 252 Crime Scene Processing: 0-3
- COM 200 Public Speaking: 3
- Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course:
Spring
- CHE 331 Instrumental Analysis: 0-4
- CHE 302 Physical Chemistry II: Thermodynamics, Molecular Interactions and Kinetics: 0-4
- FOR 251 Basic Criminalistics: 0-3
- CHE 326 Biochemistry: 0-4
- BIO 345 Introduction to Toxicology: 3
Fourth Year
Fall
- MAT 141 Introductory Statistics for the Life Sciences: 4
- ENG 201 Writing in the Disciplines: 3
- FOR 531 Forensic Microscopy: 0-3
- Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course: 3
- Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course: 3
Spring
- FOR 505 Molecular Biology: 3
- FOR 537 Forensic Biology: 0-4
- FOR 492 Forensic Science Seminar: 1
- CRJ 261 Introduction to Criminal Investigation: 3
- Open Elective Course: 3
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Choose Your Career
Home to numerous forensic laboratories, New York City alone offers many career opportunities.
Where Graduates Are Employed
- The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Northeast Regional Laboratory, which employs forensic chemists specializing in the identification of drugs.
- The New York City Police Department (NYPD) forensic laboratory, employs criminalists for drug identification, fingerprints, arson, and trace evidence.
- The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), which is the largest DNA lab in the country employs criminalists in its toxicology laboratory and forensic biology laboratory.
Our alumni also work at governmental forensic laboratories in other jurisdictions, private forensic laboratories, and major pharmaceutical companies.