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Certificate in Forensic Sciences at Saint Mary's University

Saint Mary's University, Canada

Programme overview

Forensic science is the application of science to the law. The certificate exposes students to selected facets of this intersection of disciplines, with students progressing as a cohort and learning from research faculty and external field experts.

Faculty: Faculty of Science  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

24 credit hours of required and elective courses, plus 15 credit hours of admission prerequisites in biology and chemistry.

Career pathways

Graduates have gone on to roles such as forensic identification unit staff, financial fraud investigator, forensic technician, forensic technologist in an RCMP lab and DNA or health services lab technician.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be current BSc or BA students at Saint Mary's with a declared major, a minimum CGPA of 3.00 and at least 30 credit hours completed by the end of the winter semester of the application year, including prerequisites. Applications are due May 1 each year and require a personal statement.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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