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Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1530 3rd Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35294
Phone: 205-934-8538
Director: Jason G. Linville, PhD jglinvil@uab.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree in Forensic Science
California
University of California at Davis
1333 Research Park Drive
Davis, Ca 95618
Phone: 5340-757-8699
Director: Frederic A. Tulleners, MA ftulleners@ucdavis.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree in Forensic Science
http://forensicscience.ucdavis.edu
Colorado
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Campus Box 52
PO Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217
Phone: 303-556-2855
Director: Charles G. Tindall, Jr., PhD tindallc@mscd.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Chemistry with a concentration in Criminalistics
Connecticut
University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516
Phone: 203-932-7116
Director: Timothy M. Palmbach, MS, JD tpalmbach@newhaven.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Science Program
Florida
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: 305-348-2195
Director: Anthony P. DeCaprio, PhD adecapr@fiu.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Certificate Programs in conjunction with the Bachelor of Science Degree in a natural science such as chemistry or biology
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St.
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: 305-348-7410
Director: DeEtta Mills, PhD millsd@fiu.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science in Forensic Science
Georgia
Albany State University
504 College Drive
Albany, GA 31705
Phone: 229-430-4864
Director: Charles O. Ochie, Sr. PhD charles.ochie@asurams.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Science
http://www.asurams.edu/forensicscience
Illinois
University of Illinois at Chicago
M/C 866, Room 335
UIC College of Pharmacy
833 South Wood St
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-996-2250
Director: R.E. Gaensslen, PhD reg@uic.edu
Status: Full Accreditation (1-year term) for the Master of Science in Forensic Science
http://uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Biopharmaceutical_Sciences/index.php
Indiana
Indiana University of Purdue University, Indianapolis
402 North Blackford Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-274-6883
Director: Jay Siegel, PhD jasiegel@iupui.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic and Investigative Sciences
Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475
Phone: 859-622-2908
Director: Diane E. Vance, PhD diane.vance@eku.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Forensic Science
Massachusetts
Boston University School of Medicine
72 East Concord Street
Biomedical Forensic Sciences Program, R806
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-638-1952
Director: Robin W. Cotton, PhD rwcotton@bu.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree in Biomedical Forensic
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/biomedforensic
Michigan
Michigan State University
560A Baker Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-432-5439
Director: David R. Foran, PhD forsci@msu.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree Program (biology and chemistry tracks)
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
322 Coulter Hall
University, MS 38677
Phone: 662-915-5143
Director: Murrell Godfrey, PhD mgodfrey@olemiss.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Chemistry
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/chemistry/undergraduate/bs_forensic.php
New York
University of Albany (SUNY at Albany)
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
Phone: 518-442-4308
Director: Donald D. Orokos, PhD orokos@albany.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree in Forensic Biology
http://www.albany.edu/biology/forensics
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
455 West 59th St
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-237-8884
Director: Lawrence Kobilinsky, PhD lkobilinsky@jjay.cuny.edu
Status: Conditional Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Science
Ohio
OHIO University
175 Clippinger Laboratory
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740-593-0797
Director: Glen P. Jackson, PhD jacksong@ohio.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Chemistry Program
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~jasksong
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
1111 West 17th Street
Tulsa, OK 74107
Phone: 918-561-1292
Director: Robert W. Allen, PhD robert.w.allen@okstate.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree in Forensic Science
http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/forensic
Pennsylvania
Arcadia University
450 South Easton Road
Glenside, PA 19038
Phone: 215-572-4140
Director: Lawrence A. Presley, MS, MA, D-ABC presley@arcadia.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree in Forensic Science
Cedar Crest College
100 College Drive
Allentown, PA 18104
Phone: 610-606-4666 ext. 3567
Director: Lawrence Quarino, PhD laquarin@cedarcrest.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, and Genetic Engineering with a concentration in Forensic Science
Duquesne University
340 Fisher Hall
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburg, PA 15282
Phone: 412-396-6373
Director: Frederick W. Fochtman, PhD fochtman@dug.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree in Forensic Science
http://www.science.duq.edu/forensics
The Pennsylvania State University
107 Whitmore Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-5286
Director: Mitchell M. Holland, PhD mmh20@psu.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Science
http://www.science.psu.edu/forensics
West Chester University
Department of Chemistry
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2631
Director: Timothy Starn, PhD tstarn@wcupa.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic and Toxicological Chemistry
Texas
University of North Texas
Department of Chemistry
Forensic Science Program
1155 Union Circle #305070
Denten, TX 76203
Phone: 940-369-8458
Director: Teresa D. Golden, PhD forensic@unt.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Certificate Programs in Conjunction with the Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry, Biology, and Chemistry
Sam Houston State University
1003 Bowers Boulevard
Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone: 936-294-4286
Director: Sarah Kerrigan, PhD sarah.kerrigan@shsu.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree in Forensic
Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
1020 West Main Street
PO Box 843079
Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: 804-828-0799
Director: Sarah J. Seashols, MS sseashols@vcu.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Science
http://www.has.vcu.edu/forensics
West Virginia
Marshall University, Huntington
1401 Forensic Science Drive
Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: 304-691-8931
Director: Terry W. Fenger, PhD fenger@marshall.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Master of Science Degree in Forensic Science
http://www.marshall.edu/forensics
West Virginia University
1600 University Avenue
208 Oglebay Hall
PO Box 6121
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: 304-293-3169
Director: Keith B. Morris, PhD keith.morris@mail.wvu.edu
Status: Full Accreditation for the Bachelor of Science Degree- Forensic and Investigative Science Program
Canada
Laurentian University
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6
Phone: 705-675-1151, ext. 4209
Director: Scott I. Fairgrieve, PhD sfairgrieve@laurentian.ca
Status: Full Accreditation for Honors B.Sc. Degree in Forensic Science (Single Specialization) and Honors B.Sc. Degree in Forensic Science and Chemistry (Combined Specialization)
http://laurentianforensicscience.ca