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  • Graduate Group in Forensic Science
    1333 Research Park Drive
    Davis, CA 95618
    Tel: (530) 754-4013
    Fax: (530) 752-1976
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  • 250 Mrak Hall
    One Shields Avenue
    Davis, CA 95616

    Phone: (530) 752-0650
    Fax: (530) 752-6222
Forensic Science

Application Deadline

  • 2013 ADMISSION
  • General: Feb. 1
  • Final: Mar. 1

Degrees Offered

  • M.S. Plan I
  • M.S. Plan II

Designated Emphases

Admission Requirements

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal History Statement
  • Official transcripts
  • Statement of purpose

Degree Requirements

Students follow the degree requirements reflecting the year s/he was admitted or the most recent version below.

Administrative Bylaws

Students gain advanced knowledge the biological and physical sciences as used in the collection, analysis and interpretation of evidence, as well as an understanding of the logic and workings of the legal system necessary for careers as forensic scientists in crime laboratories.

This is a self-supporting program, and receives no subsidies from the State of California. Tuition is set by the program per unit. Additional fees include a nonrefundable application fee due at the time of application. Books, supplies, lab materials and other program costs are not included in the tuition. (Tuition fee subject to change.)

This program is an interdisciplinary Graduate Group.

For more information, visit the Forensic Science website.

Contacts

Program Chair
Robert H Rice Environmental Toxicology (530) 752-5176
Academic Advisers
Ralph C Aldredge
(Adviser: General)
Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr 9/1/11 - 8/31/13 (530) 752-5016
Ruth Ballard
(Adviser: General)
Forensic Science 9/1/11 - 8/31/13 (530) 757-0409
Paul Gepts
(Adviser: General)
Department Of Plant Sciences 9/1/11 - 8/31/13 (530) 752-7743
Edward J Imwinkelried
(Adviser: Admissions and General)
School Of Law-Deans Office 9/1/11 - 8/31/13 (530) 752-0727
Sreetharan Kanthaswamy
(Adviser: General)
Primate Center 9/1/11 - 8/31/13
Donald P Land
(Adviser: Primary Contact)
Chemistry 9/1/11 - 8/31/13 (530) 752-5260
Leslie A Lyons
(Adviser: General)
Vm Population Hlth & Reprod 9/1/11 - 8/31/13 (530) 754-5546
Bahram Ravani
(Adviser: General)
Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr 9/1/11 - 8/31/13 (530) 754-6130
Moshe Rosenberg
(Adviser: General)
Food Science & Technology 9/1/12 - 8/31/14 (530) 752-4682
Matthew J Wood
(Adviser: General)
Environmental Toxicology 9/1/12 - 8/31/14 (530) 754-2271
Graduate Program Staff Coordinator
Deborah Roberts Forensic Science Graduate Group (530) 747-3912
Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in the Office of Graduate Studies
Amelia Brown Office of Graduate Studies (530) 752-1473