Master's Degree in Forensic Science
About the Forensic Science Master’s Degree
- One of only seven master’s in Forensic Science programs accredited by the Forensic Science Education Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC)
- Offered on-site at Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation (FRFRF) and NMS Labs state-of-the-art facility
- Renowned American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) and American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT) certified faculty
- Guaranteed 12-credit internship at Fredric Rieders Renaissance Foundation
- Preparation for careers in state and federal agencies
Casework, Internships and Premier Labs
Arcadia’s Forensic Science Degree Program offers a unique exposure to forensic casework. Graduates of the Forensic Science program are sought after by state and federal agencies. Personal attention from professional practitioners and academicians — combined with research, internships, and other firsthand forensic science activities — integrates scholarly inquiry and professional competency.
The Master of Science in Forensic Science Program (M.S.F.S.) is offered in partnership with the Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation and in collaboration with NMS Labs, one of the nation’s premier forensic science laboratories. This alliance provides a source of adjunct instructors, a forensic library, and invaluable links to the forensic science community, as well as state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and facilities. For undergraduate students, Arcadia offers a 4+2 Pre-Forensic Science program, enabling students to complete their undergraduate coursework as well as pursue a Master's in Forensic Science.
Those seeking a quality education in a top Forensic Science Master's program are please to know that the program is fully accredited by the Forensic Science Education Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC). All coursework is aligned with guidelines from the DNA Advisory Board, the Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs (SWGDRUG), and the American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT). Arcadia's program is one of the few forensic science programs in the United States to be accredited, and Arcadia’s successful accreditation efforts formally and distinctively established Forensic Science at Arcadia University as a recognized and accredited program among forensic science practitioners and educators.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Forensic Science program at Arcadia University is to provide high quality, competent, and professional master’s level forensic science education and training. This mission is to be accomplished through contact with internal and external professional practitioners and academicians; through research, internships, and other forensic science activities intended to increase the students’ knowledge of forensic science, and through competent and ethical professional training. Believing that the program’s mission can be achieved through productive interactions among practitioners, academicians, and related forensic science activities, Arcadia University seeks
- To provide a comprehensive graduate program in the areas of forensic biology, chemistry and toxicology and to serve as a model for forensic science education excellence.
- To promote scholarly inquiry into the knowledge and techniques fundamental to the practice of forensic science.
- To provide outstanding resources for students in their professional forensic science development.
- To produce competent and skilled forensic science professionals who can serve as outstanding practitioners and leaders in the forensic science field.
Faculty
Director
- Lawrence A. Presley, M.S., M.A., D-ABC, Assistant Professor and Director (Consultant) of the Criminalistics Department at NMS Labs, Diplomate of the American Board of Criminalistics
Faculty
- Lauretta Bushar, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology
- Chester M. Mikulski, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics
- Dr. Sheryl Smith, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology
Adjunct Faculty
- Edward Barbieri, Ph.D., Forensic Toxicologist at NMS Labs
- Lee Blum, Ph.D., Toxicologist/Assistant Laboratory Director at NMS Labs
- Anthony Costantino, Ph.D., Vice President of Laboratory Operations at NMS Labs
- John DiGregorio, Ph.D., M.D., Medical Director of NMS Labs and Executive Director of the Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation
- Heather Harris, M.F.S., J.D., Independent Forensic Chemistry Consultant
- Robert Middleberg, Ph.D., Laboratory Director at NMS Labs
- Eric Rieders, Ph.D., President of NMS Labs
- M. Fredric Rieders, ’80, Ph.D., Forensic Toxicologist and CEO at NMS Labs
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