http://ohioforensic.org/im-interested-in-a-career-in-forensics/ Ohio Forensic Guide Law Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://ohioforensic.org/im-interested-in-a-career-in-forensics/comment-page-1/#comment-262 edith clarke Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:36:01 +0000 http://ohioforensic.org/im-interested-in-a-career-in-forensics/#comment-262 There are four general areas you can get into: · Medical examiner: Have to be a doctor ( MD) so that's about 8+years college · Crime laboratory analyst: Usually need a 4 year degree-chemistry or biology is good to major in--so you can get jobs in something other than just forensics. · Crime scene examiner: Bachelor's degree either in a natural science with emphasis in law enforcement and crime scene processing or a criminal justice degree with emphasis in natural science. · Forensic engineer: You need an engineering degree-a 4 year bachelor's degree. Check out this web page to narrow down which field you want to concentrate on: http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/faculty/n… or the American Academy of Forensic Science:http://www.aafs.org/default.asp?section_… Good luck! There are four general areas you can get into:
· Medical examiner: Have to be a doctor ( MD) so that’s about 8+years college
· Crime laboratory analyst: Usually need a 4 year degree-chemistry or biology is good to major in–so you can get jobs in something other than just forensics.
· Crime scene examiner: Bachelor’s degree either in a natural science with emphasis in law enforcement and crime scene processing or a criminal justice degree with emphasis in natural science.
· Forensic engineer: You need an engineering degree-a 4 year bachelor’s degree.
Check out this web page to narrow down which field you want to concentrate on: http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/faculty/n…
or the American Academy of Forensic Science:http://www.aafs.org/default.asp?section_…
Good luck!

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