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FORS Update for Colleagues Across the State (OCTOBER 10, 2008)

• As FS colleagues know, FORS is the ultimate INTERDISCIPLINARY course of study at the 2-year & at the Bachelor's levels. Anthropology, Criminal Justice, & Psychology (for sure) comprise academic disciplines along with NATURAL LAB SCIENCES (BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY ). So, until I can arrange for a University Center of Forensic Science in Texas, we can choose to CROSS LIST FORS 2340--Introduction to Forensic Science (or 2440 with CSI lab) as CRIJ 2340; FORS 2350--Introduction to Forensic Psycholgoy (2450 with lab) as PSYC 2350.

• This strategy will allow CJ instructors and Psych instructors to teach the respective FORS courses.

• Temporarily, cross-listing will fly with SACS, but only until we get too popular (certainly within 3-5 years). At that point, they will make an argument that 18 graduate hours in FORS is required to teach ALL FORS courses. We will have some lead time in this predictable eventuality.

All for Now....D. Jacobs