2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Jul 11, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook

Forensic Anthropology, CA


CODE: FRANTH-CT     |     TOTAL CREDITS: 30     |     FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

This certificate is not intended for transfer to NSU, UNLV, or UNR.  Some of the courses may be eligible for transfer depending on the policies of the institution you are transferring to.  Students who wish to transfer should consult with their assigned advising unit.

ACADEMIC MAPMap: CSN CA Forensic Anthropology    

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program are located at www.csn.edu/gainful-employment.

DESCRIPTION
The Forensic Anthropology certificate program provides a foundation in the biological, social, and applied components of forensic activities in which anthropologists engage. The certificate program is designed to prepare students for a variety of pathways leading to careers in forensic anthropology at local and national levels. The program offers students opportunities for practical application of learning within an academic framework.

COMPUTATION & HUMAN RELATIONS COMPONENTS
  • Computation: MATH 120/120E
  • Human Relations: SOC 101

NEED HELP WITH THIS DEGREE OR SELECTING A COURSE?
  • For advising assistance, log into MyCSN, and access your advising unit’s information from the advising notice in the communication center.
  • If you are on academic warning, probation or suspension, or financial aid warning or suspension, please see an Academic Counselor by visiting Counseling and Retention Services.

 

Student Learning Outcomes


  1. Apply core concepts in cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, medical anthropology, and forensic anthropology.
  2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of human skeletal anatomy.
  3. Analyze and construct a biological profile.
  4. Understand the ethical responsibilities expected of forensic anthropology.
  5. Articulate the role of forensic anthropology in human rights and disaster response.

General Education Requirements


TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 15


Major Requirements


TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 15


Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in a Certificate of Achievement program will not count toward graduation requirements.