BS in Forensic Science

Experience Hands-On Laboratories and Real Crime Scene Simulations. Our forensic science degree program will prepare you for work in most sections of the forensic laboratory. You'll be immersed in the world of drugs, arson, toxicology, death investigations, and DNA evidence. Additionally, forensic science majors at Point Park University have the unique opportunity to investigate mock crime scenes in our crime scene investigation house — located right on campus.

You'll also have the opportunity to participate in real-world internships. For example, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office is just a short walk away. If you like applying chemistry, physics, biology, and math to problems related to legal situations, then our forensic science degree program may be right for you.

Our School of Arts and Sciences is recognized for academic excellence in a diverse range of studies. At Point Park, Pittsburgh's only Downtown university, you'll engage in a more active, more real, more professional education. You'll have professors who teach from their own real-world experience when you pursue a degree from among more than 100 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs that we offer.

You'll have access to successful, working professionals within your field. You'll have internship and job opportunities with leading companies and organizations. And you'll have the limitless cultural and entertainment opportunities that only a world-class city can offer.