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About This Program
Examine real-world cases as you learn criminal investigation techniques by enrolling in the undergraduate forensics certificate program at American Public University (APU).
APU’s online undergraduate certificate in forensics expands your knowledge of criminal behavior, analysis, profiling, evidence collection and processing, criminal liability, and criminal law.
In our forensics certificate program, you will manage and profile crime scenes to determine perpetrators. Using documents from real cases, you will use physical and psychological evidence gathering and analysis to investigate and determine causes of sudden, unexpected, and violent death. The program also explores social and environmental factors that may motivate deviant behavior.
Your learning will be enhanced by expert faculty who bring a wealth of knowledge from professional roles in law enforcement and criminal justice.
NOTE: Completion of this program does not award any professional certifications, but may be helpful in preparing to earn such certifications.
What You Will Do
- Study various types of physical evidence and relate the advantages of evidence collection from the forensic scientist's point of view
- Explain how the science and art of profiling crime scenes is key to the investigation of crimes for which there is no known perpetrator
- Analyze contemporary practices associated with investigating the manner and cause of sudden, unexpected, and violent death
- Assess environmental influences and motivating factors that result in criminal behavior
Program at a Glance
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Program Requirements Printable Catalog Version
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 4803
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 07/23/23 | Spring 2023 Session A | 16 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 08/20/23 | Spring 2023 Session K | 16 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 09/24/23 | Spring 2023 Session C | 16 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 10/22/23 | Summer 2023 Session A | 16 Week session |
02/27/23 - 08/04/23 | 08/07/23 - 11/26/23 | Summer 2023 Session K | 16 Week session |
03/27/23 - 09/01/23 | 09/04/23 - 12/24/23 | Summer 2023 Session C | 16 Week session |
Course ID: 2538
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/27/23 - 08/04/23 | 08/07/23 - 10/01/23 | Summer 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/27/23 - 09/01/23 | 09/04/23 - 10/29/23 | Summer 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2553
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/27/23 - 08/04/23 | 08/07/23 - 10/01/23 | Summer 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/27/23 - 09/01/23 | 09/04/23 - 10/29/23 | Summer 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2556
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
03/27/23 - 09/01/23 | 09/04/23 - 10/29/23 | Summer 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2557
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
03/27/23 - 09/01/23 | 09/04/23 - 10/29/23 | Summer 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 2536
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
02/27/23 - 08/04/23 | 08/07/23 - 10/01/23 | Summer 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3818
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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10/31/22 - 03/31/23 | 04/03/23 - 05/28/23 | Spring 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/28/22 - 04/28/23 | 05/01/23 - 06/25/23 | Spring 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/26/22 - 06/02/23 | 06/05/23 - 07/30/23 | Spring 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/30/23 - 06/30/23 | 07/03/23 - 08/27/23 | Summer 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/27/23 - 08/04/23 | 08/07/23 - 10/01/23 | Summer 2023 Session I | 8 Week session |
03/27/23 - 09/01/23 | 09/04/23 - 10/29/23 | Summer 2023 Session D | 8 Week session |
Admission Requirements
- All APU undergraduate programs require a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (i.e., GED).
- Please read all undergraduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation.
- There is no fee to complete the APU admission application. View steps to apply.
Materials Cost
Technology fee: $65 per course | $0 for active-duty military, National Guard members, and Reservists.
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*Cost Per Credit Hour
To minimize out-of-pocket costs, U.S. active-duty servicemembers, their spouse/dependents, National Guard members, and Reservists receive a tuition grant that caps undergraduate, master's degree, and graduate certificate tuition at $250/credit hour. In addition, a university book grant provides no-cost textbooks and ebooks for all undergraduates and military-tuition-grant-eligible master’s-level students.
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