The Forensic Sciences Foundation


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General (page 3)

Education and Experience

All members of the General Section must have at least a bachelor's degree. Many of the disciplines represented require a master’s or doctorate degree. Work experience requirements vary with educational levels.


Forensic scientist analyzing blood spatters.

This Section

What is Forensic Science?

What Do Forensic Scientists Do? 
  - Work
  - Ethics
  - Testimony

What's a Forensic Scientist? 
 - How Do I Become One? 
 - How Much Money Will I Make? 
 - Where Will I Work?

Kinds of Forensic Science:
   Discipline Sections Within
   the American Academy
   of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)

  - Criminalistics 
  - Digital & Multimedia Sciences
  - Engineering Sciences 
  - General 
         > Scope of Work
         > Education & Experience
         > Career Opportunities
  - Jurisprudence 
  - Odontology 
  - Pathology/Biology
  - Physical Anthropology
  - Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
  - Questioned Documents
  - Toxicology

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