Welcome!

This Web site contains student resources to support the forensic science major at Russell Sage College. Follow the links below to information on the program and its components, and to on-line research materials.

The RSC Program

• Program Description
• Program Mission Statement
• Program Expected Learning Outcomes
• Outcomes Assessment
• Guidelines for CHM/BIO 308 Internship in Forensic Science
• Syllabus for CHM/BIO 340 Introduction to Forensic Science
• Internship Field Supervisor Evaluation Form
• Guidelines for Internship Final Papers
• Grading of CHM/BIO 340 Final Papers
• Grading of CHM/BIO 340 Seminar Presentations
• Forensic Science Club

Research

• Sage Library Resources
• Journal of Forensic Sciences
• RSC Writing Studio
• Reddy's Forensic Home Page
• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Microgram Bulletin
• Forensic DNA Resource Reports
• The President's DNA Initiative
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• Forensics.ca: The Forensic Science Portal
• Locard's Exchange Principle
• Becke Lines, Refractive Index, and the Forensic Analysis of Glass Fragments and Fibers

Information/Employment Possibilities

• New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center (the FIC)
• American Association of Crime Laboratory Directors
• Massachusetts State Police Crime Labs
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
• U.S. Secret Service
• Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners
• Northeast Association of Forensic Scientists
• ForensicCareers.com
• Capital Region Internship Postings