Program Description

The M.S. Forensic Science - Digital Forensics degree is a research-oriented, graduate degree program. Students must complete a minimum of 36 hours of graduate level work, including a core of 30 hours and six hours of thesis research or three hours of graduate capstone plus an additional three hour guided elective.

Admission Requirements

1. A bachelor’s degree in Forensic Science, Natural Science, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering, or similar degree. Undergraduate transcripts must show a minimum 3.0 overall undergraduate GPA and completion of nine undergraduate hours and other prerequisites (if any), as determined by the graduate program advisor: FRSC 3043 Crime Scene Processing; STAT 2103 Introduction to Statistics for the Sciences; and FRSC 2503 Introduction to Forensic Science. These courses may be completed during the first year of graduate college at UCO.
2. Applicants must satisfy one of the following to be considered for admission: 1) A GRE score with a preferred minimum 50th percentile ranking (quantitative and verbal sections), 2) 2+ years of professional experience in Digital Forensics/Information Security or similar field, or 3) An undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or greater in a relevant degree program.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5

Remarks:

• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $25,100.
• Yearly tuition fee is given.