National Forensic Academy: Collegiate Program

About the Program

The National Forensic Academy partners with the University of Tennessee at Martin to offer an in-residence, three-week collegiate program for criminal justice undergraduate and graduate students. Participants receive nine hours of undergraduate credit upon completing the program.  

The goals of the program are to: 

  • Prepare students for a career in the criminal justice field. 
  • Increase knowledge of forensic science. 
  • Provide hands-on experience through practical exercises and real-life crime scene scenarios. 
  • Offer exposure and instruction from nationally recognized subject matter experts.
  • Mirror the award winning 10-week in-residence National Forensic Academy offered to professional law enforcement personnel.


Pre-requisites 

Students must be criminal justice majors or approved for registration by the instructor of record.

A collegiate NFA student conducts latent fingerprint analysis in a lab.

Curriculum

  • Crime Scene Management 
  • Digital Photography 
  • Latent Fingerprint Processing 
  • DNA for the Crime Scene Investigator 
  • Crime Scene Mapping 
  • Forensic Anthropology 
  • Shooting Incident Reconstruction 
  • Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Facilities

Our facilities provide a comprehensive learning environment for students. They include:

  • A smart classroom
  • Multi-station laboratory
  • Photography room
  • Experiment room
  • Outdoor boneyard
  • Additional outdoor facilities

Scholarships

Tuition

Total cost: $4,800 

This includes tuition, curriculum, housing in fully furnished apartments, training materials and equipment use.

Students are responsible for their transportation, meals and uniforms.

Registration Contact

Dr. Cindy Boyles
University of Tennessee Martin
Department of Behavioral Sciences
538 University Street
Martin, TN 38238

Email: cboyles2@utm.edu
Phone: (731) 410-7500

Questions?

Contact LEIC Training Specialist Tim Schade.