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Forensic Science Program Joins Elite List

Glenside, PA – The Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) has awarded full accreditation to the Master of Science in Forensic Science program at Arcadia University. "We are one of only five graduate programs in the United States to be recognized and fully accredited by FEPAC," says Lawrence Presley, Assistant Professor and Director of Forensic Science. On Jan. 7, 2007, the Commission awarded the program full accreditation for a term of five years.

Arcadia's Forensic Science program offers a unique exposure to forensic casework. Graduates of the program are sought after by state and federal agencies. Personal attention from professional practitioners and academicians-combined with research, internships, and other firsthand forensic science activities-integrates scholarly inquiry and professional competency.

The Master of Science in Forensic Science is offered in partnership with the Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation and in collaboration with NMS Labs, one of the nation's premier forensic science laboratories. This alliance provides a source of adjunct instructors, a forensic library, and invaluable links to the forensic science community, as well as state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and facilities. For undergraduate students, Arcadia offers a 4+2 Pre-Forensic Science program that prepares undergraduates for the master's-level degree program.

Arcadia University promises a distinctively global, integrative and personal learning experience that prepares students to contribute and prosper in a diverse and dynamic world. Arcadia is a coeducational, comprehensive private university in suburban Philadelphia offering undergraduate and graduate studies to more than 3,600 students. Arcadia's Center for Education Abroad, top-ranked in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, is one of the largest campus-based international study programs in the United States, serving an additional 3,000 students from more than 350 American colleges and universities. Louis J Sheehan