Sample Schedule
While not every schedule looks the same, here is an example of a Forensic Science program.
Washington, D.C. Days 1-5
Day 1
- Registration
- Campus Tours
- Opening Ceremony
- TA Group Orientation
Day 2
- AU Credit Option
- Ropes Challenge Course
- Leadership Series: Group Dynamics & Personality Matrix
- Lecture: Crime Scene Investigation
- Pizza Night
Day 3
- National Museum of Health and Medicine Visit
- White House Picnic
- Lecture: The Crime Laboratory
- Forensic Skills Workshop: Fingerprinting
- Leadership Series: Community
- TA Group Meeting
Day 4
- Crime Scene Simulation
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Leadership Workshop: Ethics
- Washington at Night Tour
- Jefferson Memorial
- FDR Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
- Vietnam War and Korean War Memorials
- Iwo Jima Memorial
Day 5
- Investigation Team Meeting
- Guest Speaker
- Leadership Workshop: Time Management
- Forensic Workshop: Skeletal Analysis
- AU Credit Option
- Documentary: Investigative Techniques
Washington, D.C. Days 6-10
Day 6
- Capitol Hill and the Smithsonian Institution
- Congressional Visits
- Library of Congress
- Air and Space Museum
- National Gallery of Art
- American History Museum
- American Museum of Natural History
- Investigation Team Meeting
- Forensic Science Workshop: DNA Extraction
Day 7
- Guest Speaker
- TA Group Meeting
- Lecture: Forensics and the Law
- Investigative Team Meeting
- Game Night
Day 8
- AU Credit Option
- Forensics Workshop: Footwear and Tire Impressions
- Investigative Team Meeting
- Lecture: Careers in Forensic Science
- Baltimore Harbor
Day 9
- AU Credit Option
- Forensics Workshop: Blood Spatter Analysis
- The International Spy Museum
- Leadership Workshop: Public Speaking
- Grand Jury Simulation
- Dance
Day 10
- Case Resolution
- Closing Ceremony
- Final TA Meeting