Internships
Internships are an integral part of all degree programs in the College of Criminal Justice, providing you with the opportunity to integrate theory with practice. You also gain benefits from the professional development and networking found through a field placement experience.
An internship is especially important in forensic science where you will receive hands-on training in areas such as forensic DNA, controlled substance analysis, forensic toxicology, firearms, latent prints, or trace evidence analysis.
The MSFS program collaborates with over twenty city, county, state, and federal agencies, both in and out-of-state, to provide a wide range of internship opportunities in a variety of forensic disciplines.
In-State
- Ameritox, LTD, Midland, TX
- Bexar County Forensic Science Center, San Antonio, TX
- College Station Police Department, College Station, TX
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) South Central Laboratory, Dallas, TX
- Harris County Sheriff's Office, Houston, TX
- Harris County Medical Examiner's Office, Houston, TX
- Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Conroe, TX
- Texas Department of Public Safety- Austin Crime Laboratory, Austin, TX
- Texas Department of Public Safety-Houston Regional Crime Lab, Houston, TX
Out-of-State
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory, Denver, CO
- County of San Diego, Medical Examiner's Office, San Diego, CA
- Federal Aviation Administration Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK
- Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Erie Co. Medical Examiners Office, Buffalo, NY
- Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, Los Angeles, CA
- Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner, Miami, FL
- New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center, Albany, NY
- North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Toxicology Laboratory, Chapel Hill, NC
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Regional Forensic Science Center, Wichita, KS
- San Diego Police Department, San Diego, CA
- Ventura County Sheriff (Forensic Sciences Laboratory), Ventura, CA
- Washington State Patrol Forensic Laboratory Services Bureau, Seattle, WA