Forensic Investigator II

The Forensic Investigator II Certificate is designed to give graduates a recognized credential that can translate into greater recognition within their respective field.  After completing the four required courses and one elective course offered through the Texas Forensic Science Academy graduates will have an understanding of the investigator’s role throughout the investigative process, procedures for conducting investigations of various types of human death, and the skills for scientific interpretation of bloodstain evidence at crime scenes.

Required Courses

• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
• Forensic Photography II
• Processing Evidence of Violent Crimes
• Death Investigation (Classroom or Online)

Elective Courses

Choose one of the following

• Skeletal Death Investigation
• Forensic Entomology
• Forensic Fire Fatality Investigation

Once all 5 courses have been completed, applicants should confirm they meet all certificate requirements using the Forensic Investigator II Application and return to the TEEX Law Enforcement & Security Training division. Eligibility of each candidate will be reviewed and email notification of decision will be sent.