Texas Forensic Science Commission

As of January 1, 2019, forensic analysts applying for licensure must have a three-semester credit hour (or equivalent) college-level statistics course from an accredited university or a program approved by the Commission. For inquiries regarding whether a certain course qualifies for fulfillment of the statistics requirement, please send a copy of the course syllabus and any other course information to licensing@fsc.texas.gov. The Commission uses these guidelines in its evaluation of statistics courses.

Qualifying / Preapproved Statistics Course(s)

• Training with the Institute for Forensic Research Training and Innovation (IFRTI)
• IFRTI Course Registration
• Forensic Stats 101, Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE)