UND’s Forensic Science Program Earns National Accreditation

(Photo contributed by Lavinia Iancu via UND Today)

(By Walter Criswell. UND Today) – The Forensic Science bachelor’s program in UND’s College of Arts & Sciences has been accredited by the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC), a major milestone years in the making.

The designation makes UND home to the first FEPAC-accredited Forensic Science Program in North Dakota, with the nearest accredited program more than 500 miles away in Platteville, Wis.

This is the result of a years-long effort to elevate the program to meet national standards, said Lavinia Iancu, associate professor and director of the Forensic Science program. When she arrived at UND in 2021, Iancu set a goal of restructuring the program within five years to meet FEPAC standards, a benchmark widely considered the gold standard in Forensic Science education.

After a year-long accreditation process, the goal has been achieved, and Iancu says that the program’s student-centered approach is the reason for this milestone.