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KSA     Description

1A       History: Evolution of practice
1B       History: Significant Historical Figures
2A       Crime Scene Preservation: Securing
2B       Crime Scene Preservation: Isolating
2C       Crime Scene Preservation: Recording
2D       Crime Scene Preservation: Searching
2E       Crime Scene Preservation: Recognition of value
2F       Crime Scene Preservation: Safety
3A       Crime Lab Operations: Lab Disciplines
3B       Crime Lab Operations: Evidence by Discipline
4A       QA/QC: Accreditation, Certification, Standardization
4B       QA/QC: Application
4C       QA/QC: Document/Data Management
5A       Safety: Chemical Hygiene
5B       Safety: Universal Precautions
5C       Safety: Hazardous Waste/Biohazard Waste Handling
6A       Legal: Decisions/laws
6B       Legal: Terms
6C       Legal: Court Testimony
6D       Legal: Procedural Law
7A       Ethics
8A       Evidence Handling: Recognition and Collection
8B       Evidence Handling: Classes (class/individual)
8C       Evidence Handling: Preservation
8D       Evidence Handling: Packaging
9A       General Science Terms: Definitions and applications
9B       General Science Terms: General Chemistry
9C       General Science Terms: General Biology
9D       General Science Terms: General Physics
9E       General Science Terms: General Physiology
9F       General Science Terms: General Statistics
9G       General Science Terms: Stoichiometry
9H       General Science Terms: Logic
9I        General Science Terms: Metric System    

KSA     Description
10A   Forensic Biology
10B   Controlled Substances
10C   Trace Evidence
10D   Toxicology
10E    Latent Prints
10F    Question Documents
10G    Fire Debris
10H    Firearms/Toolmarks
10I      Pattern Evidence
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • History
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    • Recertification
    • Conversion to Emeritus, Name Change, Certificate Replacement
    • Dormancy of Certification
  • Affiliates
  • Examinations
    • Seat Requests and Offerings
      • Host An Exam
    • Biological Screening
    • Comprehensive Criminalistics
    • Drug Analysis
    • Forensic DNA
    • Foundational Knowledge
    • Field Testing
      • Seized Drug Analysis
  • Ethics
  • Appeals
  • Members Only Access
  • Certificant Directory
  • Online Payments
  • FSAT
    • History of FSAT
  • Electronic Testing Guidelines