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 required certificates, 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 Certificates

• Forensic Investigator I

Required Courses

• Forensic Photography II
• Pick one of the following options:
  • Forensic Technician OR
  • Crime Scene Investigation and Latent Print Processing
• Death Investigation (Classroom or Online)
• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
• Processing Evidence of Violent Crimes

Elective Courses

Choose one of the following:

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

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

Note: Applicants should have a majority of the Forensic Investigator Level I classes complete, if not the entire Forensic Investigator Level I Certificate, before starting the Level II courses. All courses must be taken within seven (7) years of the date of the application. Only one course from another provider will be accepted if the curriculum and hours match TEEX curriculum. TEEX will review your course equivalency request and make a determination on a case-by-case basis; additional information may be required from you.