Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size44 studentsCredits3PrerequisitePrerequisite(s): All prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of "C" (or "P") or higher. Eligibility for ENGL C1000 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5B · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area B2DescriptionIntroductory course in the application of biological anthropology and archaeology to the medico-legal process with an emphasis on the identification of human skeletal remains. Emphasis upon the ethical treatment and legal framework of human remains both past and present. Includes basic human osteoology and odontology, assessment of age at time of death, sex, ancestry, trauma analysis, pathology, and general physical characteristics including height and weight based upon minimal skeletal remains. Estimation of time since death, decomposition, surface/sub-surface recovery, crime scene analysis, animal scavenging, and identification procedures.Usually HeldTue 2:00pm–4:50pm, Mon Wed 12:30pm–1:45pm, Tue Thu 2:45pm–4:10pm 