University of Toronto Mississauga

FSC311H5

Forensic Chemistry

Credit0.5

InstructorS. Sagara

Prerequisite1 requirement, 1 options

Total contact hours36 lecture · 36 practical

Evidence1 syllabus · 1 papers

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What was the average?

Not reported

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How is it graded?

30% final

From the Fall 2026 syllabus. 23 graded components.

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From the calendar

Official source · University of Toronto Mississauga

This course explores the analysis of physical evidence using analytical chemistry principles. Students learn the theory and operation of forensic techniques, interpretation of results, and the implications of analytical findings in a legal context.

Contact hours: 36 lecture · 36 practical; Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.

Any one of these

CHM211H5 and CHM110H5 and CHM120H5 and CHM140Y5

Recommended preparation — not required

CHM311H5, FSC239Y5

The calendar advises these before taking FSC311H5. You can enrol without them.

Where the marks come from

Fall 2026 syllabus

Final Exam 30%

Midterm 20%

Mock Trial 10%

Final Exam · 30%Midterm · 20%Mock Trial · 10%Laboratory 1 · 3.33%Laboratory 2 · 3.33%Laboratory 3 · 3.33%Laboratory 4 · 3.33%Laboratory 5 · 3.33%Laboratory 6 · 3.33%Laboratory 7 · 3.33%Laboratory 8 · 3.33%Laboratory 9 · 3.33%Reflection (verbal) · 2%Reflection (writing) 1 · 1.5%Reflection (writing) 2 · 1.5%Quiz 1 · 0.83%Quiz 2 · 0.83%Quiz 3 · 0.83%Quiz 4 · 0.83%Quiz 5 · 0.83%Quiz 6 · 0.83%Quiz 7 · 0.83%Quiz 8 · 0.83%

Extracted from a published Fall 2026 syllabus — verified against the university's own document. Components that could not be labelled are shown unresolved rather than folded into a neighbouring category.

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How well we know this course

2022–2024

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1: Syllabi

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Claim	Source	Captured	Status
Course description, prerequisites, exclusions, contact hours	University of Toronto Mississauga	2026-07-25	public fact
2 archived documents, 2022-2024	Pyko archive	2026-07-25	index only
Grading structure, description and credit weight from the official Fall 2026 syllabus (instructor: S. Sagara)	Official Fall 2026 course syllabus (University of Toronto Mississauga)	2026-09-05	official syllabus

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