Humber Polytechnic - Lakeshore
Humber Polytechnic - Lakeshore

2 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Graduate Certificate - Forensic Identification (FI511)

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Summary

The only program of its kind in Ontario, the Forensic Identification graduate certificate provides students with leading-edge forensic knowledge and skills for public and private policing. As the only graduates of this program in the province, it is designed for students who are interested in becoming frontline investigators. The program’s unique hands-on approach provides expert instruction utilizing the most modern criminal forensic technology within a specialized curriculum. Student will study advanced fingerprint development and analysis, physical matching of footwear and tool marks, digital photography, DNA and blood profiling, forensic interviewing, fraudulent document examination, rules of evidence, and trial procedure.


Training takes place in a state-of-the-art crime scene studio and forensic lab located at the Humber Centre for Justice Leadership. This innovative facility features a simulation lab for processing forensic evidence from staged crime scenes including photography, fingerprint development, advanced evidence collection techniques, and digital crime scene mapping. The centre also features four interviewing labs for practising interviewing techniques and assessing credibility. Finally, a student's forensic investigation skills and knowledge are put to the test in Humber's mock courtroom.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

2-Year Undergraduate Diploma

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

6

Writing

6

Listening

6

Speaking

6

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

January 1, 2025

Submission deadline

July 1, 2025

Open date

October 6, 2025

Submission deadline

March 1, 2026

Cost and Duration

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Level

8 month graduate certificate

Program Length

$14690 CAD

Cost of Living

$100 CAD

Application fee

$17415 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Compulsory Ancillary Fee: $888 per year
Health Insurance Fee: $420 per year
IGNITE Health and Dental Insurance Fee: $222 per year
Student Union Fee: $132 per year