Forensics

The American Forensic Association provides services for educators teaching the skills and values of citizenship and critical thinking through interscholastic and intercollegiate debate competition.

• Code of Forensics Program and Forensics Tournament Standards for College and Universities   The American Forensics Association has adopted a code of standards for programs, participants, and tournaments.
• Calendar of Forensic Tournaments.  As a service to educators in forensics, the American Forensic Association publishes an annual calendar of college and university tournaments in the United States.  You may submit your tournament on-line. For dates of national tournaments of various college forensics organizations, consult the calendar of the Council of Forensic Organizations.
• Organizations sponsoring college competition    A number of organizations of cooperating forensic programs coordinate forensic activities and sponsor sweepstakes and/or national tournament championships.
• Organizations supporting high school competition   A number of organizations support High School Forensic competitions including services for high school directors and sponsoring of competitive tournaments.