So I would like to become an FBI Criminal Investigate Analysis, along with a teaching gig. I plan on majoring in Criminology and Education with minors in spanish and psychology. Is that too much?
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Yes, that is too much. Both the majors and the career plan. Both an FBI agent and a teacher are full-time jobs; how will you do both at once?
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The FBI would prefer that you major in something other than criminology/criminal justice.
The FBI is currently seeking skills and degrees in: hard sciences, such as biology, chemistry, physics, etc.; all engineering fields; computer sciences; information systems; international studies; business, finance, and accounting; and military intelligence. Those with political science, criminal justice, and psychology degrees must have another critical skill in order to be more competitive (for example, military intelligence background, a graduate degree, or a special skill).
A special skill can include critical language experience or other in-demand technical skills, like programming. Spanish is only considered a critical language if you speak at a high level of proficiency; better/more desirable languages for the FBI’s work are Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Hebrew, Swahili, Albanian, Indonesian, Pashto, Punjabi, and Vietnamese. Think about it this way: Spanish is offered everywhere and there are thousands (millions?) of native Spanish speakers in the U.S. However, there are far fewer U.S. citizens who can proficiently speak Russian, Arabic, or Korean, and even fewer who can speak Punjabi or Vietnamese or Indonesian. Give yourself a skill that is both in-demand and less common to give yourself better chances.
If you want to do criminal investigative analysis, psychology and/or criminal justice might actually be the best field for that - BUT you will have to get a graduate degree (at least a master’s, maybe a PhD) before being competitive for those kinds of positions. You’d probably also need some years of law enforcement or military experience doing that before joining the FBI. It may be better to view criminal investigative analysis for the FBI as a long-term goal rather than something you can do straight from college.
Yea I want to earn a pH.D and then join the Marines for about 3 years and become a MP(military police). Then join a police force and work my way to becoming a profiler. Education was only as a side job, like a substitute teacher.
You don’t need to major in education to be a substitute.
If your long-term goal is to earn a PhD and earn the work experience that will make you competitive, then criminal justice is probably a fine major to choose (although do note that you may not need the PhD. An MA + the military and police experience will probably suffice for you. I only mention it because I feel there’s little point in wasting an additional 3-5 years in a PhD program if an MA can do the same thing).
Oh well thank you.
@julliet I looked into it. I would need a bachelor’s in order to substitute.