<p>Two questions: 1.) Does MSU accept transfer credit for classes with lower than a 2.0 (C) earned? and 2.) Is majoring in Criminal Justice and Interdisciplinary Studies Social Science with a Spanish minor a rigorous plan?</p>
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<li>No. They have to be 2.0+</li>
<li>What do you mean “rigorous”? Yes, obviously a double major and minor is rigorous. Honestly, I think the interdisciplinary studies majors are a waste. Get your CJ major, a Spanish minor (mind you, the minor is a LOT of credits), and then take courses that interest you and will help you in your career. As a transfer student, you’re going to have a difficult time with a major and minor- no need to make it more difficult :)</li>
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<p>Okay thanks for the advice…I’m just so confused and so indecisive. Based on everything I’ve heard right now I’m leaning towards a Poli-Sci degree. Any knowledge of the Political Science program at state?</p>
<p>While the CJ program at MSU is pretty well respected, it is definitely not a rigorous program. Generally the majors within the College of Social Science are not considered “rigorous.” James Madison is considered “rigorous” to most but it is not unreasonably challenging at all in my opinion…just lots of writing and the teachers definitely have high expectations of their students. The poly-sci program at MSU is pretty decent from what I’ve heard. It definitely has more of a government and politics focus (with comparative/global politics dimensions). It really just depends on what you are looking for…</p>
<p>For example, if you are interested in serving as a politician and care a lot about domestic politics and U.S. government, I’d go with political science. If you are interested in going to law school and enjoy political theory, major in political science/pre-law or political theory/constitutional democracy. If you are interested in issues of international security, international law and international political economy, I’d go with international relations. If you are interested in some variation of comparative politics, either major in political science with a focus in comparative politics (focus on comparison between government systems) or major in comparative cultures and politics within James madison (comparative analysis of government with an anthropological focus). If you are interested in serving in law enforcement and want case-by-case studies of issues rather than the big picture global perspective on justice, major in criminal justice. </p>
<p>Also, as romani said I don’t recommend majoring in interdisciplinary studies in social science. The programs are too general, provide to broad of an overview of various topics without going into depth about anything. If the program consists of taking 2 classes each of history, sociology, area studies, geography, psychology, and economics, it’s hard to see what tangible skills you will learn from it. If you are still interested in interdisciplinary studies in social science, I’d definitely recommend you double major in another social science discipline at the same time.
I can go on and on and on…just let me know if you have any questions</p>