If you want to be a police detective, what would you major in?
Hello , My name is Danielle and I go to a school in central Harlem called Democracy Prep Charter School. I LOVE crime investigation shows , and that has made me really interested in criminal investigation. I recently got one of my questions answer and i got the career of a police detective. But now that I got an answer to my question, I have another one : What would i major in if i decide to become a police detective?
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CareerVillage’s Answer
Hi Danielle--Have you read the answer to this question?
http://careervillage.org/questions/46/what-is-the-career-path-to-get-a-job-at-a-metropolitan-police-department
You should definitely check it out. It lays out the general path to becoming a police detective.
As you will see, the most important thing is acing the police exam. You need to be 21 years old to apply, but you don't need to go to college to become a police detective. A high school diploma is enough, though some larger departments require a certain number of college credits (or 2yr community college associate's degree). If you want to work someplace like the FBI or CIA, then you will need a degree from a four-year college, but in those situations, your GPA (and a clean record--pass drug tests, no criminal convictions, no defaults on loans) is perhaps more important that what exactly you major in.
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thank you so much,sir
Ramya