Questions about College Majors?

Can anyone answer my questions about college majors? I'm very clueless, sorry!?

  • Ok i have a few, sorry! 1) Are we allowed to have more than 3 majors? 2) I want to be in the FBI or a psychologist or something with animals so what majors/classes should i do? 3) What do I need to do if i want to work in the FBI? 4) What do I need to do if I want to work with animals? (zoologist, animal trainer, zoo keeper, something with wolves/dogs, etc) THANKS!!!

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    1. Some colleges (like Harvard) will only let you major in one thing. Most colleges will let you major in two. Some colleges (like large state universities) don't care how many majors you pick, but more than 2 means you'll almost certainly spend more than 4 years in college (and since private schools make you graduate in 4 years, they won't let you have more than 2 majors). 2. The FBI website has a link to their job site. Go there to find out who they're looking for. They don't hire many psychologists, and you'd need a PhD in psychology for a job as a psychologist. 3. See above. 4. You don't need a college degree to be an animal trainer. A zoologist often just has a bachelors degree.

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1) You can major in as many things as you want. However, if you do more than two majors, you'll probably be in school more than four years. 2) It seems like your choices are all over creation. Talk to some career counselors, and people who are in the profession you're considering to figure out what you're interested in. That should give you guidance on which major to choose. The courses you take will be based on your major, so you don't need to worry about that at this point. You should have an academic adviser at your college who will give you guidance about which courses are ready. 3) Qualifications are available at the FBI website. 4) I don't know. You mentioned the FBI. What exactly are you interested in doing for them? There is a wide variety of jobs available there. What you need to do in order to work to there is determined by what specifically what type of job you want. (Ex: I am interested in being a forensic accountant for the FBI. For me, that means I need some type of professional license, a clean record, and a couple other things. So, I plan to sit for the CPA exam this summer.) You should consult the FBI website in order to determine exactly what you need to do for the specific job you'd like.

Most students have one major and one minor. A few students have two majors. I'm not keen on this. It's too easy to get overloaded with the requirements for two separate majors. I've never heard of anyone being allowed to have three majors. Those are three separate careers with three separate sets of requirements. To be psychologist you need to have a Ph.D. in psychology to have any decent hope of landing a job. However, many psychology students with just a Masters Degree land specialized counseling jobs such as drug counselor, psychiatric social worker or youth counselor. To be psychiatrist you need an MD, which means seven years or more of medical school, including residency. To be a veterinary technician you need two years of community college. To be a veterinarian you need a BA in some field such as Biology, followed by vet school. Vet school is extremely difficult to get into. There are only something like 23 in the entire nation. If you wish to work with animals you might attend a college with a good agriculture program such as Cal. Poly Pomona or UC Davis. To be a zoologist doing research you'd need a Ph.D. in Zoology. Long shots would be careers such as wildlife photographer. http://www.blueskysearch.com/ag_universities.htm To work for the FBI you might want to major in Criminal Justice. They are also looking for people with foreign language or computer skills. Look into getting an internship with the FBI. https://www.fbijobs.gov/index.asp https://www.fbijobs.gov/2.asp http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-FBI-Agent As far as careers go, you're all over the map right now. There's nothing wrong with that early now in college. College is a great place to explore possible careers. However, at some point you're going to have to set your sails in one particular direction. You can still keep your eyes open to opportunities in the other fields, but put your focus on just one field. Don't overlook cross-over careers such as working in a dog-handling unit of Homeland Security, DEA or another law-enforcement agency. Many big city police departments have criminal psychologists. There is even such a thing as an animal psychologist (no kidding). more college and career advice https://sites.google.com/site/paul7collegeinfo/

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