[pink lemons.]

So, does anyone have that as their major?
Know anyone with it?

what school do they attend & what are the best schools for it?
Anywhere in the US, doesn't have to be state restricted.

Thanks!

[xkrndreamer]

criminal justice major here
the classes are interesting. real interesting

[pink lemons.]

sweet!
csuf right?
you went straight after hs or went to cc first?

[SouthernBelle82]

So, does anyone have that as their major?
Know anyone with it?

what school do they attend & what are the best schools for it?
Anywhere in the US, doesn't have to be state restricted.

Thanks!

I'm studying criminal justice. Right now I'm going to the local community school and to finish up for my b.s. I'll be going to the University to finish the rest of the classes. The major is almost a year old at my school so I bet in about five years they'll have everything and you won't have to go to other schools to finish. All I would suggest is looking at schools near you (if you want to go to a school near you now) and look at their departments and how you'd think you'd like going there. I believe those Virginia Tech schools now have criminal justice as a major. As far as classes I have enjoyed all of them so far. I'm right now taking a info data class which basically is talking about cyber crimes and how criminals use the internet for their crimes and what law enforcement is doing to combat it. I've got a few more classes to take before heading to the university hopefully.

[chickyl3aby]

i'm planning to do criminology too~ taken a few courses... liked it =)

[DOVAHKIIN]

I'm taking Criminal Justice at Ryerson University up here in Canada.

I'm hating it right now.

Been learning what's WRONG with the system in Canada.

So much for wanting to become a cop. Gonna switch to psych.

Probably better in the US.

[insa.flyaway]

I initially applied for a Criminology major at University of Toronto (in Canada)
but you don't actually start your major until second year
so I can't say much now since I'm a freshman.

All I know is that you need to have a minimum of 3.0GPA during first year
to be considered to major in Criminology.

[BubbleFish]

what can you do in the criminal justice/criminology major?

[xkrndreamer]

sweet!
csuf right?
you went straight after hs or went to cc first?

went straight after high school
cj is interesting
especially the titles that do the field work

[v3ndetta]

i might do it here at university of maryland. its like a top program or something here

[azn*gurlie]

I'm going into Forensic but I'm starting to take CJ classes in the spring. My friend took it and she loves it, very interesting class, she said.

[pink lemons.]

what can you do in the criminal justice/criminology major?

be a cop, detective, fbi agent etc etc
opportunities are lots.

I want to to Forensic, but I dunno...

[aznprincess]

I'm taking a course in criminology right now and it's super interesting. Though I'm not major in it, I wonder why LOL probably because I don't want to be a prosecutor or defender, I'm only interest in the forensic science part but you won't make a lot of money in that so yeah.... By the way, after taking this class, I realize that prosecutor don't make a lot of money as many people thought they do. Defense attorney do make a bit more money, but usually everyone started out as a prosecutor first. Anyway, my school (USF) is like one of the top ten of criminal justice/criminology Ph.D. programs in the nation so I'm quite proud of that. I love the professors, they're all very knowledgable and respectable in their field of study.

About what can you do with a criminology major...hmm A LOT believe me. You can work for a lot of the government agencies like the court, correctional system, police (doesn't really require the major but if you want to advance higher up in the rank then yeah..)

[hungrydragon]

so wat did u guys write on the personal essay, i mean for experience?

UCI CALLB CALLA - criminology majors

[Misao]

ooo i love learning about criminals~ since i read a lot of horror/psychological thrillers could i take that class for fun even if i'm a nurse major?

[pink lemons.]

ooo i love learning about criminals~ since i read a lot of horror/psychological thrillers could i take that class for fun even if i'm a nurse major?

Criminal Justice is a major and within that they have several courses pertaining to it. I'm sure you'd be able to take one of the classes just for fun. Check with your school.
There are TONS of courses, from Criminal Evidence to Narcotics to Criminal Law to Crime Scene Investigation.