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Do I need to major in Criminal-justice to become an FBI agent?

Do I HAVE to? or is it just extremely helpful and highly recommended? #criminal-justice #college-major #fbi

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Steven’s Answer

Yon do not need to be a Criminal Justice major to work for the FBI. The FBI needs all sorts of skillsets in the work they do. They hire lawyers, accountants, programmers and other specialties. You can go on their websites and see just what type of positions they are hiring for and can see which types of roles would be of interest to yon and match your College major to that role. My 2-cents, the more well rounded the better and knowing additional languages would be useful too.
Thank you comment icon Thank you! I will go visit the website now Shira
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David’s Answer

Some education is criminal justice would definitely be helpful to any applicant for the FBI. However agents need to know a lot about the legal system. A major in law would also go a long way in making yourself an well-suited candidate.
Thank you comment icon good to know! thank you!! Shira
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Casheena’s Answer

As a criminal justice major, I do not think you need to have a degree in criminal justice but it could be helpful if this is your interest. Knowledge of the law would be key as well as any experience you can gain in the field while trying to decide.
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Nuette’s Answer

No, you do not need to major in Criminal Justice. I have a degree in Criminal Justice and at the time, my goal was also to join the FBI. I was informed by an advisor that majors that the FBI place higher emphasis on, are accounting, engineering and law. An added bonus that would put you in the top 5% of their candidate pool would be if you also knew a foreign language such as French, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Farsi, Arabic, etc. The language skill must be more than spoken fluency. You must be able to test in at "college level" language skills.

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Look on the FBI's career page to ascertain the required skill set for their open positions or speak to an FBI agent and ask what the most valued skill sets are in a candidate.
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Estelle’s Answer

I have a good friend who is an FBI investigator. She spend large part of her days outside the office, “in the field,” working on cases. However, she also spends an entire day in the office completing paperwork related to investigations. These varied tasks usually mean that a day in the life of a Special Agent will differ from the one before. In reality, the most effective agents can be very personable, outgoing, and have a good sense of humor. The job is about getting people to relax, getting witnesses to help you, getting criminals to confess, getting guys to work for us instead of us for them. Likability is a very important trait at the FBI.
I would consider a degree in one of the following
Criminal Justice.
Computer Science.
Cyber Security.
Finance.
Forensic Accounting.
International Studies.
Public Safety Administration.
Psychology.
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