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Cant decide on Pre med and criminology

I would love to do both but I want to know what experience I will get from the two
because they are in two very different fields.
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Cyan’s Answer

Pre-med is a concentration to fulfill basic science prerequisites (chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, physics, and usually a math) if you choose to apply to medical school or if you want sufficient knowledge in such sciences to be well rounded. I was pre-med myself and intend to go to med school.
From my experience, pre-med is not a major, only a concentration (i.e pre-dentistry, pre-pharmacy, etc. ). There are many people who are pre-med, but have completely unrelated majors. You can major in criminology and have a concentration in pre-med. It can be difficult to balance between completing pre-med courses as well as your major courses (and minor, if you choose to declare a minor), but it is definitely achievable.

I majored in biomedical sciences. Some colleges offer it as a minor as well. I highly recommend looking into minoring in biomedical sciences if a school you're interested in offers it. This way you could major in criminology and have health-science background. As biomedical science major, my curriculum consisted of basic sciences, immunology, anatomy, pathophysiology, cell biology, microbiology, and pharmacology/physiology all focused on human health and human science.

Cyan recommends the following next steps:

Talk to your college advisor if you are a current college student
Decide if medical school is a goal of yours. If so, pre-med will fulfill those prerequisites
Don't limit yourself!
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Rita’s Answer

Have you thought about marrying the two fields and look into becoming a Coroner? Some things to consider are below.

Rita recommends the following next steps:

Woul dyou feel more satisfied helping people in the living?
Would you rather solve a mystery after the fact?
Do you want to find causes to a person's death to help the survivors?
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Arshia’s Answer

The field of criminology is broad and there are a plethora jobs and careers under this umbrella. Students can choose to enter law enforcement or pursue graduate studies in forensics, criminal psychology, and/or forensic psychology. I recommend doing some research into the field and looking at sample jobs to see what education and training they may require. Both are great fields but it's important to understand what is best for you and how differing career choices may be suitable with your personal and professional values and goals.
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Dan’s Answer

I cannot speak on criminology but Pre-med is a general overview of the basic sciences -- biology, chemistry, organic, physics as well as others. It is essentially a process to filter students out as you will have to excel in these classes and you'll have to take classes in addition to pre-med for your actual major and additional science classes to further your resume (biochemistry, evolutionary biology, pharmacology, physical chemistry).
Thank you comment icon this may sound intimidating, but it is doable 100% Dan Nguyen, DO
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