I went over a list online of majors offered in most colleges. I click on one and it would give me a list of "specializations" and courses to take for the major and potential jobs. i.e. Click on "Business" major, it gives me a list of specializations such as Accounting, Marketing, Finance, etc. How do specializations work? I thought we just picked a Major, and signed up for classes. With specializations, do we have to pick one and then get certain classes for it?

Anyways, I’m interested in Forensic Science and Psychology. Not sure how to work out the major/minor or double major thing yet but do I choose Criminal Justice or Science and Math as my major if I want to become a forensic psychologist / psychologist profiler? On the website, it had forensic science as a specialization in both of the majors. Or is forensic science a major all on its own? I’m a little ignorant when it comes to how this stuff works unfortunately.

This is getting really long already, sorry. Thanks in advance to whoever can answer even one question. It’s much appreciated

I’m a biology major with a criminal justice minor. I hope to pursue a career in forensic science when I’m done with all my schooling. I have time in my schedule to add another minor, and I’d like to use this opportunity to gain a business perspective. I have two reasons behind this. The first is that I could potentially want to switch over to the administrative side of forensic science, and second because I’m introverted, and I think that business courses could help me improve my people skills which would help me regardless of what happens in my future.

The question is whether a Management minor would be more beneficial than a General Business minor. GB entails intro courses to all aspects of business, like finance, accounting, marketing, operations management, and management. The Management minor skips all the extra and requires courses like Leadership, Foundations of Entrepreneurship, and Organizational Theory and Behavior.

So I suppose GB introduces the basics of all business, and Management teaches the student methods of being a leader.

Which one would be better for what I’d like to accomplish? Thank you for you help in advance!
I’m even willing to cut the Criminal Justice minor (I’d learn all that stuff in grad school anyways) and double major in biology and GB or Management.

Many corporations and government entities have an internal auditing function and a separate fraud investigation function either as a subunit of internal auditing or security or as a separate unit within the organization. In addition, many accounting and consulting firms have a forensic, investigation, and litigation support services.
The financial forensic investigation techniques and procedures used within an organization (in-house) or from a professional contracted service firm can come about in different ways. For example, some forensic techniques for analyzing financial statements are common for financial auditors, fraud auditors, or forensic accountants and investigators. Other techniques, such as using behavior detection methods and interviewing methods, are primarily used in specific fraud investigation engagements.

Please post an answer to the following questions. Support your answers with academic or real-life criminal justice examples to accentuate your point. Also, you must provide at least 1 feedback post to one of your classmates.

•Research and locate a company who was audited by an outside source and explain the method, technique, and findings of an audit.
•Do you think that it is a wise investment to contract services that provide security against fraud or should it be an in-house department that provides fraud security services?
•Include additional information that you think is appropriate or interesting concerning ethical or unethical business behavior.

Now, before you go linking me to the FBI website, I’m going to tell you that I have done my research. I know what critical skills they look for and what specialties, such as Law, Accounting, etc. I also know that working at the FBI is not what they make it look like on TV. I would like to study Criminal Justice, but I know that a BA in that would not be good enough to get me where I want to be. I am thinking of majoring in Psychology or Sociology (I would love to learn about Forensic Psychology and Criminology) . I want to eventually also apply for the Internship that the FBI offers. I am not interested in accounting, business, computer technology, or going to Law School. I am considering taking a foreign language like German, Russian or possibly Mandarin Chinese.

So, what schools should I consider, and is my goal of becoming and FBI Special Agent achievable if I work hard enough? If not, what should I do to achieve it? (I am currently a High School AP student.)

Now, before you go linking me to the FBI website, I’m going to tell you that I have done my research. I know what critical skills they look for and what specialties, such as Law, Accounting, etc. I also know that working at the FBI is not what they make it look like on TV. I would like to study Criminal Justice, but I know that a BA in that would not be good enough to get me where I want to be. I am thinking of majoring in Psychology or Sociology (I would love to learn about Forensic Psychology and Criminology) . I want to eventually also apply for the Internship that the FBI offers. I am not interested in accounting, business, computer technology, or going to Law School. I am considering taking a foreign language like German, Russian or possibly Mandarin Chinese.

So, what schools should I consider, and is my goal of becoming and FBI Special Agent achievable if I work hard enough? If not, what should I do to achieve it? (I am currently a High School AP student.)

If I take Criminal Justice 101 at John Jay and I plan on transferring to Baruch for Forensic Accounting, will Baruch accept the credits? Thank you!!!!!

*Just to let you know these schools are in NYC

Im a junior in high school, I have visited the FBI website and looked at the requirements. I have currently taken all required classes for my junior year and also other classes like forensics, accounting, computer applications, etc.. Im not sure what I want to do in college, possibly a criminal justice major. Also I plan to do the ROTC Program and commision as an infantry officer, I know that military experiance is needed in the FBI at the time. With this current plan could I qualify as a FBI Agent? What classes should I focus on next year? Thanks

I was interested in going to law school. Is the undergrad more important than the major? I know know a law school will accept a student with a high LSAT and a major in "basket weaving" but will there be any loss/gain in credibility when applying with a personalized major as opposed to majoring in an the old fashioned Economics, Poli-Sci, Philosophy, Finance, Accounting, Criminal Justice etc..

I figure anyone can major in one of the mentioned, and be accepted. However I was more interested in specializing in Forensic Accounting in the near future. Certainly one who takes all of the accounting major pre-reqs in addition to courses that emphasize more on Business law and criminology per say would have the upper hand in gaining acceptance to law school no?