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Originally Posted by fhqwhgads
What aspect of the field are you looking to get into? Are you interested in the collection of evidence, or are you looking to analyze evidence? Most police departments (read: the departments that I've worked for) have units that collect evidence and then send it to a larger lab for analysis. The lab is a neutral party, which helps in court proceedings....
Good luck to ya...
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I think either way would be fairly interesting, lab work or collecting. I think if I had a preference I'd rather be out there taking the pics, measuring, and gathering evidence ect. But the lab side of it would also be fun. I have a while to think about it anyway. I think which ever way I go the first associates in Biology would be a good thing either way.
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Originally Posted by Lock~Down
I'm going to be going into Forensic Science too.
I'll be going for the toxicology side of it. Basicly doing testing for drugs and poisons. Anything on the chemistry side of it.
My Uni offers this as a certificate which is about the same as a minior. My major is chemistry, so the two are closely related.
Since its a certificate, I need to go through all the classes required to receive it. That includes criminal justice classes and many other classes that are somewhat related but won't be used to often.
I'm only a second year student and have only worked on the classes for my major. I doubt I will be able to get it all done in four years so will probly be taking an extra year or two. And with the extra time, I might also be able to get two or three more classes done and get double certificates.
My thoughts on forensic science: I think its a good field to go into, but if you got the idea from CSI or some show like that then it probly isn't the job for you. Its long boring and dull. You really need to just have a joy of doing labwork if your going into the lab side of it. Even if you don't use the degree, it still looks damn good on a resume. 
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I was thinking about doing the same thing, the major with a minor in Criminal Justice. Although, after the first degree (associates) I might look into some of the few schools in America that specifically focus on forensics. It's just a matter of which one is better than another I guess. Although I didn't really want to move out of state for school, I might have to.
Haha, that is one down side to asking about this type of degree. Everyone kind of laughs it off because you saw it on tv and it looked like a fun thing to do. But no, I actually just started watching those type of shows every once and a while.
Sorry for the huge post. I figured I'd get it all in on one post.
