Degree question.

[Che762x39]

I recommend a degree in P.O.S.T (academy) if you're looking to get into law enforcement work.

Apples and oranges.

Get a real degree. 20 years ago we told academy recruits that the average career was about 13 years. You blow out a knee or loss an eye you will get retired young and then what will you do?

I was thinking 35, 40 years of service and I was retired after 25. Sometimes you do not get a choice.

[TrailerparkTrash]

Substance abuse minor.......... No. That's just my opinion. I'd strive for Public Management, Administration or even Business Administration.

If you had the time and determination, I know it would be hard, but a minor in a language from any country in Asia. (Mandarin (Chinese), Vietnamese, Korean etc..) that would be fantastic! Again, I know that would be really hard, but if you buckled down for the next 4 years with an Asian language, it would get you far. It does in LA.

....Just my .02cents worth of opinion.

[NorCalRedneck]

Thanks for the advice guys. My major is Political Science. My school does offer a Business Administration minor. That actually sounds like it could come in handy in a number of different fields and is pretty broad. I just thought Substance Abuse Prevention sounded different and might stand out among a pile of applications.

Also to TrailerparkTrash, my major requires four semesters of foreign language and I'm taking Spanish. The four semesters here in college will be in addition to 3 years in high school so I should be pretty fluent by the time I graduate. I know that will come in handy in law enforcement.