Criminal Justice
CSU, Chico Catalog Description
Some graduates with Criminal Justice degrees have pursued one or more of the following occupations:
- Account Executive
- Border Patrol Agent
- Bureau of Diplomatic Security Agent
- College Professor
- Corporate Investigator
- Correctional Officer
- Crime and Intelligence Analyst
- Customs Inspector
- Deputy Marshal
- Detective
- FBI, ATF, DEA, and INS Agent
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Lawyer
- Loss Prevention Agent
- Management Consultant
- Management Trainee
- Parole and Probation Officer
- Private Investigator
- Public Relations Specialist
- Sales Manager
- Secret Service Special Agent
- Social/Community Service Manager
- Social Service Worker
Important:
- Typically co-curricular activities, work experience and/or internships are essential (in addition to earning a college degree) to be competitive in the job market upon graduation.
- Some occupations may require advanced degrees and/or training (check with the Career Center regarding your target occupations).
- Please visit the Career Center (SSC 270) early in your college experience to get ideas on how to build your resume.
The Career Center recommends the following websites for researching occupational titles:
- U.S. Department of Labor(opens in new window)
- O*NET Online(opens in new window)
- California Occupational Guide(opens in new window)
- Google(opens in new window)
- Wikipedia(opens in new window)
Research Job Openings:
Additional Internet Sites:
- CSU, Chico Criminal Justice Department Homepage
- National Criminal Justice Association(opens in new window)
- Scholarly Political Science Societies(opens in new window)
- Criminal Justice Careers(opens in new window)
- Paralegal Degrees & Career Center(opens in new window)
- Forensic Career Center(opens in new window)