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Well here ya go ..I 'm speaking as someone who got my B.S. in Criminal Justice and am currently pursuing my masters in CJ . I am also a Deputy Sheriff.....First off if you want to change you major now is the time to do it, if you have enough credits go ahead and get the History Minor. As far as the CJ thing goes...it only really benefits you if you work for larger departments that actually require college credits or a degree...My degree hasn't earned me anything extra in the field although even though my department doesn't require it I'd like to think it helped in the hiring process....anywho if you go to a full time academy it generally takes 6 months to complete M-F 8-6 or part time 9 months M-F 6-10 pm Sat 8-6 this is of course at an academy in colorado....You will find that larger departments like LAPD or Denver will require you attend their own academy so sending yourself is pointless but if you would rather work for a department that is smaller like a Lawrence, KS or Boulder, CO and smaller departments they will want you to be certified (attended an academy already) before applying....it just really depends on what you want to do and where you want to work...I'm sure you have more questions...let me know
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