<p>I want to double major in Criminal Justice and Chemistry and do ROTC. How would my schedule work out? And would I be able to do this in 4 years? Would I have to always do summer semesters or just take extra classes? I really want to do this, I just want to know how it’ll roll out.</p>
<p>When it comes to scheduling, I think it depends what school you’re going to. Keep in mind that scheduling can be drastically different from college A to college B. I’m not familiar with Criminal Justice programs, but a Chemistry program will definitely be a rigorous one. ROTC classes are typically held early in the morning or late afternoon (of course, after most classes have ended for the day). It should be doable in four years; that is, as long as you can keep up with the work. You wouldn’t have to ALWAYS do summer semesters, but as I hinted before, it really depends on how much you work during the academic year.</p>
<p>If you really really really want to do that, go for it, it’s a great opportunity. I myself, just know and understand the basics of an ROTC program, I am not in one currently so I don’t have first-hand experience.</p>
<p>I’m going to UofA. :)</p>
<p>The University of Arizona does not offer a criminal justice major, does it?</p>
<p>Scheduling-wise, there are two separate issues: can you handle the workload for a double-major plus ROTC in four years, and is it actually possible to take classes for the chemistry and criminal justice majors concurrently? I wanted to mention this last point because many chemistry classes have labs, which will occupy additional class slots. If you are unlucky, scheduling conflicts might make the double-major impossible although you might well be capable of dealing with the increased workload. </p>
<p>If you have not done that already, you can get a first idea of the feasibility of the double-major by counting credits. Add up the credits required for each major, the general education requirements and ROTC credits. If you are significantly above 120, you might have a hard time finishing your degree in 4 years. </p>
<p>Once you get to campus, you should make an appointment with an academic adviser to come up with a concrete plan to finish all requirements in 4 years. This should happen as soon as possible, preferably before you sign up for your first-semester classes. Given that your schedule would probably be very tight, it’s important that you take the essential courses for each major early to get a head start on long chains of prerequisites.</p>
<p>If you want to become a professional military officer, I suggest you change your major to political science or history and shoot for a spot in the infantry.
Honestly, your major doesn’t matter for the army. In the end of your four years of ROTC, they are going to look at your GPA, ECs, and evaluation from your FTXs by your commanders to determine your future occupation.
Unless you want to do something health care related, you can do whatever you want in college. But make sure you get a high GPA and ace PT tests and drills. (Go for Airborne and ranger, you can do airborne in your second year, ranger will require airborne, and it is usually reserved for infantry officers)</p>