I want to become a coroner what should i major in and....?
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Only a few states still have the coroner system, most have gone to the medical examiner system. Here in Illinois you must be 18 years old and a registered to vote to be coroner (it is an elected position and running for office is painful). It does appear that voters are looking for more qualified people, so a related education could be useful. While more and more colleges have forensic courses, the St Loius University School of Medicine has the one of the oldest medicolegal death investigation courses around. If you want more information I'd recommend browsing through www.coronerlakecountyil.blogspot.com
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If anatomy and/or physiology is an available major, take that. Otherwise go with a biology major, and maybe minor in business.
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I am pre-law as well and I am majoring in English, with a minor in History (because that interests me). I plan on becoming a probate attorney and I know that a political science, although popular for pre-law students, is not really looked upon as a wonderful choice. English is a great major to have in my eyes due to the simple fact that you are doing a massive amount of reading, writing and analyzing; all of which you are going to have an abundance of in law school.\n\nAt this point, there is no real needed emphasis on becoming the type of attorney that you want to be. That will come when you are in law school. Yes, you will have required courses, but you will still have a certain level of "electives" where you can take classes that have emphasis on tort law.\n\nGood luck to you and all of your future studies.
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I think you should probably major in pre-law or criminal justice with a minor in psychology. I know at my college some of the psychology courses are required for pre-law majors. But before you make a definite decision you should probably schedule an appointment with the Dean or Chairperson of the law department, tell them what you would like to do, and ask their opinion on what type of courseload you should take. Hope this helps you out!!!!
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A good place to check for this information would be the local Humane Society or ASPCA...they police department in your town might also have some tips for you on what classes to take to achieve this degree.
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They vary from County to County but the basics are these:\n\nThe county coroner or medical examiner is responsible for conducting death investigations, including inquests. In counties over 250,000 in population, the county legislative authority may, upon confirmation by county voters, replace the elected office of coroner with an appointed medical examiner under the medical examiner system. In counties with a medical examiner system, the medical examiner performs the functions of the coroner and may perform other duties such as autopsies and lab studies. In counties under 40,000 in population the County Prosecuting Attorney serves as the coroner. While not common, the county coroner is also authorized by law to serve as the County Sheriff under certain conditions.
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You need to find something that really interests you, not look for what makes you the most money. Take several courses in your freshman year that expose you to different subjects of interest. You don't have to declare a major (usually) until you are a junior in some schools.
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you need to major in Psychology and Sociology\n\nOhio State and University of Toledo are excellent ones to major in the field\n\nmost addiction counselors are recovering  addicts
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I'm 12 too!  Anyways...  down to business.  medical puts a lot of stress on you.  sometimes if u don't perform an operation right, and the patient dies....well... and if you prescribe someone the wrong medicine...uh oh..  Forensics (csi stuff) is a good choice.  I myself want to  be a forensic scientist when I grow up.  Forensics is the study of crimes and how they happen.  You mostly deal with dead people.  Not many live ones to worry about!  Zoology might be a tad boring...  and physcology..I really dunno.  What you wanna be when u grow up is up to you!
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see what it takes for Veterinary Science, you know the beginning stuff like pre-med.  Maybe that'd help.  Or contact your local County Extension  Agent and he can pull out all kinds of brochures on subjects related to the one your looking for.  Good Luck Animal Lover
196069
Check out some Morgue websites. \n\nMorgues treat people right.
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Forensic Psychology, if you have a sciences background then Forensic Medicine.
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Autopsy's are performed by the coroner.  You'd have to contact the coroner's office and ask what their procedures were.
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Where I work (a state police crime lab) there are two people with biology degrees. One has a masters in Forensic Science and the other doesn't have a masters degree at all. We test drugs. If you want to get into DNA I would recommend a master's in biology with a concentration in Forensics to get the analytical instrumentation experience. If you are interested in toxicology, controlled substances, or blood alcohol, a biology degree should be enough as long as you have enough analytical chemistry to understand the instrumentation. A master's degree will definitely make you more competitive- which is important with as popular as this field has gotten. But you don't HAVE to get a masters in forensics; it could be in biochemistry, biology, chemistry. As long as you know what GC-MS, FTIR, and head space GC are when you're done. Good luck!
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A background in criminal justice and a science field would be useful.  You have to understand the laws of evidence collection as well as how to interpret the evidence.\n\nThe science background should include biology, chemistry (including organic and biochemistry), entomology, bacteriology, genetics, and physics.\n\nLots of colleges are now offering forensics classes (some are even in the anthropology department), so it would be wise to talk to advisors at a university.  \n\nDon't be drawn into this field because you watch CSI or any of its spinoffs.  Try watching The New Detectives or The Forensic Files instead.  The shows on  Discovery and Court TV tend to be a lot more realistic in application.
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I think that you will find that if you want to do forensic science that you will have to have at least some chemistry. Much of what you do as a forensic scientist is chemical analysis, so that is important. It involves a great deal of biology, as well.\n\nMy sense is that you should major in biology, or at least minor in it. Do you have access to a biological anthropology (or medical anthropology) degree program? That will give you some more biology, as well as understanding bones, bodies and things like that.
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Do what you think you'll enjoy. FYI, my sister majored in Microbiology, she works at a hospital as a Lab Tech. She's the person who tests your blood sample and generates the results for the doctors. Pretty decent salary.