I'm 21 yrs old w a clean record and HS diploma & I'm wanting to become a future criminal detective in law enforcement. I'm going to start taking a couple of classes to get my AA degree then try for my B's degree so my question is do I specifically have to have a degree in science just to get in as a criminal detective or per say to be qualified to join the police dept then work my way up to becoming a criminal detective? Or is it only a degree I would need of an AA or B's? because I've read that you need a bs or masters degree in science or criminal justice to be qualified for employment on the police dept or say peace officer of some sort. I'm going to take an English class & probably math class depending what they have open for me what I need to take at this school to get my AA degree then I'll try & apply. I even tried for CBP but they declined me for not having the right educational experience. So do I need to have an AA specifically in science to be qualified for hire or just by having a degree itself of whatever AA or a B's degree?