How Do You Become An FBI Special Agent?
So you really want to become a real-life Dana Scully or Fox Mulder? You’ll have to allow your past and present life to be dissected, then pass intensive entry exams and undergo rigorous training and testing. Finally, if you manage to become an official FBI special agent, prepare to set aside your personal life at a moment’s notice. Amazingly, most special agents love their careers anyway. Step 1 Be a U.S. citizen between 23 and 37 years of age and capable of meeting the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s strict physical requirements. These include having a corrected vision of 20/20 in one eye and no worse than a corrected 20/40 vision in the other eye. Step 2 Possess at least a bachelor’s degree from a specially accredited college. Your major must thoroughly prepare you for law, accounting, science, language or a diversified FBI program. Visit the FBI’s Web site (see Resources) for the specific degree requirements. Step 3 Look for the Special Agent Employment section in the FBI Web site
So you really want to become a real-life Dana Scully or Fox Mulder? You’ll have to allow your past and present life to be dissected, then pass intensive entry exams and undergo rigorous training and testing. Finally, if you manage to become an official FBI special agent, prepare to set aside your personal life at a moment’s notice. Amazingly, most special agents love their careers anyway. Be a U.S. citizen between 23 and 37 years of age and capable of meeting the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s strict physical requirements. These include having a corrected vision of 20/20 in one eye and no worse than a corrected 20/40 vision in the other eye. Possess at least a bachelor’s degree from a specially accredited college. Your major must thoroughly prepare you for law, accounting, science, language or a diversified FBI program. Visit the FBI’s Web site (see Resources) for the specific degree requirements. Look for the Special Agent Employment section in the FBI Web site. It contains special
