Becomeing an archaeologist doesn't happen overnight and it's definitely not a backup career. The first step to become an archaeologist in the United States and most of Europe is to get a bachelor's degree. Now it doesn't really matter where you go to school to get your bachelor's degree as long as you get your bachelor's degree and get the best grades that you can. It also doesn't really matter how you get your bachelor's degree whether it's you attend a junior college and then go to a regular C