Academic Advising

• General Education Advising
• Overview
• Justice Studies Advisors
• Forensic Science Advisors
• Minor Advisors
  • Justice Studies Minor
  • Forensic Studies Minor
  • Legal Studies Minor
  • Human Rights Minor
• Graduate Program Advisor
  • Justice Studies, MS
  • Criminology, Global Criminology Concentration, MS
• Specialty Advising
  • Undergraduate
  • Internship
  • Probation, Disqualification, Reinstatement
• Pre-Law Advising
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Forms
• Syllabi Archive

General Education (GE) Advising

For GE advising, please meet with a GE advisor in the ACCESS Student Success Center, located at Clark Hall, Room 240.

Overview

Advisors assist students with questions about curriculum, course sequencing, and fulfilling requirements for graduation. We HIGHLY recommend students meet with their advisor at least once per semester. Majors and minors are advised by professors assigned by their last names during office hours either in person, via Zoom or by appointment. Please see below.  Assignments and hours vary per semester.

Students should contact only their assigned faculty advisor for advising issues and inquiries.

If you are meeting an advisor to process university paperwork, please bring the following to your advising session:

• Appropriate forms
  • Ex: change of major/minor, minor contract, substitution form, etc.
• All college transcripts
  • this is especially important if you are a transfer student since we cannot view your records from the Registrar’s Office. It takes the Registrar at least 2 semesters to input the data into MySJSU.
• Additional paperwork that needs to be attached to University petitions
  • Ex: transcripts, statement of purpose, doctor’s notes, etc.

Please look at the information on the Advising Presentation, created by Dr. Kinney, for Justice Studies and Forensic Science major course map.

Justice Studies Major Advising

Forensic Science Major Advising  

Minor Advising Assignments (For Winter Session see JS or FS advisors)

Graduate Programs Advising

Specialty Advising Assignments

Pre-Law Advising

If you would like additional information on applying to law school after completing your studies at San José State University, you may contact Dr. Edith Kinney. Dr. Kinney is the Department of Justice Studies' designee to lead advising for the Legal Studies Minor. She also helps students find opportunities that suit their interests.

Contact Dr. Edith Kinney if you are interested in declaring a Legal Studies Minor or if you have additional questions.

Dr. Edith Kinney will be happy to consult with students about programs and personal goals. However, all department advisors can process the change of minor and/or graduation paperwork.

• Visit the SJSU Pre-Law Advising website.
• Five Ways to Get Standout Law School Recommendations
• Advice for getting into law school (by Prof. Dan Pinello)