Academic Advising

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 on a drop-in basis during office hours or by appointment. 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.

Advisors have online Zoom office hours. Please have a look at your assigned advisor below.

Justice Studies Major Advising

Student's Last Name Assigned Advisor Office Hours and Contact
AA-LO Professor Dina Kameda

Summer Session Office Hours: Week of 6/5-6/9 Wednesday 6/7 3:00-4:00, Friday 6/9 3:00-4:00. Remainder of Summer Session: Tuesday/Thursday 3:00-4:00. All office hours via Zoom.  
LP-ZZ Dr. Justin Strong

Summer Session Office Hours: Mondays 10:00-12:00 via Zoom.
TBA Dr. Sambuddha Ghatak

Fall Office Hours: TBA
TBA Dr. Grace Howard

Fall Office Hours: TBA
TBA Dr. Sang Kil

Fall Office Hours: TBA
TBA Dr. Edith Kinney

Fall Office Hours: TBA
TBA Dr. Andrea Martinez

Fall Office Hours: TBA
TBA Dr. Bryce Westlake


Fall Office Hours: TBA

 

Forensic Science Major Advising

Student's Last Name Assigned Advisor Office Hours and Contact
TBA

Dr. Mark Barash

Fall Office Hours: TBA
All FS Students

Dr. Shawna Bolton

Summer Session Office Hours: Mondays 11:00-1:00, Tuesday/Thursdays 9:00-11:00 or by appointment. All office hours via Zoom.
TBA

Professor Mary Juno

Fall Office Hours: TBA

 

Minor Advising Assignments

 For Summer Session advising see JS and FS advisors.

Minor Assigned Advisor Office Hours and Contact

Justice
Studies

 Dr. Alessandro De Giorgi Fall Office Hours: TBA
Forensic
Studies		 Professor Mary Juno

Fall Office Hours: TBA
Legal
Studies		 Dr. Edith Kinney

Fall Office Hours: TBA
Human
Rights		 Dr. Grace Howard

Fall Office Hours: TBA

 

Graduate Programs Advising

Graduate Program Assigned Advisor Office Hours and Contact

Both Graduate Programs for Summer Session

 Dr. Allison Martin Summer Session Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:00-1:00 or by appointment via Zoom.

Justice Studies

 Dr. Ericka Adams Fall Office Hours: TBA
Justice Studies-Criminology Dr. Jodie Warren

Fall Office Hours: TBA

 

Specialty Advising Assignments

Internship questions during Summer Session please email the Justice Studies office. 

Advising Needs Assigned Advisor Office Hours and Contact

Justice Studies Undergraduate Advising

 Dr. Alessandro De Giorgi Fall Office Hours: TBA

Internship

Questions during Summer Session, contact JS Office directly.

Fall Semester: TBA

Fall Office Hours: TBA
Probation, Disqualification, Reinstatement Dr. Claudio Vera Sanchez Fall Office Hours: TBA

 

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 also contact Rita Manning in the Department of Philosophy to make an appointment for advising.