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 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 |
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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 |
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Forensic Science Major Advising
Student's Last Name | Assigned Advisor | Office Hours and Contact |
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TBA |
Fall Office Hours: TBA |
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All FS Students |
Summer Session Office Hours: Mondays 11:00-1:00, Tuesday/Thursdays 9:00-11:00 or by appointment. All office hours via Zoom. |
|
TBA |
Fall Office Hours: TBA |
Minor Advising Assignments
For Summer Session advising see JS and FS advisors.
Minor | Assigned Advisor | Office Hours and Contact |
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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 |
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Both Graduate Programs for Summer Session |
Dr. Allison Martin | Summer Session Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:00-1:00 or by appointment via Zoom. |
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 |
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Dr. Alessandro De Giorgi | Fall Office Hours: TBA | |
Questions during Summer Session, contact JS Office directly. Fall Semester: TBA |
Fall Office Hours: TBA |
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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.