CCJS Advisement

Exceptions: Students who already have a regular advisor can continue to be so advised, but most students are encouraged to see their assigned advisor when they need advisement.

We are no longer an impacted program and therefore we do not use supplemental criteria for admission to the major. Any eligible student--new or transfer--with a "C" or higher grade point average can major in CCJS.

Follow this link to core requirements for the CCJS major. These include:

• 36 units of core requirements
• 24 units of electives in support of the major.
  

SSU provides a wealth of advising resources online for you to utilize.

The registration process for Fall 2009 has changed substantially. Here is a brief overview.

As for general advising information, first there is the Academic Advising web page, which has the latest information and updates. You may also want to see the "Important Policies and Procedures for Students" page. It is helpful to know the whereabouts of the Grade Appeal Policy, the Student Grievance Policy and the Cheating and Plagiarism Policy in relation to the Fairness Board. There is also the web page that tells you who has priority registration and why. Moreover, the Advising Center has links to the following:

• GE Patterns: are you in the 48 unit (click to get it in pdf) or 51 unit (click to get it in pdf) pattern?
  
• GPA Calculator: need to get that G.P.A. up?
  
• Where to view your transcript: Welcome to PeopleSoft!
  

Moreover, Admissions and Records contains a wealth of information of direct relevance to you as you move toward registering, declaring a minor or double major, petitioning things, applying for graduation, and the like. For example, here are links to:

• Registration Instructions
• Important Dates and other information
• Academic Calendar
• Academic Disqualification
• Forms & Petitions; here's the Petition to Take Additional Units. Only graduating seniors with a 3.0 g.p.a. or higher who have applied to graduate are eligible. This is a university-wide rule.
• Graduation (yippee!)
• Holds : - (
• Records & Registration Staff

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Open classes. There are still empty seats in some elective and core classes for this Fall 2009:

CCJS 201, Criminal Justice and Public Policy (just opened), core requirement and satisfies GE area D1, Instructor: Prof. Deseran.

CCJS 375, Prison Industrial Complex (elective), Instructor: Prof. Woods

CCJS 420.2, Criminology (core requirement), Instructor: Prof. Woods.

CCJS 494.2, Psychology and the Law (elective), Instructor: Prof. Grant.

CCJS. When registering for classes for Fall 2009, the Department's name is CCJS: Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies.

Schedule. The Fall 2009 Schedule of Classes, Searchable Schedule. The CCJS Department's schedule for Fall 2009.

Commencement 2009: Information regarding the Spring 2009 commencement will be available at http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffAirs/commencement/index.shtml.

Graduating Senior: If you are a graduating senior at the end of Fall 2009 you can request to be enrolled in senior seminar (see below).

Freshman and Sophomore students: you should be focusing on completing GE requirements. If you don't already have one you should print the GE form applicable to you (either 48 unit or 51 unit GE pattern) at http://www.sonoma.edu/sas/advising/ge/gepattern.shtml and check off GE courses as you take them. Do not duplicate GE requirements (a common mistake). Be sure to wait on completing your 9 units of upper division (300-400) GE units until the semester you become a junior (i.e., attain 60 units; note that these units can not be a course numbered under 100)--otherwise the units will not count toward this requirement. Try to make one of your GE classes satisfy the Ethnic Studies requirement (identified with an * on the form), and make one of your science classes satisfy your lab requirement (identified with a # on the form). Note: if you came to SSU with an AP class that satisfies the POLS 200 requirement, you have NOT yet met the California State and Local Government requirement. Bring your GE checkoff list to any advising appointment, along with a current copy of your transcript.

Filled classes: As CCJS classes inevitably fill up and you are a junior (or about to be) through a first semester senior, there are other alternatives for filling in your courseload. For example, many students can take CCJS electives and upper or lower division GE requirements that are required for graduation. The CCJS Internship is also available (see http://www.sonoma.edu/ccjs/intern.shtml). "Electives chosen under advisement" include graded courses in CCJS or in the College of Social Sciences (such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, history, womens and gender studies, environmental studies and planning, geography, and gerontology). Don't forget to do that WEPT exam by the end of your junior year. (See the WEPT Schedule here.) If you don't pass it you'll then have time to get help.

During some semesters there is a listing of general education and other classes still open. See Admissions and Records.

Retaking a class. If you are retaking a class be sure to fill out the Repeat of Course Form at http://www.sonoma.edu/ar/records/forms.shtml in advance of taking the course. Give the form to your advisor or put it in the mailbox of the CCJS Chair for signature. Note: you must retake CCJS 201 at SSU.

Graduation Addendum. If you are taking a different course than you thought you would be to graduate, it is time to fill out the Major-Minor Contract and Graduation Addendum form. Use the Graduation Application form if you are applying to graduate for the first time or changing the date that you want to graduate.

Reminder: Pay close attention to fees and holds. If you fail to pay fees, fines or deal with holds you might be disenrolled from classes during registration. That can cause big problems if you think you're graduating. : (

Courseload: During Fall of 2009 you may not take over 9 units at first registration. This does not include the internship (CCJS 499), which must be added later. Seniors eligible for CCJS 490, Senior Seminar, will be able to add that class during summer registration or add/drop.

Filing and Graduation Dates (dates were copied from the A & R web page on 7.5.09)

Graduation Applications must be received in the Office of Admissions and Records by the following dates:

When Graduation Applications Are Due: Priority & Final Dates
click column headers to sort

GRADUATION DATE	PRIORITY FILING DATE*	FINAL DEADLINE**
1 Spring 09: May 23, 2009	1 September 15, 2008	1 February 15, 2009
2 Summer 09: August 21, 2009	2 February 15, 2009	2 April 1, 2009
3 Fall 09: December 18, 2009	3 February 15, 2009	3 September 15, 2009
4 Spring 10: May 29, 2010	4 September 15, 2009	4 February 15, 2010
5 Summer 10: August 20, 2010	5 February 15, 2010	5 April 1, 2010

*Undergraduate students who file by the Priority Filing Date will have the benefit of receiving a Graduation Evaluation prior to registering for their final semester. (Note: While Undergraduate students are encouraged to file by the Priority Filing Date, please do not file more than one year in advance of your planned graduation date.)

** The Final Deadline is the date by which students must submit applications to be considered for graduation at the conclusion of that term. However, no guarantee is made as to when a Graduation Evaluation will be completed.

Note: Acceptance of applications turned in after the Final Deadline will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but there will be NO GUARANTEE that the student will be considered for graduation.

Note: If any filing date or deadline falls on a weekend or holiday applications will be accepted without penalty through the following regular workday.

CCJS Club THE CCJS Club needs YOU this semester. Use your budget (given to you by Associated Students) to have a party with other CCJS students, organize a charity event, invite guest speakers to your own events or other more creative ideas. Interested students can add themselves to a CCJS Club listserv. That's easy to do. Go to https://webmail.sonoma.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccj-club and follow the instructions on adding yourself. Once you're on the list you can send an e-mail to everyone on it by addressing your e-mail to ccj-club@sonoma.edu.

The fun part is figuring out what to do. All it takes is you and a couple of other people to get things going...

Jobs/Internships Take these links to job listings and internships in CCJS.

Graduate School: Many students are considering whether to apply for graduate school and, if so, which ones. There are many good choices so keep your options open. Apply to a minimum of three. Your department faculty are a good resource for this purpose and you should seek them out. It is important to consider your career goals and desired living locations, the subject areas that schools offer, their number of faculty, potential mentoring opportunities, if appropriate, whether or not you may want to go beyond a Master's degree, financial support available, and other factors.

There are a couple of lists of potential graduate schools around the country or in California in particular. Here are two lists that distinguish between M.A. and Ph.D. programs: list one and list two. Moreover, the Schultz Information Center has good listing of graduate catalogs.

Graduating Seniors: If you believe that you are a graduating senior, don't wait: send an email addressed to ccjs@sonoma.edu. Provide your name, student number/ID and whether or not you have applied for graduation. You must complete the major/minor and graduation forms to get into Fall 2009 Senior Seminar! You can do this now. These forms are located in the vertical file in the CCJS office, 2084 Stevenson. Admissions and Records writes (on this page): "The Graduation Application and approved Major/Minor Requirements form(s) must be stapled together and turned in to our office at the same time [emphasis in original]. Changes to graduation date must be made via a Graduation Changes form." If this seems picky, welcome to bureaucracy. A key to success is wading your way through it; this prepares you for many jobs in the real world.

Important Fall 2009 Dates.

• See the 2009 - 2010 Academic Calendar
• No school days: September 7, November 11, November 25-27
• Instruction begins: August 26, 2009
• Last day to add: September 9
• Census date: September 23, 2009
• Spring Registration: November 16-20
• Last day of classes: December 11
• Finals: December 14-18

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