CCJS Advisement

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Last Modified: 2012-05-02

Getting Advised in CCJS
Department Requirements
SSU Advising Resources
Spring 2012-Fall 2012 Notes for Majors and Minors

Getting Advised in Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies


All Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies major and minor students have an assigned advisor. You should see your advisor at least once a semester. Bring a copy of your transcript and degree progress report with you when you meet with your assigned faculty advisor. If you are a transfer student, bring in addition your "External Course" report from PeopleSoft.

Assigned Advisor
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Your assigned advisor is...
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Professor Barbara Bloom
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Professor Diana Grant
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Professor Patrick Jackson
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Professor Eric Williams


*Professor Grant is on leave. Students should see Professor Reyes for advisement for Spring 2012.

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.
Here are Faculty office hours and contact information.
Here is contact information for our helpful office staff:

Lisa Kelley (e-mail: & phone is 664.2293) and
Katie Musick (e-mail: & phone 664.2934).

Department Requirements

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.

See this Registration Overview for Fall 2012 from Provost Rogerson

SSU Advising Resources

SSU provides advising resources online for you to utilize.

Spring 2012 Registration Checklist

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:

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:


Notes on Spring 2012


CCJS. When registering for classes for Spring 2012, the Department's name is CCJS: Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies.

Graduating Senior: If you are a graduating senior at the end of Spring 2012 you can request to be enrolled in senior seminar but first you must apply to graduate. The deadline for Spring 2012 Graduation Applications and the priority deadline for Fall 2012 Graduation Applications is February 1st.  Additional information about applying for graduation can be found at http://www.sonoma.edu/registration/graduation/.

-Students wishing to enroll in CCJS 490 (Senior Seminar) in Fall 2012, must fill out their Fall 2012 graduation application and give it to their advisor.

-The graduation application paperwork is available at Admissions and Records and in the CCJS Department office, Stevenson Hall 2084.

-Although advising is not required for submitting your graduation application, if you need advising, please bring an updated and printed PeopleSoft "Degree Progress Report" with you. If you are a transfer student and need advising, please bring in addition a printed copy of your "External Credit" listed on PeopleSoft.

Freshman and Sophomore students: you should be focusing on completing GE requirements. 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. Try not to duplicate GE requirements or you may be at SSU longer than you want. Be sure to wait to complete your 9 units of upper division (300-400) GE units until the semester you become a junior (i.e., attain 60 units) or later; the course must be GE and numbered 300 or 400. 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 School of Social Sciences (i.e., Anthropology, Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies, Environmental Studies & Planning, Geography & Global Studies, History, Human Development, Liberal Studies (Ukiah), Psychology, Sociology and Women's & Gender Studies). 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.

Transfer student suggestions: take ALL your upper division GE courses in the School of Social Sciences. Take WGS 375 to satisfy the upper divison GE AND Ethnic Studies requirements!!

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.

Filing and Graduation Dates (take this link)

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

Graduate School: Some 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: apply for graduation and send an email addressed to ccjs@sonoma.edu. Provide your name, student number/ID and whether or not you have applied for graduation.

Admissions and Records writes (on this page): "The Graduation Application and approved Major/Minor Requirements form(s) must be stapled together and turned in...at the same time [emphasis in original]. Changes to graduation date must be made via a Graduation Changes form."

Commencement: Information regarding the Spring 2012 commencement will be available at http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffAirs/commencement/index.shtml.

Important Spring 2012 Dates: