CJSP and UGA Advising
Policy and Procedures
Who Needs
To Be Advised
All criminal justice study majors are required to meet with the academic
advisor at least once each term. Advising is important for a number
of reasons. It is in your best interests to take a long-term view of
the courses you wish to take so that your course of study will be as
cohesive and of interest to you as possible. This can be complicated
because the courses offered for the CJ major are drawn from a number
of disciplines and may not be offered at the time you think you would
like to take them. The program staff also has an interest in tracking
the numbers of students interested in certain courses (particularly
those offered for SECTION I) in order to balance student demand against
faculty and other resources.
The Academic Advisor
The
office hours of the advisor will vary each term but will be announced
on the program listserv and will be posted at the start of the term.
The advisor's office is 221D Baldwin Hall. The advisor's email
address is ewphares@uga.edu.
The advisor is available to clarify program and/or university
policies and/or to help you identify those who can; to help you outline
a course of study; to clear you in the computer for registration; to
assign PODs as appropriate; and, to certify courses offered for graduation
in the major (grad checks).
Scheduling Advising Appointments
Appointments are available on a first come, first served basis starting
the first full week after the end of drop-add.
Sign-up sheets for appointments will be posted on Monday
mornings for the following week. These will be posted on the bulletin
board outside of the CJ offices (221 Baldwin Hall).
Appointment Cancellations, No-Shows and Failure to
be Advised
A student who needs to cancel an appointment may do so by calling or
stopping by the program office at least one working day before the date
of the scheduled appointment. Doing so the day of the appointment or
simply crossing one's name off of the sign-up sheet is not sufficient.
Students who fail to cancel their appointment and simply
do not show up for a scheduled appointment will be considered "no-shows."
The failure to appear for their appointment will be noted in their file
and they will have to sign up for a new appointment. A student who
is a no-show for their second scheduled appointment will be ineligible
for a new appointment until the last two weeks of the term! This
will also be noted in the student's file.
Failing to be advised at all during the term will also
be noted in the student's file.
What the Advising Appointment Will Cover
During the course of the appointment the student and the advisor will
cover, at a minimum, the following topics:
