Academic Advising

General Education (GE) Advising

For GE advising, please meet with a GE advisor in the College of Social Sciences 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 are advised by professors assigned by student's last name. Advising is held during office hours either in person, via Zoom or by appointment. Please see below.  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.

Justice Studies & Justice Studies Criminology Undergraduate Majors:   

Spring Semester 2026 in-person and Zoom advising ends Monday May 11th.

Student's Last Name Beginning with: Assigned Advisor Office Hours & Contact Information
AA-FO Professor Natalie Birthelmer In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
FP-LI Professor Mary Juno In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
LJ-ZZ Professor Dina Kameda In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.

 

Forensic Science Undergraduate Majors:                  Spring Semester 2026 in-person and Zoom advising ends Monday May 11th.

Student's Last Name Beginning with: Assigned Advisor Office Hours & Contact Information
AA-FO Professor Natalie Birthelmer

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
FP-LI Professor Mary Juno

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
LJ-ZZ Professor Dina Kameda

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.

Minor Advising Assignments:                                    Spring Semester 2026 in-person and Zoom advising ends Monday May 11th.         

Minor Assigned Advisor Office Hours & Contact Information
Justice Studies Dr. Alessandro De Giorgi In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
Human Rights Dr. John Halushka

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
Legal Studies Dr. Dallas Augustine

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
Forensic Science Professor Mary Juno

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.

Advising for MS Global Criminology and MS Justice Studies Programs: Spring Semester 2026 in-person and Zoom advising ends Monday May 11th.

Graduate Program Assigned Advisor Office Hours & Contact Information
Justice Studies Dr. Ericka Adams

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
Criminology,  Global Criminology Concentration Dr. Jodie Warren

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th. 

 

Specialty Advising Assignments:                               Spring Semester 2026 in-person and Zoom advising ends Monday May 11th.

Advising Needs Assigned Advisor Office Hours & Contact Information
Undergraduate Advising Dr. Alessandro De Giorgi

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
Internship Advising

Dr. Wilson Yuan

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.
Probation, Disqualification, Reinstatement Advising Dr. Claudio Vera Sanchez

In-person and Zoom advising ended May 11th.

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 contact Dr. Dallas Augustine. Dr. Augustine is the Department of Justice Studies' designee to lead advising for the Legal Studies Minor. She also helps students find opportunities that suit their interests. 

Contact Dr. Dallas Augustine if you are interested in declaring a Legal Studies Minor or if you have additional questions. She will be happy to consult with students about programs and personal goals. However, all department advisors can process the change of minor and/or graduation paperwork.