Advising
The School of Criminal Justice’s advisors provide academic and career advice to all students within the school. The undergraduate academic advisor’s primary goal is to help undergraduate students with matters pertaining to academic progress issues and life plans. While you are responsible for understanding University, College, and Department requirements, advisors can provide current information about requirements, options, and procedures. Students are encouraged to visit an academic adviser once per semester to assure all academic requirements are met prior to graduation. Students may also visit the career counselor at any time to discuss internship and career opportunities in criminal justice.
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Contact Us:
If you are a current or prospective CJ student and have a general question, please contact us at cj.advising@msu.edu
Spring 2025 Express Academic Advising Hours
We are here to support you during Spring 2025 with Express Academic Advising via Zoom. These drop-in sessions are designed for quick, focused questions and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each meeting is expected to last around 10 minutes. To ensure you are seen, please join the session at least 10 minutes before the end of the session hours.
Weekly Drop-In Hours (via Zoom)
Monday: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Thursday: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Zoom Link
https://msu.zoom.us/my/cassiezikos
What You Can Expect:
- Quick assistance with your current class schedule, transfer/test credits, or other urgent academic matters.
- Quick review of degree requirements and confirmation of your class schedule if you've recently met with an advisor.
- Support with major exploration, particularly for freshmen and sophomores.
- Guidance on course substitutions or clarifications.
- Referrals to other MSU offices or services, when necessary.
- Help with declaring a minor.
- If your question requires more time, we encourage you to schedule a 45-minute advising appointment for a more in-depth conversation at https://student.msu.edu/.
Unacceptable Topics for Express Advising:
To ensure we can assist everyone efficiently, Express Advising is not the right time for:
- In-depth program planning, degree checks, or major exploration for juniors and seniors.
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) form completion.
- Academic probation concerns or extensive Study Abroad planning.
- ROTC 104-R forms.
- Long-term academic plans or extensive discussions about long-term goals.
- Please make sure you are logged in through your MSU account to access the Zoom session.
- To be seen by an advisor, you must join at least 10 minutes before the end of the session hours.
- If you are not an MSU student and would like to speak with an academic advisor, please contact us at cj.advising@msu.edu for further assistance.