Criminal Justice faculty are not always available for student advising, but in this wonderful technological age there are ways of getting important information to students that are nearly as good. Here’s some sources of information that may answer your main questions. And if your questions are not answered, I include information on how to get in touch with me and other members of the Criminal Justice Program.

1. Degree Plan If you do not already have a copy of your degree plan you can see it  here as A PDF file If this degree plan is not the one appropriate for you, get one from the Criminal Justice Office (101 Vowell Hall) or the office of the Dean of Liberal Arts (343 Liberal Arts).

2. First Year Students If you plan to enter UTEP as a first year student, go to this link for a model program of study. It will help to structure your choices of courses to take:

3. EPCC Transfer Cources If your question is about what courses will transfer from EPCC to UTEP, go to this website and to get that information.
The following website will tell you how EPCC courses fit into the general degree requirements for Liberal Arts. http://www.utep.edu/admit/epcc/courseguide.html
If you have further questions about this, contact me as I describe below.

4. What cource to take If you want to know what courses in CJ to take next, here’s the general answer.

• If you have not yet taken CRIJ1301, take it.
• If you have taken CRIJ1301 (and gotten a “C” or better), and have not yet taken 1302, take 1302.
• If you have taken both of these, and gotten at least a “C”, then take the next required course (CRIJ2306, CRIJ3300, CRIJ3302, or CRIJ3313, but not CRIJ4390 until you are a senior), and/or any other CJ courses that interest you. If you have already taken these, take whatever interests you.
• If you are not yet a junior (60 credit hours or more), and want to take an upper division CJ course, I will waive junior standing if you have gotten a “B” or better in CRIJ1301 and CRIJ1302. Otherwise, work on the General Education and Core requirements.

5. If you want to know what general education and/or core requirement courses to take, check off the classes you have already taken on your degree plan. Those you have not yet taken are the ones you should take. No particular order, except for Western Cultural Heritage, which must be taken in sequence

6. Do you have sixty hours or more If you have at least 60 hours and have not already done so, go to the Liberal Arts Office and ask for a degree plan. This will tell you clearly what requirements you have fulfilled and what courses you need to take.

7. Gtaduate tip for school: If you want to know how to best position yourself for admission to graduate school, law school, or a job with a Federal Agency, the answer is simple. Get good grades (VERY good grades), clearly demonstrate that you have broad interests, and show your leadership abilities by making valuable contributions to organizations on and off campus. Make sure at least one faculty member on the campus (preferably in your major) knows you and your ability well. Best way to do this is to work on faculty supervised projects.

8. Contact Information If you need to contact me to follow up on your attempts to do it yourself, or for some other reason, here’s what to do:

• Send me an email describing your question(s) – the more specific you can be the more helpful I can be. My email address is crimjust@utep.edu. Be sure to leave a phone number where I can contact you, and if you can specify the best times to reach you that would be helpful.

9. Waivers If you need a waiver of some kind, contact me about it, as described in the previous page

10. Contacting an Advisor You can contact any other member of the Criminal Justice faculty you choose to advise you. Finally, if you email me, or any other member of the program, please give us a day or so to get back to you. We may not be in a position to check our email and voicemail every day.