Student Advisement
Please email your questions to socadvising@jjay.cuny.edu
Fall 2023 Advisors (August 25 – December 20, 2023)
A-L = Prof. Liza Steele
If your last name begins with the letter A through letter L, then please make an appointment with Prof. Liza Steele.
You can make an appointment using Calendly.
M-Z = Prof. Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr.
If your last name begins with the letter M through letter Z, then please make an appointment with Professor (Jay) Pastrana Jr.
Log in to the EAB Navigate platform to make an appointment.
Major Worksheets
Advise yourself
Click on and download the worksheet that applies to you:
- Criminology Major Worksheet-Major Declared on Fall 2017 and After
- Criminology Major Worksheet-Major Declared Before Fall 2017
- Sociology Major Worksheet- Major Declared in or After Fall 2022
- Sociology Major Worksheet- Major Declared in or After Fall 2020
- Sociology Major Worksheet- Major Declared Between Fall 2017 - Spring 2020
- Dispute Resolution Minor or Certificate Worksheet
- Criminology Minor Worksheet
- Sociology Minor Worksheet
AKD-International Sociology Honor Society: Click here for details
Honors Concentration in Criminology
Students with a cumulative 3.5 grade point average and have taken both STA 250 and SSC 325, and take a two-semester sequenced research internship (Soc 430-431) under the supervision of a full-time Sociology professor are eligible for an Honors Concentration in Criminology. Research internships are available in areas of studies that match faculty expertise--gang, immigration and crime studies, domestic violence, drug, prison studies, white-collar and corporate crime, victimization, and other areas. Contact the Faculty or Staff Advisors listed above.
Alex Smith Award for Excellence in Criminology
In honor of Alex Smith, an esteemed professor emeritus, the Alex Smith Award for Excellence in Criminology is given to the outstanding graduating criminology major.
Career Suggestions
The criminology major offers students an interesting way to link academic work in college with potential careers in criminal justice, including police, probation, parole, corrections, courts, victims and juvenile service agencies and security in the private and public sectors. In addition to careers related to criminal justice, the criminology major, as a liberal arts major, is an excellent choice for individuals unsure about their career interests, who have interests outside criminal justice, or are thinking about graduate school or law school. Criminology majors are able to pursue the same range of careers in business or public service as students, who major in fields such as psychology, sociology or anthropology.
Online Writing Resources
- John Jay College Alan Siegel Writing Center
- CUNY WriteSite
- Center for Academic Writing
- Rutgers Library Writing and Research Guide
Law School Advisement
Fellowships / Scholarships
- CUNY Scholarships
- Undergraduate Fulbright Scholarship Program
- Graduate Fulbright Scholarship Program
Schools

We are always looking for curious and creative students to participate and contribute to the Criminology Club!
If you are interested in being a member, contact Florian Griese (florian.griese@jjay.cuny.edu) or Professor Yolanda Ortiz (yortiz@jjay.cuny.edu).