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Criminal Justice academic advisors
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Criminal Justice Academic Advisors

Valerie C. Aquila, M.A., is the Undergraduate Academic Advisor who works with current, returning, and prospective students interested in the Criminal Justice Program and who are seeking a major, certificate, minor, or another degree. Valerie is the advisor for the Criminal Justice Student Association (CJSA) and IU’s Beta Kappa chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, which is the National Criminal Justice Honor Society. She is also the Assistant Coach of the IU Ethics Bowl team. Valerie has a background in Mass Communications and Museum Studies. Her office is located in Sycamore Hall 336.  Her e-mail address is vaquila@indiana.edu.

Krystie Herndon, M.S., 2009 College Advisor of the Year, is the part-time Undergraduate Academic advisor who also works with current, returning, and prospective students interested in the Criminal Justice Program and who are seeking a major, certificate, minor, or another degree.  Krystie also advisors in three other departments in the  College.  She earned her master’s of library science from IU and comes to the department with 18 years of IU experience, most recently with the Recorder’s Office.  Her office is located in Sycamore Hall 301.  Her e-mail address is kherndon@indiana.edu.
           
The Undergraduate advisors can advise current Criminal Justice students here at IU Bloomington on degree requirements, or the CJUS certificate or minor requirements, internship opportunities, and other volunteer, academic, and wellness opportunities within the department, on campus and in town, as well as graduate school and career planning.  They may also have information about research and employment opportunities that are available in Indiana and across the country. 

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What requires an advising appointment?

If you are a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, please schedule an appointment to do the following:

• If you are interested in pursuing a CJUS major
• If you want to officially declare your CJUS 2nd degree
• If you have questions about your degree or CJUS major requirements and your progress, that require a review of your Academic Advisement Report by an advisor in order to answer the questions
• If you are interested in any of the following:  Departmental Honors (P399 and P499), the National Criminal Justice Honor Society (Alpha Phi Sigma), Internship requirements (P481), Individual Readings and Projects (P495)

Please note:  you do not need to meet with an advisor to declare your CJUS minor unless we advise you to do so or if you choose to do so.

• Please email a CJUS advisor with your name and student ID# to have your minor declared.  A follow up email will be sent to you confirming the courses that count towards your minor and any that you may still need to take.  

If you are a student whose major is not in the College of Arts and Sciences, please schedule an appointment to do the following:

• If you want to officially declare your CJUS major or certificate.  Please note:  we may ask you to schedule an appointment to declare your minor. 
• To declare a certificate in CJUS, you will need to wait until you have completed the last class for the certificate requirements to have this declared.  Please contact a CJUS advisor once you have completed your certificate requirements, so this can be processed.

To all students, please schedule an advising appointment,

If you have questions about your progress towards your CJUS major, minor or certificate, and or COLL BA degree requirements (if applicable) and progress, that will require a review of your Academic Advisement Report (AAR) by an advisor in order to answer the questions, please schedule an advising appointment or come to walk-in hours.
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