Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Academic Resources
Veterans
212.237.8111 — Counseling
Project for Return and Opportunity in Veterans Education
(PROVE)
PROVE assists veterans to make a smooth and successful transition
into John Jay. This program provides academic-related support
services and referral to campus services.
The Department of Counseling provides general advisement for
upper division students not enrolled in the SEEK Program.
Appointments may be made at the Counseling Information Office
(3140 N). Advisement specific to majors and academic programs is
provided by faculty advisers in the majors and programs. To find the
name of a major adviser, consult the Undergraduate Bulletin under
the name of the major. Advisers for programs, certificates and
minors are identified in this Undergraduate Bulletin.
Associate Degree Advisement Office
212.237.8139 or 212.237.8000 x2131
Funded through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Educational III
Grant, the College offers personal counseling and academic
advisement services to students who are in an associate degree
program. Services include career advisement workshops, tuition-free
courses during intersession and summer, luncheons and social events.
Health Professions Adviser
Chairperson of Department of Sciences
212.237.8884
Students interested in pursuing careers in the health professions —
medicine, dentistry, optometry, osteopathy, podiatry or veterinary
medicine — are able to fulfill the necessary academic requirements at
John Jay. Anyone considering these professions should consult with
the health professions adviser who serves as the liaison to the
professional schools. The adviser will assist these students in
planning their academic programs to achieve their goals.
Professional schools require all applicants to have a fundamental
knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics. These
subjects are part of the standardized tests that applicants take at the
end of their junior year. Because test results, applications and the
adviser’s letter of recommendation are usually forwarded by the
beginning of the senior year, it is strongly advised that students begin
science preparation in the freshman year with Biology 103–104,
Chemistry 103–104, and Mathematics 241–242. The health
professions adviser is the chairperson of the Department of Sciences.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
Center for English Language Support (CELS)
212.237.8041
Pre Law Institute
646.557.4804
John Jay students and alumni interested in pursuing a career in law can
avail themselves of the services provided by the College's Pre Law
Institute. Established in 2005, the Institute advises students on
appropriate undergraduate studies; offers a series of workshops for the
John Jay community; hosts an annual Law Day that focuses on the law
school admissions process and career opportunities for lawyers; and
assists students with all aspects of the law school application process.
The Center for English Language Support (CELS) provides
instructional assistance to non-native, English speaking students.
Instruction is related to academic English language development with
emphasis on writing. Each semester, CELS offers individual and
small-group tutoring sessions and workshops on topics ranging from
improving sentence structure to preparing research papers.
Instructors with graduate degrees in teaching English as a second
language conduct the tutoring sessions and workshops. CELS also
has a large inventory of online instructional modules targeting
academic English language skills.
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