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Frequently Asked Questions for Students
Q: How do I find out who my advisor is?
· Log onto Braveweb
· Select banner self-service
· Select student
· Select student profile
· The advisor should be listed toward the bottom of the page
Q: How do I find contact information for my advisor or other instructors in the department?
Use the contact us link on the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department website: https://www.uncp.edu/departments/sociology-and-criminal-justice/sociology-and-criminal-justice-contact-us
Q: How does advising work at UNCP?
Advising and registration for the next semester takes place about a month after the start of the previous semester. About a month into each semester, you should be looking for emails from and/or reaching out to your advisor. Always email your advisor from your uncp email account and include your banner ID. During the advising period each semester, students meet with their advisor (in-person or virtually) to go over their proposed class schedules. Once you’ve met with your advisor, they will give you a four-digit pin that you will need to register for the next semester. Do not simply email your advisor and ask for your pin. The purpose of withholding the pin is so that your advisor can help ensure you’re registering for classes that you need to take. If you wait until after the advising and registration period to get in touch with your advisor, you may not be able to get into the classes that you need or secure a full schedule of classes.
The academic calendar, found on the website for the office of the registrar, provides advising and registration, as well as other important dates students should record on their calendars: https://www.uncp.edu/resources/registrar/undergraduate-academic-calendars-and-exam-schedules
Q: How do I know what classes I need to take? How do I access and read my degree audit?
Your degree audit, accessed through Braveweb, will give you important information on courses you’ve taken and transferred in, what requirements those credits are counting toward, and the course requirements you have left to complete.
To view your degree audit in Braveweb:
· Log onto Braveweb
· Select Banner Self-Service
· Select student
· Select degree audit
· You may be asked to log in again using your UNCP username and password
· Select "request audit"
· Select "run declared programs"
· Select "view audit"
Once you have your audit, the WebEx tutorial below will help you understand the audit to determine what courses you need to take in order to complete your degree.
Webex meeting recording: Brooke Kelly's Personal Room-20210205 1733-2
Password: mXqWAkv2
Recording link: https://uncp.webex.com/uncp/ldr.php?RCID=d77a8b43e64047f29411e9059bfbb260
Q: What are the requirements for a sociology or a criminal justice major?
Though the best way to consider what you need to take for your major is through the degree audit (see above), you can find checklists with the requirements for each of the majors here. There are also degree pathways below, which show you the order in which you should take the required courses:
Sociology 2022-2023
| Freshman Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | ||
| UNV 1000 | Freshman Seminar | 1 | ENG 1060 | Composition II | 3 | ||
| ENG 1050 | Composition I | 3 | General Education | Natural Science | 3 | ||
| SOC 1020 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | PSY 1010 or PLS 1000/PLS 1010 or ECN 1000 (Recommended) | 3 | |||
| General Education | Fine Art | 3 | General Education | Physical Education | 1 | ||
| MAT 1050 or MAT 1070 | Intro to College Math or College Algebra | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | |||
| General Education | Natural Science | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 16 |
| Sophomore Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | ||
| PSY 1010 or PLS 1000/PLS 1010 or ECN 1000 (Recommended) | 3 |
SOC 3000 |
Sociological Writing/Rhetoric | 3 | |||
| General Education | Physical Education | 1 | General Education | Literature | 3 | ||
| General Education | Philosophy/Religion | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | |||
| General Education | History | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | |||
| General Education | Elective | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | |||
|
SOC 2090 (General Education Elective) |
Social Problems in Modern Society | 3 | |||||
| Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 15 |
| Junior Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | ||
| SOC 3060 | Sociological Theory | 3 | SOC 3600 | Social Statistics | 3 | ||
| SOC Elective | 3 | SOC Elective | 3 | ||||
| SOC Elective | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 15 |
| Senior Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | ||
| SOC 3610 | Social Research | 3 | SOC Elective | 3000-4000 Level | 3 | ||
| SOC Elective | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||||
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 12 |
Criminal Justice 2022-2023
| Freshman Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | ||
| UNV 1000 | Freshman Seminar | 1 | ENG 1060 | Composition II | 3 | ||
| ENG 1050 | Composition I | 3 | General Education |
Elective
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3 | ||
| MAT 1050 | Intro to College Math | 3 | General Education |
Social Science
|
3 | ||
| General Education | Fine Art | 3 | General Education | Physical Education | 1 | ||
| General Education |
Social Science
|
3 | General Education | Natural Science | 3 | ||
| General Education | Natural Science | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 16 |
| Sophomore Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | ||
| CRJ 2000 | Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 |
CRJ 2400 |
Criminology | 3 | ||
| General Education | Physical Education | 1 | CRJ 3000 | Criminal Law | 3 | ||
| General Education |
Philosophy/Religion
|
3 | CRJ 3700 | Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 | ||
| General Education | History | 3 | Literature | General Education | 3 | ||
| General Education |
Social Science
|
3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | |||
| General Education | Elective | 3 | |||||
| Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 15 |
| Junior Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | ||
| CRJ 3600 | Social Statistics | 3 | CRJ 3010 | Criminal Justice Writing/Rhetoric | 3 | ||
| CRJ 3610 | Social Research | 3 | CRJ Elective | 3 | |||
| CRJ Elective | 3 | CRJ Elective | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 15 |
| Senior Year | |||||||
| Fall | Spring | ||||||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | ||
| CRJ 4000 | Criminal Procedure | 3 | CRJ Elective | 3 | |||
| CRJ Elective | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||
| University Wide Elective/Minor Course | 3 | ||||||
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 12 |
Q: How do I search for classes? How do I know which classes are full, and which classes have openings? How do I know if my classes are online? How do I know which classes are WE/WD?
The following WebEx tutorial addresses how to search for classes using the advanced search feature on Braveweb and how to interpret and understand course listings.
Webex meeting recording: Brooke Kelly's Personal Room-20210131 2301-3
Password: 6pPMsJAw
Recording link: https://uncp.webex.com/uncp/ldr.php?RCID=b1293f17e7c2432e8cf2c720357fc6ca
Q: How can I register for a class that is full? What do I do if the classes I need to take are full?
In our department, some classes have a waiting list. If there is a waiting list, put your name down, but come up with a back-up plan of another course to take.
Advising and registration takes place about a month after the start of the previous semester. About a month into the fall semester, you will need to meet with your advisor about registration for the following spring semester. About a month into the spring semester, you will need to meet with your advisor about registration for the following fall semester and any summer classes you wish to take. If you wait until later to register, you run the risk of not being able to secure the classes that you need and/or a full schedule of classes. If you find that classes you’d like to take in your major are full when you go to register, consider other options based on your degree audit (see how to read degree audit above). Do you have general education classes remaining that you could take instead? Do you have university electives remaining (see explanation of university electives below)? If you’ve waited to register, university electives enable you some flexibility in that they can be courses for credit that you haven’t already taken, and they can be in ANY subject.
Q: How do I register for classes on Braveweb?
https://www.uncp.edu/resources/registrar/registration-instructions
Q: What are university electives?
Everyone must complete at least 120 credit hours in order to earn a bachelor’s degree. Of those 120 credit hours, all students must complete or transfer in 44 credit hours of general education requirements and the course hours required for their major. After Sociology majors complete 44 credit hours of required general education courses and 33 credit hours of required courses for their major, they are left with 120-(44+33)=43 credit hours to complete. After Criminal Justice majors complete 44 hours of general education courses and 36 hours of required courses for their major, they are left with 120-(44+36)=40 credit hours to complete. The credits that remain after the general education and major requirements are university electives. (see next related question).
Q: I have completed all of my required classes, but I still have hours remaining to graduate (university electives). What courses should I take?
Depending on how many hours of university electives you have remaining, you could consider using your university electives to add a minor or minors, or possibly double major. Most minors require about 18 credit hours of coursework. Majors vary in hours required. Students in our department sometimes double major in Sociology and Criminal Justice. You can minor in almost any subject you can major in, but there are also minors that are interdisciplinary and include courses from multiple departments/subjects.
Here are majors and interdisciplinary minors that are offered through our department: https://www.uncp.edu/departments/sociology-and-criminal-justice/degree-programs
Q: How do I declare a major or minor? How do I declare a double major? How do I drop a major or minor?
The same form is used declare a major, to add a second major (double major), to add a minor, and to drop a major or minor. (Note that after you’ve declared a double major and run an audit, TWO separate audits for each major will appear.)
On the following page, scroll down to Declaration of Major, Minor, Concentration and/or Advisor form: https://www.uncp.edu/resources/registrar/forms
Q: How do I become a fully online student?
You may designate yourself as fully online if you wish to do so. If you do this, you will be able to sign up for classes that are designated as online only, but you will not be able to take any face to face courses. If you wish to be designated as online only, you should send the department chair or assistant chair an email that includes your name, banner ID, and your preference to be designated as online only. The email will be forwarded to the registrar’s office. Once your online only designation is processed, you will see this noted on your degree audit below the graphs.
Q: How do I apply for graduation?
Students should apply for graduation two semesters before they anticipate graduating. The application for graduation, which includes information about deadlines and fees, can be found through the link below to forms on the website for the office of the registrar.
On the following page, scroll down to find the Application for Undergraduate Graduation: https://www.uncp.edu/resources/registrar/forms
For additional questions about graduation: https://www.uncp.edu/resources/registrar/undergraduate-commencement-information/faqs
Q: How do I transfer credits from another institution to UNCP? Can I take classes at a different institution to fulfill some of my credits at UNCP?
For questions about transfer credits, contact the registrar’s office unless the course in question is in criminal justice or sociology. If it’s a course in our department, you can contact the department chair or assistant chair.
Q: I currently have completed #____ amount of hours, what is my class standing?
https://catalog.uncp.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=117
Regular students at UNCP are classified according to the number of semester hours they have completed in keeping with the following:
Less than 30 hours-Freshman 60 to 89 hours-Junior
30 to 59 hours-Sophomore 90 hours to graduation-Senior
Please note that “earned” hours on the degree audit includes courses in which you’re currently enrolled and have not yet completed. The above hours must be completed courses.
When a student will be able to graduate depends on how many hours the student plans to take in future semesters and not only on class standing.
Q: How many credits are considered full time for financial aid?
The answer to this question can vary. Students should consult financial aid for any questions about financial aid: https://www.uncp.edu/admissions/costs-and-financial-aid/office-financial-aid
Q: How do I withdraw from a class?
Before considering withdrawing from a course, you should reach out to the instructor and your advisor.
Check the academic calendar for the semester for specific deadlines for withdrawing. https://www.uncp.edu/resources/registrar/undergraduate-academic-calendars-and-exam-schedules
You can withdraw with a “W,” rather than a failing grade, by completing a course withdraw form and submitting it to the registrar’s office before the deadline
On the following page, scroll to find Course Withdraw Forms: https://www.uncp.edu/resources/registrar/forms
Q: What sort of jobs can I get with a sociology major?
As a liberal arts degree, the sociology major does not train you for one particular job. Students can use the skills they develop from gaining a sociology degree, such as critical thinking, an understanding of social systems and diversity, research and analytic skills, and good writing, to market themselves for a number of different jobs. To explore further information about jobs in sociology, check out the website for the American Sociological Association linked here: https://www.asanet.org/careers/careers-sociology
On the site, search for information on careers and/or information for students.
Q: What sort of job can I get with a criminal justice major?
The bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice is also a liberal arts degree, which qualifies students for a number of job options. However, the degree program in Criminal Justice is geared to prepare students for a career in public or private sector law enforcement, or for a graduate program in Criminal Justice. Specific careers would include policing at the state and some federal level jobs, corrections, probation and parole, courtroom administration, juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, and victim’s advocacy. North Carolina has a position called probation/parole associate for which the Criminal Justice major is appropriate. The Criminal Justice degree is also appropriate for students seeking careers with the State Bureau of Identification, Highway Patrol, and several other law enforcement positions at the federal (e.g. U.S. Marshal Service, ATF, etc.), state, and local levels.
FAQ Pages and Helpful Links for Students
Brave Central https://www.uncp.edu/resources/enrollment/brave-central/frequently-asked-questions
DOIT https://www.uncp.edu/resources/division-information-technology/help-desk/it-faqs
Office of the Registrar https://www.uncp.edu/resources/registrar/just-faqs
Scholarship Search through BraveAssist Portal https://uncp.academicworks.com/
Student Accounts https://www.uncp.edu/resources/student-accounts/frequently-asked-questions
Textbooks https://www.bkstr.com/uncpstore/help-faq/textbook-faqs
Undergraduate Commencement https://www.uncp.edu/resources/registrar/undergraduate-commencement-information/faqs
BraveAssist portal (This is how students can apply for scholarships.) https://www.uncp.edu/departments/sociology-and-criminal-justice/information-students/scholarships-awards