Special Registration Courses

During the winter and May intersessions, Dr. Connie Ireland offers CRJU 423: Correctional Environments—often referred to as “Jails on Wheels.”

  •  The prerequisites for the course are CRJU 101, 110 and 303.
     
  •  If you are interested in this course, please be advised that class size is limited.
     
  •  To confirm your spot and register for the class, you must do the following:
  1. Email Dr. Ireland to provide her with your name, student ID, and email address. You will also need to provide your California driver’s license number, social security number, and date of birth, but please do not email this information to Dr. Ireland. She will contact you with instructions about forwarding your driver's license, social security number, and date of birth. This information (encrypted and password protected) will be used for  background clearance at the institutions the class will visit.
     
  2. Pay the additional transportation fee at the College of Continuing and Professional Education (CCPE). Although the fee may vary from semester to semester, it currently is approximately $300. This is subject to change.
     
  3. Once Dr. Ireland has your background information and confirmation that you have paid the supplemental transportation fee, she will issue you a permit to enroll in the course.  You must then register for the class electronically, and pay fees to the university for  enrollment in the three-unit course.

Just before the start of the course, Dr. Ireland will send some important information to all registered students via email. This will include the following important reminders:

 

  1. The course meets 8am-5pm on 6 days during intersessions. Dr. Ireland will provide you with the specific dates.
     
  2. Since the class involves tours of correctional facilities, you must be on time.  The bus will leave CSULB as scheduled each day, and late-comers can either drive their own vehicles and try to meet the bus at the first facility or (more likely) will miss the entire day.
     
  3. Make sure you conform with the dress code information that will be provided for each institution (specific details forthcoming). In general, be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress professionally: no tank tops, shorts, flip flops, spiked heels, sports jerseys, or excessive cleavage/makeup. Some institutions have restrictions on specific clothing types (e.g. no jeans) or colors (e.g. no blue or gray or khaki), but this will be clarified before the start of the class. You will only be allowed to bring your ID into many institutions, so plan accordingly.

If you have any further questions about the course, please emailConnie.Ireland@csulb.edu

The University's usual registration deadlines do not apply to:

  •  CRJU 491: Internship (3 units)
  •  CRJU 492: Internship (6 units)
  •  CRJU 497: Independent Study
  •  CRJU 498: Senior Thesis

Unlike most other courses, these courses require a permit to be entered into the system before students may register. Students must secure a permit no later than two weeks (14 calendar days) prior to the start of a semester. The normal add/drop period for does not apply to these courses.

  • CRJU 491/2:  Internship -- In addition to meeting the 14-day advance registration, students wishing to enroll in CRJU 491 or 492 (Internship) must have attended an internship orientation, submitted all required paperwork, and received clearance to enroll from the internship coordinators. For more information, please click on "Internship Program" under "Undergraduate Programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice"  heading on the left of this page. 
     
  • CRJU 497:  Independent Study -- In addition to meeting the 14-day advance registration, students wishing to enroll in CRJU 497 (Independent Study) must identify a faculty member with whom they want to work and ask that faculty member to notify the school director.  The school director will issue a permit for the student to enroll. Or, students who have not identified a faculty member with whom they want to work must submit a short (2-3 page) proposal to the school director.  The proposal must contain
     
  •  The title of the proposed independent study research paper;
  •  a brief outline of the paper;
  •  three or four references the submitting student used to assemble the outline; and
  •  a statement, made under penalty of disciplinary action, that the student has not submitted a paper on the topic to any professor at CSULB.

The school director will then assign the student to the appropriate faculty member.
 

  • CRJU 498:  Senior Thesis -- In addition to meeting the 14-day advance registration, students wishing to enroll in CRJU 498 (Senior Thesis) must identify a faculty member with whom they want to work and ask that faculty member to notify the school director.  The school director will issue a permit for the student to enroll.  Generally, students who enroll in 498 have already completed a 497 with the same faculty member.