The College of Arts and Sciences advising office at Western Michigan University facilitates student success by creating an ongoing partnership between students and advisors. Advisors provide knowledge regarding degree requirements, WMU resources and the value of a liberal arts education.
Advising appointments
Current students
Students who have already begun their first semester at WMU and need advising for an Arts and Sciences major/minor should click below to schedule an advising appointment.
Incoming students
New students who have not yet begun classes at WMU and need advising for an Arts and Sciences major/minor should click below to schedule an advising appointment.
Declare a major
To declare a College of Arts and Sciences major, please click below:
Declare a minor
To declare a College of Arts and Sciences minor, please click below to email:
Contact an advisor
To contact an advisor with specific questions, please click below:
General office hours
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2318 Friedmann Hall
(269) 387-4366
GPS location
Using GPS to locate our office? Use the address below for the most accurate directions to Friedmann Hall:
1150 Arcadia Loop
Kalamazoo MI 49006 USA
This address will bring you to parking meters at the front of Moore Hall. Directly across the street from Moore Hall is Friedmann Hall. Continue to the 2nd floor to find 2318 Friedmann Hall.
Resources
- Applying for graduation
- Career paths
- Departments in the college
- Dismissal/readmission
- General education and liberal education requirements (Catalog years 1996-2019)
- WMU Essential Studies (Catalog years 2020-present)
- Pre-health
- Pre-law
- Pre-secondary education
- Proficiencies for Arts and Sciences students
- Student Complaint Form
- Student Success Services
- Study abroad
Transfer students
WMU course registration
- Class lookup
- Guest application to attend a community college
Fill out a guest application in GoWMU by going to Academic Services on the Student home tab. - Registration help
- Undergraduate catalog