College of Education and Human Development

College of Education and Human Development
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5229 USA
Main office:  (269) 387-2960
Student services: (269) 387-3474

Application for admission to upper professional level education courses

Before submitting your application, please go to the CEHD Advising website and click on the link to your program guide and the link to admission requirements for your program. Look over your guide carefully and read your admission requirements thoroughly prior to submission of this application.

Your nine-digit WMU Identification Number.
Please identify your academic advisor (required)
Select your curriculum (required)
Special education majors only
One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods, xml.
Background check
Please complete a background check at CastleBranch (https://portal.castlebranch.com/wc48)
I have completed my background check within the past 12 months through CastleBranch (required)
I understand I must complete a background check through CastleBranch before I can be accepted to the professional level and I will complete that soon (required)
Pursuant to Public Acts 68 of 1993 and 83 of 1995, please check the following as they pertain to you:
Do you currently have any outstanding civil infractions, criminal charges, or warrants of arrest pending against you in MI or any state or jurisdiction? (required)
Have you ever accepted responsibility in a civil infraction (excluding speeding tickets) or been convicted of (or pled no contest to) a misdemeanor or felony? (required)
Have you ever had a teaching certificate denied, revoked, nullified, or have you ever surrendered a teaching certificate? (required)
**If you answered YES to any of the questions above OR have ever been arrested:
One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods, xml.
Please carefully read the following policies and, if you have any questions, contact CEHD Admissions and Advising before submitting this form.
If I become involved in any criminal activity that results in a civil infraction, criminal charge, or warrant of arrest, I understand it is my responsibility to notify the CEHD Director of Teacher Education (required)
My selection below indicates that I have read and understand the requirements to be accepted into the upper-level of my program. (required)