The WMU Center for English Language and Culture for International Students (CELCIS) offers in-person or online ESL courses 45 weeks of the calendar year in two semesters (Fall, Spring) and two sessions (Summer I, Summer II).
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Our offices are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for virtual or in-person appointments. Walk-in hours — for topics and questions that can be addressed during a brief, 5-10 minute conversation — from 9 to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. To make an appointment, email oiss-info@wmich.edu or contact staff directly.
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The International Student Fee supports the Haenicke Institute for Global Education (HIGE) which provides a comprehensive set of services to all international students through the most appropriate delivery modes to ensure efficiency, safety and student success. These include admission processes and selection, immigration support and advising, credential and credit evaluation and transfer, all HIGE student advising, student insurance assistance, orientation and other student activities. The International Student Fee is $750 per semester (fall/spring) and $375 per summer session (summer I/II).
Are WMU tuition and fees still competitive? Yes. The implementation of the International Student Fee followed tuition adjustments that lowered the total tuition and fees level applicable to international students: a reduction of undergraduate non-resident tuition of over 50% per credit in 2017 and a reduction of graduate non-resident tuition of nearly 20% per credit in 2020.
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