College of Arts and Sciences

Application for Permission to Elect A-S 7350 or A-S 7300

Guidelines for Submission and Registration

For Interdisciplinary Studies Doctorate (ISLD) students only.

To avoid delays in registration and late fees, students should submit this request at least five business days in advance of the latest day to add/drop courses. Consult Registrar’s Office academic calendars.
You must complete this web form in consultation with the faculty mentor who will be supervising the course. Once submitted, this form is automatically routed to the faculty member for confirmation and approval.
Once processing of the form is complete, you will receive an email notification with course details and instructions on how to register.
You are then responsible for registering for the course and inputting the same number of credit hours that was specified on your form.
Students enrolling in A-S 7300 must remain continuously enrolled in A-S 7300 until degree completion.
This continuous enrollment requirement does not apply to A-S 7350.
Any questions regarding enrollment in A-S 7350 or A-S 7300 should be directed to the faculty mentor who will be supervising this class and/or your dissertation chair.

Student Information: (required)

Your name: (required)

Enter your nine digit WIN: (required)

Your nine-digit WMU Identification Number.

Your WMU email: (required)

Course Request:

Select the semester you are requesting to enroll in this course: (required)

Fall

Spring

Summer I

Summer II

Term year:

Description of study: (required)

Faculty information: (required)

This is the faculty member who will approve your request.

Name of faculty member who agreed to supervise this course: (required)

Email for that faculty member: (required)

Signed agreement:

A review of the following guidelines is mandatory before submitting this form:

UNIVERSITY APPROVAL FOR RESEARCH:

All research done under the aegis of Western Michigan University adheres to federal, state, local and University regulations. Research involving human subjects, non-human animal subjects, hazardous chemicals, biohazards, or genetically engineered organisms must be approved in advance by appropriate university committees. You are responsible for understanding which regulations apply to your study. Information on research compliance and application forms are available at the Office of Research and Innovation's compliance page: https://wmich.edu/research/compliance

ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECT:

Any research involving contact with human research subjects must be approved in advance by WMU's Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (HS-IRB). No research involving human subjects is exempt from review by the HSIRB. More information and application materials for the HS-IRB may be obtained here: https://wmich.edu/research/compliance/wmuirb

By submitting this application, you are "signing" this document and agreeing that:

"I understand that research involving human subjects, non-human animal subjects, hazardous chemicals, biohazards, or genetically engineered organisms must have prior approval of the research proposal by the appropriate Western Michigan University review body, thus assuring compliance with the regulations for the protection of such subjects or for the regulation of use of such materials."

“I understand that The Graduate College will not approve any master’s thesis, specialist project, or doctoral dissertation which does not comply with these requirements, and in that event no credit will be granted for the course."