Registrar's Office

Office of the Registrar
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5256 USA
(269) 387-4300

Registrar’s Notes – September 15, 2014

Adds

Students who wish to add a Fall 2014 course to their schedule can do so with the approval of the instructor and the department chair. The registration will need to be done in the Registrar’s Office and a completed Permission to Late Add form is required, which can be found on the Registrar’s Office.

Students adding their first course after census (September 9) will be assessed a late add fee of $100 per class. Students who were registered for at least one course on census day will not be charged a late fee for adding additional sections.

Withdraws

Today is the last day students can receive a 50% refund for withdrawing from individual classes. After today, there is no refund for a partial withdraw. Students withdrawing from all classes are eligible to receive a 50% refund through Friday, September 26.

A 24-hour grace period is provided to students who drop a course that meets for the first time on or after the end of the drop/add period. Students dropping a class within 24 hours of the start date should contact the Registrar’s Office to make sure they receive the correct refund.

Grade mode and credit hour changes

At this point in the semester students can no longer change from a letter grade to credit/no credit, or from credit/no credit to a letter grade. Students are also unable to decrease credit hours in a variable credit course. According to university policy, changes to the grade mode and the credit hour range can only be done through the end of the drop/add period.

WMU Mobile App

On the first day of classes, the Student Button in the WMU Mobile App hit an all-time record for largest number of unique visitors at 5,962. From the student button students can access their schedule, final grades and midterm grades. We are currently exploring the possibility of adding Degree Works to the WMU Mobile App.

Summer 2015 Schedule Building

Department working reports for Summer I and Summer II 2015 are available in Cognos. Edits must be completed in Banner by Friday, October 10.

First Work and Midterm Grading

Midterm grading is open and instructors are encouraged to submit a first work grade by Sunday, September 28. First work grades can be entered using the midterm grade worksheet located on the faculty menu in GoWMU. Providing early feedback to students gives them a sense of how they are doing in the course and lets them know where they may need to make adjustments while they still have time to do so. Advisors will be monitoring first work/midterm grades and will follow-up with students receiving low grades.

The midterm grade deadline is Sunday, October 26.

Upcoming Dates:

  • Monday, September 15—Last day to receive a 50% refund for a partial withdraw

  • Friday, September 26—Last day to receive a 50% refund for a complete withdraw

  • Sunday, September 28—First work grades due

  • Wednesday, October 22—Last day to receive a 25% refund for a complete withdraw

  • Sunday, October 26—Midterm grades due

  • Monday, November 3—Last day to withdraw

  • Wednesday, November 26—Thanksgiving recess starts at noon

  • Monday, December 1—Classes resume

  • Tuesday, Dec. 16—Final grades due at noon