Registrar’s Notes – November 24, 2014
December Graduation
Wednesday, December 3 is the last day for graduates to RSVP if they plan to attend the December 13 commencement ceremony. This can be done by calling the Registrar's Office at (269) 387-4300, or by logging into GoWMU and clicking on "Graduation Ceremony RSVP" under "Academic Services." Graduates can pick up their four guest tickets in Textbook Alley on the lower level of the Bernhard Center during regular business hours.
Spring Application Deadline
As you work with students who plan to complete their degree requirements at the end of the Spring 2015 semester, please remind them to submit their application for graduation before the December 1 deadline. Information on the graduation application process can be found on the Registrar's Office website.
Undergraduate Students in Graduate Courses
As a reminder, undergraduate students are only permitted to enroll in 6000 level courses or in 5000 level courses for graduate credit if they have been granted dual enrollment or they are in an Accelerated Graduate Degree Program (AGDP).
Here is the language in the Graduate Catalog regarding dual enrollment:
Dual enrollment applicants (that is, consideration for admission to a master's program while yet enrolled in a baccalaureate program) may be granted to any WMU senior who has an acceptable academic record (with a grade point average of 3.0 or better for the two years prior to admission date) and who has no more than 15 credit hours remaining for completion of the bachelor's degree.
Once granted dual enrollment status, the student may enroll in a maximum of 12 credit hours of graduate course work that has been approved by the appropriate departmental advisor in addition to those undergraduate courses required to complete the bachelor's degree.
Dual enrollment is permitted on a semester-by-semester basis, and no graduate credit earned in this way may be used to meet undergraduate requirements. If the bachelor's degree is not completed in the period of one calendar year, the student may not continue on dual enrollment.
Raise Your Voice Series
The Raise Your Voice series introduces WMU and the Kalamazoo community to nationally known artists, activists, writers, and scholars actively working to end hostility and violence against women. The Lee Honors College has announced the following schedule for the Spring 2015 semester:
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Anita Hill: Speaking Truth to Power
Documentary showing at Alamo Drafthouse @ 5:30 and 8 pm
Wednesday, February 3 2015
Anita Hill
Public lecture in Chenery Auditorium @ 7 pm
March 3, 2015
Soraya Chemaly
Public lecture. 2000 Schneider @ 7 pm
March 29-April 4, 2015
Tatyana Fazializadeh
Public lecture on April 2 @ 5:30 pm 2008 Richmond Center for the Visual Arts
6-7 days on campus as visiting artist creating new Stop Telling Women to Smile pieces featuring women from the WMU student body. Includes public lecture, class visits, group discussion and interviews w/students about harassment on campus; creation and display of original art.
Additional information on Raise Your Voice can be found on the Lee Honor's College website.
Upcoming dates
- Wednesday, November 26-Thanksgiving recess starts at noon
- Monday, December 1-Classes resume
- Saturday, December 13-Commencement
- Tuesday, Dec. 16-Final grades due at noon