Registrar’s Notes – December 8, 2014
Commencement
Over 1,200 students will be attending commencement this Saturday in Miller Auditorium. The schedule is as follows:
9:00 a.m.
College of Fine Arts
College of Health and Human Services
Haworth College of Business
12:30 p.m.
College of Education and Human Development
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
College of Aviation
4:00 p.m.
College of Arts and Sciences
Extended University Programs
Graduates are able to pick up their four guest tickets at Textbook Alley on the lower level of the Bernhard Center during regular business hours through Saturday, Dec. 13. If available, two additional tickets will be handed out beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at the Miller Auditorium ticket office.
The commencement ceremonies will be broadcast live on EduCABLE channel 5 and throughout the Kalamazoo viewing area by Charter Communications on Public Media Network's channel 99. You can also follow our graduates on commencement day using social media #WMUGrad.
Grades
Fall semester grades are due next Tuesday, December 16 at noon. Grades will be available to students as soon as we complete processing, which we anticipate will be sometime in the late afternoon or early evening on December 16.
A few grading reminders
When submitting final grades of "E" or "X" instructors will be required to enter the last date the student attended class or the last date of recorded academic activity. Instructors will be prompted to enter a valid date that is between the start and end date of the semester. In cases where the student does not come to even one class session or does not complete any work, the first day of the semester (9/02/2014) should be used.
The grade of "X" should be used when a student either never attended or stopped attending the class and is not eligible for an incomplete. The "X" grade is counted into the student's gpa the same as an "E" grade.
An incomplete is a temporary grade, given for reasons beyond the control of the student and should not to be given as a substitute for a failing grade. A Report of Incomplete Grade, located on the faculty menu in GoWMU, needs to be submitted when an incomplete grade is assigned. The Report of Incomplete Grade lists the work the student needs to complete in the course as well as the deadline for completion.
Parking and AR holds
The Accounts Receivable hold amount was raised last week from $300 to $1000 and all parking holds were ended. This was done in an effort to assist students in registering for the Spring 2015 semester. An email was sent last week to all affected students.
ICES Course Evaluations
Due to a technical issue, the three e-mails regarding the course evaluations students normally receive throughout the three weeks of the evaluation period were sent on consecutive days November 24 through November 26. The situation has been corrected, but students may have gotten the impression that the evaluations are no longer available for completion. Please note that the evaluation period is open through December 12.
Upcoming Dates
- Saturday, December 13-Commencement
- Tuesday, Dec. 16-Final grades due at noon
- Friday, January 9; Monday, January 12 to Wednesday, January 14-- One Stop
- Monday, January 12-Spring classes begin
- Friday, January 16-Last day to drop/add classes
- Monday, January 19-MLK Day
- Tuesday, January 20--Census
- Wednesday, January 21--$100 late add fee begins
- Thursday, January 22-Last day for 90% tuition refund for a complete withdraw
- Monday, January 26-- Last day for 50% tuition refund for a partial withdraw
- Monday, February 2-Deadline to submit Summer I/Summer II graduation applications
- Monday, February 9-- Last day for 50% tuition refund for a complete withdraw
- Sunday, February 15 - First work grades due
- Friday, March 6-- Last day for 25% tuition refund for a complete withdraw
- Friday, March 6-Spirit day
- Monday, March 9-Spring break begins
- Sunday, March 15 - Midterm grading closes, end of day
- Monday, March 16-Classes resume
- Monday, March 23-Last day to withdraw from Spring courses
- April 27-May 1-Final Exam week
- Saturday, May 2-Commencement
- Tuesday, May 5--Spring grades due at noon