Registrar's Office

December 21, 2015

December Commencement

Over 1,800 degrees were conferred at the commencement ceremonies on Saturday. The hashtag "#WMUGrad" was provided in the commencement program for graduates and their families to share their graduation comments and photos. Click here to see their posts.

Graduation auditors will begin awarding degrees on Tuesday and graduates can expect to receive their diploma in a few weeks. When the diploma is printed an email will be sent to the student's wmich.edu email account that will include a link where they can view their actual diploma. As a reminder, graduates now have the option of receiving a signed and certified PDF copy of their Western Michigan University diploma. Additional information on the eDiploma option can be found on the Registrar's Office website.

Reverse Transfer

The Registrar's Office recently sent an email to 298 students eligible for review under reverse transfer. Student eligibility is based on the number of credits completed at WMU and the number of credits transferred from the partnering community college. Over 2,300 former community college students have been contacted by WMU since our first reverse transfer agreement was signed in 2012.

One Stop

The One Stop Convenience Center will be available for students at the start of the Spring 2016 semester. As in the past, it will be located on the second floor of the Bernard Center and will provide students with one convenient location to take care of all their semester start up needs. Dates and times are as follows:

Friday, Jan. 8; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 11; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 12; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 13; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 14; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, Dec.22—Final grades due at noon
Jan. 7 - 8—Advising Days
Jan. 8; 11 - 14—One Stop Center
Monday, Jan. 11—Classes begin at 8 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 11—Tuition and fees due
Friday, Jan. 15—Last day to drop and add classes; last day to receive 100% refund
Tuesday, Jan. 19—Census
Wednesday, Jan. 20—$100 late add fee begins; begin recording withdraws as "W" on transcript
Thursday, Jan. 21—Last day to receive 90% refund for a complete withdrawal
Monday, Jan. 25—Last day to receive 50% refund for a partial withdrawal
Monday, Jan. 25—Summer I/Summer II, 2016 Course Offerings open for viewing
Monday, Feb. 1—Last day to apply for June graduation
Monday, Feb. 8—Last day to receive 50% refund for a complete withdrawal
Monday, Feb. 8—Summer I/Summer II, 2016 opens for registration
Monday, Feb. 15—First work grades due
Monday, Mar. 7—Last day to receive 25% refund for a complete withdrawal
Monday, Nov. 14—Last day to withdraw from classes
Apr. 25 - 29—Final exam week
Saturday, Apr. 30—Semester ends; Commencement
Tuesday, May 3—Final grades due by noon