Office of the Registrar
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5256 USA
(269) 387-4300
July 22, 2022
Last day for students to withdraw from SUM II classes is July 25
GoWMU will be available for students to withdraw until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 25. Students with a registration hold who are unable to use GoWMU may request a withdrawal in person through the Registrar's Office until 5 p.m. on July 25 or by emailing the Registrar's Office.
Student Financial Aid processing times
The current processing time for paperwork, appeals, PLUS loans and alternative loans is four to six weeks, and our response time for email inquiries is three weeks.
Updated program code web pages now live
The Registrar's Office recently cleaned up the listing of majors and programs for each college. See links to the updated pages at wmich.edu/registrar/faculty-staff/advising.
April 2023 graduation deadline is Oct. 1; communication cycle with eligible students begins Aug. 1
The Registrar's Office will begin reminding eligible students of the Oct. 1 graduation application deadline via email in the coming weeks. The communication cycle will expand throughout August and September, and incorporate new elements to help students meet the deadline.
There are two deadlines for graduation applications: Oct. 1 for April graduation and Feb. 1 for June, August and December graduations. For more information regarding application deadlines or the communication process, please contact John Scott.
Did you know? A fun fact from the Registrar...
Earlier this year, the Registrar's Office created a walk-through video to help students register for courses with variable credit hours. See the video by visiting our registration page. This video (along with our other videos) will be updated in the coming weeks to include footage of the new goWMU.