Registrar's Office

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

February 9, 2023

2023-24 Academic Calendar now available

Please contact John Scott for a PDF version of the calendar. 

View the Academic Calendar
Summer registration is underway

Priority registration concludes tomorrow at noon. Course offerings can be accessed via goWMU or the WMU Course Offerings page.  

Security re-authorization concludes Feb. 17

Supervisors will have through Friday, Feb. 24, to approve or deny re-authorization requests. Security re-authorization allows the Registrar's Office to audit access to critical computer systems used at WMU and to ensure that users are familiar with the latest policies. Questions should be directed to the Registrar's Office at (269) 387-4300.

Fall course offerings available Feb. 27; registration opens March 13

See the registration calendar
Endowed scholarships deadline extended to March 1

Through the generous support of donors, WMU has over 50 endowed scholarships that are available to students. To be considered for these and other scholarships, students should access WMU’s ScholarshipUniverse system. Applications for the 2023-24 academic year opened Dec. 1, 2022, and close March 1, 2023.

The Office of Student Transitions is hiring

Hiring part-time instructors for fall 2023

The Office of Student Transitions is seeking part-time instructors for First Year Experience (FYE) 2100 this fall. FYE 2100 is a two-credit hour class designed to empower students making the transition from high school to college. Instructors teaching FYE 2100 are instrumental in facilitating first-year students’ paths toward academic success. 

Instructors must hold a master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience. Part-time instructors are paid at the rate of $1,100 per credit hour in compliance with PIO contracts, for a total of $2,200 over the course of the semester. Applications must be submitted by March 20 at 5 p.m. See application information at wmich.edu/transitions/seminar/teach.

Hiring student leaders

The Office of Student Transitions is recruiting over 200 undergraduate student employees for various positions, including:

  • Orientation Student Leaders
  • Peer E-mentor Leaders
  • FYE Co-Facilitators
  • Fall Welcome Ambassadors

OST looks for students that are dedicated to creating an open and welcoming campus community for its various student populations. Because of this, diversity and inclusion play an important role in the hiring, training and employment process for an individual’s personal growth, and better self-awareness in an environment that fosters integrity, respect, trust, openness, empathy, exceptional performance and accountability. If you know of a student or students who would benefit from a role as a student leader, please share the link below. Applications are due Wednesday, Feb. 15. Learn more at wmich.edu/transitions/leadership.

Spring deadlines for dissertations and theses

For those working with graduate students, please note the following deadlines:

  • March 10: Last day for doctoral candidates to hold dissertation defense
  • March 17: Defended dissertations due in the Graduate College
  • March 24: Defended theses due in the Graduate College

Deadlines for SUM I and II can be found online.

Updates from Precollege Programming

Hiring summer camp leaders

Michigan GEAR UP and Upward Bound are hiring summer camp leaders to work with high school aged participants from June through August. Qualified WMU students are strongly encouraged to apply. For job postings, see Handshake (Summer Camp Leader Job #7465443).

Hiring student leaders

The Office of Precollege Programming continues its tutoring service this spring at four local Kalamazoo Public Schools sites. The service is a collaboration among the department, Michigan GEAR UP, Upward Bound and the Mentoring for Success Program at WMU. In-person tutoring is held every Tuesday and Thursday after school. This is a free service for precollege students at Loy Norrix High School, Kalamazoo Central High School, Hillside Middle School and Linden Grove Middle School. Learn more about the tutoring service at wmich.edu/precollege/tutoring.

Fall 2022 grading is closed

Grading for the fall 2022 semester has been closed. Students who were not issued a grade by the instructor have been given an incomplete. Instructors can remove the "I" grade using the "Removal of Incomplete Grade/Change of Grade" form found via the "Faculty/Advisor Self-Service" app in goWMU.

Did you know? A fun fact from the Registrar...

The 2022-23 Academic Calendar has received more than 200,000 pageviews since being uploaded on Feb. 8, 2022. The calendar was the eighth most-viewed WMU page throughout last year.