College of Arts and Sciences
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Advising Appointments

We are here to serve you. Current and new students schedule an academic advising appointment by clicking the proper link below. 
Current student advising Transfer student advising Prospective or Returning student advising

How can we help you?

For instructions on how to schedule an appointment in Student Success Hub, click below:
Making an Advising Appointment (on your Team)
Making an Advising Appointment (outside your Team)

15 minute drop-in advising is available from 1-3:30 PM to discuss Summer and Fall 2026 course selection on the following dates:

March 16
March 19
March 23
March 26
March 30
April 2

Location based on CAS major/minor:
Psychology - 3700 Wood Hall 
All other CAS majors/minors - 2318 Friedmann Hall

There will be no drop-in advising for PSYCHOLOGY majors on March 30 and April 2. 
The replacement drop-in dates are: 

April 6
April 9
 
For currently enrolled students to declare a College of Arts and Sciences major, use the form below. Please meet with an academic advisor for the new major before submitting this form!
Declare a major
Who is my new advisor?
To declare a College of Arts and Sciences minor, please click below:
Declare a minor
To contact the Advising Office by email, click below. Make sure to include your WIN and any relevant information:
Email an advisor
To find out who your primary advisor is, click below and select your major:
Advisor Assignment
For various transfer student information, click below:
Transfer admissions
Transfer guides

To request an override in order to register for a course at WMU as a guest student, fill out the form linked below.

Guest Student override request
For various registration information, click below:
Registration help
Class lookup

Call us at (269) 387-4366 during the hours of 8 AM - 5 PM Monday through Friday and we are happy to assist!

Contact us

Hours
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location
2318 Friedmann Hall

Phone
(269) 387-4366

GPS location
1150 Arcadia Loop
Kalamazoo MI 49006 USA

Email
@email

 

The College of Arts and Sciences advising office at Western Michigan University facilitates student success by creating an ongoing partnership between students and advisors. Advisors provide knowledge regarding degree requirements, WMU resources and the value of a liberal arts education.
 

Resources

For information on applying to graduate, click below:
Applying for graduation
To explore career paths, click below:
Career Paths
To explore the websites for different departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, click below:
College of Arts and Sciences Departments
For information on academic dismissal and readmission to the College, please click below:
Dismissal/Readmission
To view the WMU Essential Studies requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences (for catalog years 2020-present) click below:
WMU Essential Studies (catalog years 2020-present)
For information on the pre-health or pre-medicine pathway, click below:
Pre-Health
For information on the pre-law pathway, click below:
Pre-Law
For information on the pre-secondary education pathway, click below:
Pre-Secondary Education
For student concerns and complaints, please click below:
Student Complaint Form
To explore student success services, click below:
Student Success Services
To learn more about study abroad and various programs, click below:
Study Abroad
To learn more about resources offered by WMU, click below:
Resources