Application

All students must submit a Graduate Admission application and provide official transcripts to the University Office of Admissions Graduate College, or for international students to International Student Services.

Applicants may then apply to the SPADA graduate certificate program by requesting an application packet from the SPADA office (269) 387-3340, or by filling out the online application and e-mailing it along with your CV/resume to nancy.kibler@wmich.edu. You may also choose to print it out and send it to the following address:

C. Dennis Simpson, Ed.D
Western Michigan University
College of Health and Human Services - SPADA
1903 W. Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5212

To understand more about the process of applying to the SPADA graduate certificate, please read the Prospective Student Letter. All admissions decisions will be communicated to you in writing.

Upon Acceptance
Upon acceptance to the program, please use the SPADA Checklist found in the Field Practicum Manual to guide you through completion. As part of the SPADA graduate certificate program, you must enroll in and complete the Field Practicum, (ADA6700), which will give you experience in your prospective field. You are required to thoroughly read the Field Practicum Manual immediately upon acceptance to the SPADA graduate certificate program.

Students can graduate with the SPADA Graduate Certificate within one calendar year. Please consider the Course Rotation Schedule and plan your program of study accordingly.

NOTE: For those students already enrolled in a graduate degree program, the application process will be different. Contact the SPADA office at (269) 387-3340 or nancy.kibler@wmich.edu for further information.