Parent and Family Programs

Parent Information

Academic Advising

Encourage your student to develop a relationship with his or her academic advisors. Advisors may be faculty, staff, administrators, graduate students or peer educators. Academic advising at Western Michigan University will take many forms.

Career Development

The career development process can be exciting, frustrating and life-changing; sometimes all at once. We encourage you to support your student and participate in the process.

Health and Wellness

When students are healthy, happy and safe, they have the highest potential for academic success and enjoying the college experience.

Guest Students

Student Housing

The Western Michigan University Office of Residence Life provides a variety of services for on- and off-campus students.

Related content

Registrar’s Office
The registrar’s website is full of great information that will help you learn how to register, when to register, important dates for adding and dropping courses, and much, much more.
- Authorized User Access
  WMU students have the ability to grant access to third party individuals to view certain academic and financial aid information.
Financial Aid
Working to provide money to the student and the family to help them pay for the student’s education. Major forms of financial aid include gift aid (grants and scholarships) and self help aid (loans and work).
First-Year Experience
WMU First-Year Experience (FYE) Programs are comprised of three essential components: New Student Orientation, Fall Welcome and FYE Seminar. These three components work together to help you achieve your goals.
Michigan Residency Requirements
Information on residency classification at Western Michigan University for university admissions and/or fee purposes.

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