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Student Name and Address Changes

To have your name changed...

Print affidavit form, return completed with notary stamp to:

Office of the Registrar
1903 West Michigan Avenue
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5256

• Academic records at Western Michigan University are permanently maintained by student name.
• Name changes will not be made for an inactive student.
• A student may maintain academic records under the name used at the time of admission. There is NO requirement that a student must make a name change.
• A student may use or change to a legal name. Each name used at WMU will remain on the permanent record. Legal proof is required (Ex: marriage license, divorce papers, driver's license).

Address can be updated. . .

• by coming into the Office of the Registrar, with picture identification
• online using the GoWMU Student Self-Service Change of Address Form (you will need your Bronco ID and password to sign on to the GoWMU portal.
  • From the portal click on Academic & Account Services;
  • next select My Self-Service and then
  • click on Personal Information to get to the change of address form)
• by sending a request in writing through the postal service.

Each Western Michigan University student is responsible for maintaining a correct mailing address with the University. To change the student address he or she can come into the Office of the Registrar or write a letter that has their signature indicating the change. A change of address cannot be made by anybody but the student. We ask that you update any changes in address for each of the categories:

Local: If no billing address is indicated, this address is used for all refunds. Mail is sent to the local address fall/spring semesters. With the exception, that during holidays, information will be sent to the permanent address.

Home or Permanent: This address is used for all tuition bills. Monthly statements for enrolled students are available on the website. All monthly staetements for nonenrolled students will be mailed to the home address.

Billing: This address supersedes all other addresses for bills and refunds for all terms. Billing address is only necessary if. . .

• The permanent and local addresses on student records are the same, however, the bills and refunds should be sent to a different address.
• Permanent and local addresses are different and the bill and refund should always go to one of these or another address.

WMU student employees...

For W-2 purposes you must also change your address through Human Resources. You may contact them by either emailing the address change to
hr-hris@wmich.edu (include your social security number) or call (269) 387-3620.