
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.