The College of Graduate Studies
The College of Graduate Studies is the primary administrative unit for graduate students enrolled at CMU. On a daily basis, the College of Graduate Studies and Applications Processing handles all types of issues affecting graduate students.
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies is the academic authority for the College of Graduate Studies. Working in partnership with CMU’s six other colleges, the Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies works to ensure the highest academic quality in all graduate programs, promotes and supports graduate student research and creative endeavors, as well as a myriad of other efforts to support the academic mission of the College of Graduate Studies and Central Michigan University.
Applications Processing assists prospective, new, and current graduate students with the admissions process at CMU. The Registrar's Office handles the graduation process. Applications Processing and the Registrar's Office are here to assist and support your educational endeavors.
The staff of the College of Graduate Studies is here for you. If you have questions of an academic nature, we encourage you to contact your academic program, or the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Any of our staff in the College of Graduate Studies are happy to be of assistance.
Contact information:
College of Graduate Studies
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
www.grad.cmich.edu
grad@cmich.edu
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Foust 251
989-774-6777
Applications Processing
Ronan 260
989-774-4444
Campus Visits
Graduate Studies welcomes visits from prospective students and their families to Mount Pleasant and the CMU community. The College of Graduate Studies can provide campus maps and information. Students should contact the academic departments before their visit and set up appointments to meet with faculty members, department chairs, or graduate coordinators.
If you arrive by car, stop first at CMU Parking Services located in the CMU Police office in the Combined Services Building on East Campus Drive (between Broomfield and Preston streets), for assistance with visitor parking.
Using this Bulletin
Take time to carefully read the general and academic information sections of this Graduate Studies Bulletin. These explain university policies and procedures that govern your academic degree and you are expected to know. This section also describes services and programs available to you. To find the department in your area of interest, consult the Index of this Bulletin. Each departmental section begins with the chairperson's office address and telephone number.