Some financial assistance is available in the form of Graduate Teaching Assistantships . Advising The director of graduate studies is the primary advisor for graduate students in all programs. In the student's last semester, this permanent program is sent to the graduation auditors when the student applies for graduation. The auditors check that all the courses listed and other degree requirements have been met. Only then is the awarding of a degree approved.
Additional advisors are available to students depending on their program of study.
Students in the M.A. in Professional Writing select a three-person advisory committee when developing their professional portfolios. Students in the M.F.A. program in Creative Writing select a three-person advisory committee to direct the M.F.A. project or projects. The committee consists of the project advisor, a member from the writing program faculty, and a faculty member not in the writing program. About WMU , its history, academic environment, heritage of innovation, and location. A listing of our Graduate Faculty .