Academic Excellence - a matter of degrees

Grand Valley State University offers a liberal education focus, emphasizing critical thinking, creative problem solving, and cultural understanding. We partner with Northwestern Michigan College for our students to complete their undergraduate degrees in Traverse City.

We offer classes that prepare you for your major area of study and lead to your undergraduate degree completion in the following areas:

• Teacher Certification - Elementary or Secondary
• Liberal Studies

We also offer selected classes that lead to the following graduate degrees:

• Master of Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Special Education
    • Dual endorsement ECDD/CI
  • Other Endorsements
    • Early Childhood (ZA)
    • Elementary
• Master of Social Work