Working in cooperation with Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) to provide the courses necessary for your degree, you can generally expect to:

1. Complete an associate of arts (ASA) degree or the MACRAO at the community college using an NMC Transfer Guide
2. Complete additional NMC courses that transfer into your GVSU major/minor
3. Complete final GVSU sequence of courses

Please review Commonly Asked Questions about the GVSU Traverse City Education Programs for helpful information about our programs.

You will be challenged to develop skills, attitudes, and values critical to your success as a professional educator in Grand Valley's programs that lead toward teacher certification. In Traverse City, you can choose from the following programs:

• Elementary Education with a Language Arts major
• Elementary Education with a Social Studies major
• Secondary Education with a English major; minor: History or Psychology
• Secondary Education with a Social Studies major; minor: English or Psychology  

Grand Valley advisors can help explain program requirements and ensure appropriate program planning. Please contact a Grand Valley advisor if you are considering becoming a teacher.

Additional helpful links for current students include the Rotation of Course Offerings-(link updated soon) and Theme Requirements.

Cooperating Teachers: a link to helpful information about supervising student teachers from the College of Education.

For more information about the Grand Valley College of Education, visit their website.