Majors, Programs, Certificates, and Badges
Program | Description | Format | Credits | Location |
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Accounting, B.B.A. | The Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting provides a solid foundation for licensure as a certified public accountant (CPA), as well as career opportunities in corporate accounting, auditing, taxation, and management of business, government and nonprofit organizations. |
Face To Face | 120 |
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Accounting, M.S.A. | The Master of Science in accounting offers an intensive, concentrated learning experience focused on accounting. This specialization is designed for those pursuing certified public accountant certification and careers in public, industry and nonprofit accounting. |
Face To Face | 33 | Grand Rapids |
Advanced American Sign Language Undergraduate Badge | A badge is a digital record of achievement that recognizes completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. You can link your digital badges to online résumés and portfolios, career websites, or social media. This gives you a way to share experiences, competencies, or knowledge with current and future employers, professional and community organizations, recruiters, and graduate programs. |
Face To Face | 12 | Grand Rapids |
Advanced Tax Practice Graduate Badge | A badge is a digital record of achievement that recognizes completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. You can link your digital badges to online résumés and portfolios, career websites, or social media. This gives you a way to share experiences, competencies, and knowledge with current and future employers, professional and community organizations, recruiters, and graduate program advisors. |
Hybrid | 9 | Grand Rapids |
Advertising and Public Relations, B.A., B.S. | A bachelor's degree in advertising and public relations can lead to a rewarding career in corporate, nonprofit, government or agency settings doing meaningful work such as copywriting, media relations, corporate communications, digital communications, media planning, research, and more. |
Face To Face | 120 | Allendale |
African/African American Studies Minor | The African and African American studies (AAA) program develops an understanding of the variety and complexity of Africa, a deep appreciation of the African American experience, and an enriching knowledge of the various historical trajectories and contributions of the global African diaspora. |
Face To Face | 21 - 22 | Allendale |
Aging and Adult Life Minor | The aging and adult life minor at Grand Valley State University is designed to appeal to those students whose major academic preparation is in any field that may work with older populations. |
Face To Face | 21 | Allendale |
Allied Health Sciences, B.S. | Allied health professionals work in health care teams to provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and direct patient care and support services that are critical to the other health professionals they work with and the patients they serve. The allied health sciences (AHS) major is designed to meet the educational needs of an aspiring health professional. |
Face To Face | 120 |
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Allied Health Sciences, B.S. - Health Professional degree completion emphasis | The Allied Health Sciences' health professional degree (AHS-HPD) completion program is designed to provide a path for health care professionals who have an associate degree and want to earn a bachelor's degree. The AHS-HPD major is designed to complement health professionals whose careers include medical assisting, dental hygiene, radiography, sonography, and magnetic resonance imaging, along with positions as an occupational therapy aide, nuclear medicine technician, paramedic, and surgical technician. |
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120 |
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Allied Health Sciences, B.S. - Histotechnology emphasis | Histology is a laboratory science concerned with the demonstration of cellular morphology, chemical composition, and function of normal and abnormal tissue. A histotechnologist cuts, mounts, and stains tissues removed surgically to make the cell details visible for review. With the information learned from the section of tissue biopsy, a pathologist and physician can make appropriate diagnoses and determine the best course of treatment for a patient. Secondary admission. |
Face To Face | 120 |
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Anthropology B.A., B.S. | Anthropology is the study and understanding of humans throughout time, including the effects of culture on individuals and of individuals on their society. |
Face To Face | 120 | Allendale |
Applied Anthropology Undergraduate Certificate | A certificate in applied anthropology (CAA) is designed to help students learn practical skills and concepts that will be useful for careers in government, business, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as graduate school. |
Face To Face | 15 | Allendale |
Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate | Many school and healthcare professionals are seeking graduate-level programs that teach them to incorporate behavior analytic principles and practices into their work with individuals with learning, behavior, and performance challenges. |
Online | 21 | |
Applied Computer Science, M.S. | The Master of Science in applied computer science is designed to help computing professionals expand their knowledge and opportunities for advancement in the field. |
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33 | Grand Rapids |
Applied Data Analytics Undergraduate Certificate | The undergraduate certificate in applied data analytics at Grand Valley State University focuses on understanding how to interpret, use, and apply data and statistics in the workplace. |
Face To Face | 18 |
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Applied Data Analytics Undergraduate Certificate, adult online | The undergraduate certificate program in applied data analytics at Grand Valley State University focuses on understanding how to interpret, use, and apply data and statistics in the workplace. |
Online | 18 | |
Applied Food and Nutrition, B.S. | Those who study food and nutrition focus on integrating nutrition knowledge into medical nutrition therapy for the prevention and treatment of disease. Nutrition education and counseling and food service management are key skills emphasized throughout the program. |
Face To Face | 120 |
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Applied Linguistics Minor | Applied Linguistics (AL) is an interdisciplinary field that investigates and offers solutions to language-related problems in the world. The AL minor has 2 tracks: General and English as Second Language (ESL). |
Face To Face | 21-23 | Allendale |
Applied Statistics, M.S. | Applied statistics is a practical, hands-on program that provides a comprehensive set of applied statistical techniques, which allows students to succeed as applied statisticians in academia and industry. |
Face To Face | 36 |
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Arabic Minor | In the tradition of education in modern languages and literatures at
Grand Valley State University, courses in the Arabic minor teach
different ways to reach linguistic proficiency and cultural
competence. The ability to listen, speak, write, and read in Arabic
expands the range of your communication skills and extends the breadth
of your world view. |
Face To Face | 20 | Allendale |