Why pursue a Student-Initiated Combined Degree at Grand Valley?

• Accelerate your career trajectory and complete your degree one step ahead of the competition.
• Respond to emerging job markets.
• Take advantage of creative academic programming that is tailored to your specific goals.
• Meet the growing national need for more masters trained employees.
• Gain valuable internship and career opportunities through partnerships in the West Michigan area.

Getting Started

If interested, you should:

• Discuss your interest with your undergraduate advisor and the graduate program director to determine suitability;
• Complete a Student-Initiated Combined Degree request form;
• Begin the approval process with your undergraduate advisor.

Coursework

Each program includes a unique curriculum that allows a student to count up to 12 graduate credit hours toward both their undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. The undergraduate and graduate degree programs a student selects will determine the actual curriculum.

A plan of study is developed by the student and faculty advisors that satisfies all degree requirements. This plan will designate courses to be counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

General program requirements follow the Bachelor/Graduate Combined Degree Policy and include at a minimum:

• Fulfillment of the requirements for both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs
• Completion of responsible conduct of research training

Helpful Links

• Scholarships
• Financial Aid
• Tuition & Fees
• The Graduate School

For More Information

Mark Luttenton, Ph.D., Program Director
318C DeVos Center
401 W. Fulton Street
(616) 331-7105
luttentm@gvsu.edu

gvsu.edu/sicd