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Spanish for Health Care Professionals

Undergraduate Certificate

Allendale • Face to face • 15 Credits

Face to face

Students are required to come to a GVSU campus for face-to-face instruction to complete the program requirements. Instruction is face-to-face (though some courses may be offered online in addition).

Hybrid

Students come to a GVSU campus more than one time a semester for face-to-face instruction, with additional class meetings online. Instruction is online and face-to-face.

Low Residency

Students come to a GVSU campus no more than one time a semester (e.g., one weekend, week, class session, etc.). Instruction is mostly online.

Online

Students are not required to come to any GVSU campus to complete the program requirements. Instruction is fully online.

Grand Valley's Spanish for Health Care Professionals Certificate prepares students to be culturally and linguistically competent to better serve patients from Spanish speaking communities and backgrounds.

Overview

Students will develop language proficiency with an emphasis on health and medical contexts and learn and use specialized vocabulary and terminology relevant to the medical field.

You can know the health needs of Spanish-speaking communities by understanding the linguistic and cultural diversity of Spanish-speaking communities in the region. Learn to engage with Spanish-speaking patients by going beyond mere verbal communication to providing care grounded in cultural understanding.

Admission Information

Two years of college Spanish or placement in SPA 202 or SPA 300-level are required for admission. Anyone admitted to GVSU as a degree-seeking student may complete this certificate. To complete the certificate, students must select a total of 15 credits. Enrollment in the Spanish major or the minor is not required to complete the certificate, but students may pursue the certificate in Spanish for Health Professionals concurrently with the major or minor. Any course that satisfies both requirements will be counted towards the certificate and the major or minor.

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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

gvsu.edu/mll
Mackinac Hall B-2-243
(616) 331-3203

College of Health Professions
School of Interdisciplinary Health
Allied Health Sciences

gvsu.edu/ahs
106 Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall
500 Lafayette Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 331-5555

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