Overview

Grand Valley offers an Advanced Craft Brewing Undergraduate Badge program. This face-to-face program, consisting of nine credits, provides students with a solid foundation in beer brewing and product evaluation. It covers the scientific, historical, cultural, health, and societal aspects of brewing and consuming beer.

The curriculum includes courses such as Foundations in Brewing, Brewing Science, and Advanced Brewing. Students will develop skills in sensory analysis, brewing process proficiency, and beer design. The program emphasizes hands-on learning, ensuring students gain practical experience in brewing

Studying this program at GVSU offers several benefits, including access to experienced faculty and advanced facilities. The badge highlights marketable skills to potential employers and can be completed in a year, making it an efficient way to specialize in the growing field of craft brewing.

A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges as digital credentials. Credit-bearing badges include anywhere from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. Credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic transcript.

Admission Information

Admissions to complete a digital badge is open to both degree and nondegree seeking students. If you are not currently a Grand Valley student, start your application here.   

For current GVSU students:

• Declare your badge via myBanner. Login to Banner Self-Service, click on Student, Student Records, Add a Certificate or Badge to your Program, Select the appropriate badge from the drop down list, and click Submit.
• Speak with the appropriate badge coordinator to ensure criteria are being met. You will be able to track your progress toward the badge in myPath as well!
• Once you are done with the requirements, apply to receive the badge via myBanner.
• Once the completion of your badge has been verified, the badge will be posted to your student record and will be viewable on your transcript. In addition, your digital badge will be posted on Credly.com.