Economics Department - Quick Facts
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OUR HISTORY
1960 | Grand Valley State University was founded
1965 | The first economics courses were taught
1970 | The School of Business and Economics is established
1973 | The F.E. Seidman Graduate College is formed
1979 | Undergraduate and graduate programs merged
into one School, the Seidman College
1983 | Renamed the Seidman School of Business
1997 | AACSB accreditation is awarded for all
business programs and the School of Accounting
2004 | Renamed the Seidman College of Business
2013 | The L. William Seidman Center is opened
ECONOMICS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
¹ Source: GVSU Institutional Analysis
² Source: GVSU University Development
* Courses may not be available every year
** Including students with multiple majors
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Get Involved
Economics Student Organizations
Economics Club of Grand Valley
Omicron Delta Epsilon
(ODE)
Phi Chi Theta (PCT)
Seidman Real Estate Group
Seidman Student Organizations