General Admission Facts
- The Grand Rapids campus accepts 36 applicants, and the Traverse City campus accepts 12 applicants each fall.
- Applicants may only apply to one campus for each application cycle.
- Academic request forms (ARF) ONLY need to be submitted if applicants do not meet one or more application requirements and have highly unusual circumstances that impact their ability to meet admission criteria.
- The deadline for submitting an Academic Request Form (ARF) is July 15 in the year of application.
- Applicants are only required to submit a minimum of two recommendation rubrics; however, if they submit additional recommendation rubrics in CASPA, they will be used in admission decisions.
- GVSU does NOT have rolling admissions. All applications are reviewed after the September 1 application deadline.
- The GVSU PAS program offers advanced placement in limited circumstances. Please see the Advanced Placement page for details.
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