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Program Accreditations and Approvals
Grand Valley is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (www.hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Other accreditations and approvals include:
College of Community and Public Service
-Health Administration (M.H.A): Candidacy Accreditation
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
-Legal Studies (B.A., B.S.)
American Bar Association
-Police Academy
Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES)
-Public Administration (M.P.A.)
Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)
-Social Work (B.S.W., M.S.W.)
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
College of Education
-Initial Teacher Preparation and Advanced Teacher Preparation Levels
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
Michigan Department of Education
College of Health Professions
-Clinical Dietetics (M.S.)
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
-Cardiovascular Sonography (B.S.)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)/Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT)
-Diagnostic Medical Sonography (B.S.)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)/Joint Review Committee on
Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS)
-Health Information Management (B.S.)
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
-Medical Dosimetry (M.S.)
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
-Medical Laboratory Science (B.S.)
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
-Occupational Therapy (M.S.)
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
-Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
-Physician Assistant Studies (M.P.A.S.)
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
-Public Health (M.P.H.)
Council on Education of Public Health (CEPH)
-Radiation Therapy (B.S.)
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
-Speech Language Pathology (M.S.)
Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)
-Therapeutic Recreation (B.S.)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
-Art Education (B.A., B.S.)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
-Art History (B.A.)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
-Athletic Training (MAT)
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
-Chemistry (B.S.): Approval
Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
-Film and Video Production (B.A., B.S.)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
-Music (B.A., B.M.E., B.M.)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
-Photography (B.A., B,S.)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
-Studio Art (B.A., B.F.A., B.S.)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
Kirkhof College of Nursing
-Nursing (B.S.N., M.S.N., D.N.P.)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Michigan Board of Nursing approval for undergraduate, pre-licensure degree programs
Padnos College of Engineering and Computing
-Computer Science (B.S.)
Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET
-Engineering programs (B.S.E.)
Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET
-Information Systems (B.S.)
Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET
-Occupational Safety and Health (B.S.)
Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) of ABET
Seidman College of Business
-Accounting (M.S.A.)
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
-Business Administration (B.B.A., M.B.A.)
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
-Taxation (M.S.T.)
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
-Michigan SBDC (MiSBDC)
America's Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC)
Student Academic Success Center
College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) International TUTOR Training Program Certification (ITTPC)
National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A)
Student Services
-Children’s Enrichment Center
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
-Doctoral Internship Program, University Counseling Center
American Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation (APA-CoA)
-University Counseling Center
International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)
Charter Schools
-GVSU Charter Schools Office
Cognia