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