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 Diagnostic Medical Sonography (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 (B.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.): Approved Application
      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
-Doctoral Internship Program in the University Counseling Center
      American Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation (APA)
-University Counseling Center
      International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)