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| x remove Information Systems, B.S. | x remove Information Visualization Fundamentals Graduate Badge | x remove Physics, B.S. | x remove Engineering, M.S.E. | x remove Criminal Justice, B.A., B.S. | x remove Cannabis Operations and Community Planning Undergraduate Certificate | x remove Education, Educational Leadership, M.Ed. | x remove Education, Instruction and Curriculum, M.Ed. - Early Childhood Education emphasis | x remove Advanced Tax Practice Graduate Badge | x remove Business, General B.B.A. | |
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| Credits Required |
128
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3
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176
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33
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120
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15
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33
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33
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9
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120
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| Location |
Undergraduate students in this major study at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus. 
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Classes for the program are on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
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Undergraduate students in this major study at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus.
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Classes for graduate students in this major meet downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
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All undergraduate students begin their academic career on the Allendale Campus. Students in this major continue their upper division studies downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
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This program can be completed fully online.
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Fully online or hybrid program that requires 3 face-to-face meetings per semester. This program is available in Grand
Rapids. Traverse City, and Detroit.
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Classes for graduate students are fully online.
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Classes for the program are offered online or in-seat with online option downtown on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus in L. William Seidman Center in downtown Grand Rapids, MI.
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All undergraduate students begin their academic career on the Allendale Campus. Students in this major continue their upper division studies downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
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| Coursework |
Students study a variety of topics, including:
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The badge is a three credit course:
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Students study a variety of topics, including:
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The program requires a minimum of 33 credits of graduate coursework in four categories:
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Coursework in criminal justice covers a variety of subjects, including:
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The interdisciplinary certificate is a total of 15 credits:
Complete one course from the following:
This certificate can be completed online.
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All Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs require a minimum of 33 semester hours. To receive the M.Ed in Leadership, students must complete the College of Education and Community Innovation foundations requirements and one of the emphasis areas.
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All Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs require a minimum of 33 semester hours.
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The badge is comprised of three courses, three credits each.
The badge is not a degree or certificate; however, if you choose to continue, completion of this badge and the other three taxation specialization badges will create stackable credentials towards earning a master's degree in taxation. Admission to the Seidman College of Business and completion of the capstone required to earn the MST, talk to a counselor for details.
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Students study a variety of topics, including:
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| Career Options |
Our IS program will prepare you to begin successful careers in some of the best technology jobs in the industry:
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Physicists are often employed in:
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Engineering career opportunities include the following:
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Graduates are employed in a variety of human service professions, including:
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Aside from an M.Ed. degree, other education programs are available. Visit gvsu.edu/education/grad for more information.
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Aside from the M.Ed. degree, other education programs are available. Visit gvsu.edu/education/grad for details.
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Students may work in one of the more than 90% of all businesses that have fewer than 25 employees. Such businesses employ about half of the nation's workforce. Organizations require generalists who can tackle a variety of responsibilities.
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Deadline for fall semester is July 15; winter, November 15; spring/summer, March 15. Early application is strongly encouraged to secure course enrollment. Those applications received after the deadline will be considered on an individual basis and program availability. Late applicants should contact program director Rick Vandermolen, [email protected]. The $30 nonrefundable application fee is waived if you have previously applied to GVSU.
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Deadline for fall semester is July 15; winter, November 15; spring/summer, March 15. Early application is strongly encouraged to secure course enrollment. Those applications received after the deadline will be considered on an individual basis and program availability. Late applicants should contact program director Kathryn Ohle, [email protected]. The $30 nonrefundable application fee is waived if you have previously applied to GVSU.
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| Skills Employers Want |
The B.S. in Information Systems at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.
Source: EMSI, 2020
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The B.S. in Physics at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.
Source: EMSI, 2020
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The M.S.E. in Engineering at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings in the engineering field.
Source: EMSI, 2022
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The B.A. and B.S. in Criminal Justice at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual criminal justice job postings.
Source: EMSI, 2020
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The M.Ed. in Educational Leadership at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings.
Source: EMSI, 2021
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Early childhood development graduates will leave with the following skills:
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The B.B.A. in Business Administration at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings in the business field.
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