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	x remove Hospitality and Tourism Management Minor	x remove Business Analytics Undergraduate Badge	x remove Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S.	x remove Criminal Justice, M.S.	x remove Corporate Transactions Graduate Badge	x remove Education, Instruction and Curriculum, M.Ed. - Elementary Education emphasis
Credits Required	21	9	120	36	9	33
Format	Online	Face To Face	Face To Face	Hybrid	Online	Hybrid
Location	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.	Students in this program study downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.	All undergraduate students begin their academic career on the Allendale Campus. Students in this major continue their upper division studies on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.	Classes for this program meet downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Some courses available online.	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.	Classes for graduate students in this major meet in a combination of online and in-seat at the downtown Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
Coursework	Students must complete a minimum of 21 credits with HTM department chair approval. Please arrange a meeting to establish a minor plan of study. HTM 101 Introduction to HTM (3 credits) Eighteen additional credits in HTM courses	The badge is comprised of three courses, a total of nine credit hours: ECO 300 - Applied Economic Analysis MGT 477- Applied Business Intelligence And one of the following: ACC 416 - Information Systems Auditing ECO 400 - Econometrics and Forecasting MGT 478 - Business Intelligence Development MKT 352 - Marketing Research	Audiologic rehabilitation Anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing mechanism Articulation and phonological disorders Cognitive and social aspects of communication Feeding and swallowing Fluency Neurological foundations of communication Receptive and expressive language Phonetics Hearing and speech science Voice and resonance Core studies also include courses in biology, physics, psychology, statistics, research methods, and foundations in education, health care, and ethics.	Students study a variety of criminal justice topics, including: Criminology Criminal justice policy Legal and ethical issues Research methodology and statistics Victimology Contemporary issues in criminal justice	The badge is comprised of three courses, three credits each. ACC 625 - Corporate Tax II ACC 630 - Multistate Taxation ACC 633 - International Tax Practice 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.	All Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs require a minimum of 33 semester hours.
Career Options			SLPs and audiologists work in a variety of settings: Early intervention (daycare centers, schools, homes) Health care (hospitals, long-term care, home health, rehabilitation centers) Private practice and universities Public and private schools	Graduates find employment in a variety of professions, including: Law enforcement Court administration Correctional administration Juvenile justice Probation and parole Private security Social services Public administration		P-12 teaching School administration College level professional and administrative positions
Application Deadline				Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The recommended deadline for fall semester start is June 1; recommended deadline for winter is November 1. Applications received past the deadline may still be reviewed in time for the start of the subsequent semester, but enrollment cannot be guaranteed. The $30 nonrefundable application fee is waived if the applicant has previously applied to GVSU.		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 Ellen Schiller, [email protected]. The $30 nonrefundable application fee is waived if you have previously applied to GVSU.
Skills Employers Want			The B.S. in Communications Sciences and Disorders 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. Speech-Language Pathology Rehabilitation Swallowing Disorders Neurology Treatment Planning Communications Verbal Communication Skills Source: EMSI, 2020	The M.S. in Criminal Justice degree 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 criminal justice field. Law Enforcement Psychology Social Work Search Warrant Auditing Community Policing Public Administration Case Management Enforcement Source: EMSI, 2022		Elementary education graduates leave with the following skills: Educational policy and practice Social/cultural foundations of education Research Inquiry and evaluation Assessment: K-12 models and practices Facilitating school environments Curriculum development Teaching K-8 Developmental literacy for children