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Location

Students in this major continue their upper division studies on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.

Classes for this major are offered online and in accelerated (6-week) formats. Students wishing to take in-person classes may do so on the Allendale and Grand Rapids campuses with some courses also offered in Traverse City.

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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.

Undergraduate students in this program study at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus.

Classes are offered fully online.

Classes for this certificate are offered on the Grand Valley Allendale Campus.

Coursework

KCON programs are based on our philosophy of nursing education and organizing framework, to foster the behaviors that faculty believe are most important for the roles of provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of the profession. These include: critical thinking; communication; assessment, health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention; illness and disease management; information and health care technologies; ethics; human diversity; and, global health care.

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The leadership certificate is comprised of 12 credits.

Required core classes:

  • INT 312 - Collaborative Communication
  • INT 341 - Leadership for Social Change

Plus, any two of the following:

  • INT 310 - Creativity
  • INT 323 - Design Thinking to Meet Real-World Needs
  • INT 331 - Person and Profession
  • COM 438 - Communication Ethics
  • MGT 345 - Team Building
  • PA 390 - Leadership Dynamics
  • PA 420 - Organization Theory and Dynamics
  • WRT 350 - Business Communication
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KCON supports the overall university tradition of liberal education, offering undergraduate degree programs that are well-integrated and accredited, with a state-of-the-art concept-based curriculum. Students receive instruction and gain knowledge in our learning labs, through simulation exercises, and in clinical experiences.

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Students are required to complete 13 to 14 credits, including research/lab experience. Coursework can include:

  • Synthetic polymers: life cycle and emerging sustainable technologies
  • Environmental pollution
  • Global environmental change
  • Green chemistry for sustainable environment
  • Introduction to geochemistry
  • Natural resource policy
  • Environmental and resource economics
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The applied data analytics certificate is comprised of 18 credits:

  • STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics
  • STA 323 - Predictive Analytics
  • STA 340 - Statistics in the Media OR ECO 300 - Data Analytics for Economics & Business
  • CIS 160 - Learn to Code in Python
  • CIS 320 - Visualization of Data and Information
  • CIS 331 - Data Analysis Tools and Techniques OR MGT 477 - Applied Business Intelligence
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The following courses are required for completion of the certificate:

  • MOV 201 - Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Education and Sport
  • MOV 217 - Modern Principles of Athletic Training
  • SPM 355 - Current Topics in Coaching
  • SPM 360 - Practicum in Coaching
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Career Options

Professional nurses perform a wide variety of functions including direct patient care, health care counseling, and leadership in providing and managing care for individuals and groups of clients.

Nurses are members of health care teams and may work in hospitals, homes, the community, clinics, or industry - wherever people need care or health education.

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Professional nurses perform a wide variety of functions including direct patient care, health care counseling, and leadership in providing and managing care for individuals and groups of clients.

Nurses are members of health care teams and may work in hospitals, homes, the community, clinics, or industry - wherever people need care or health education.

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The certificate in green chemistry provides an advantage to applicants entering the job market. It will also augment career opportunities in public, private, and nonprofit organizations interested in environmental issues and sustainability. Opportunities include:

  • Research and development
  • Chemical analysis
  • Sustainability assessment
  • Process control
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In today's marketplace it is important to have an understanding of business analytics and data analysis. Earning a certificate in data analytics is a good way for you to add the basic understanding of data analytics and its professional application to your expanding skillset in an accelerated 6-week format. Course credits from the data analytics certificates can be applied toward a bachelor's degree; please reach out to our advisors if you wish to explore this idea further.

Earning this undergraduate certificate in applied data analytics will enhance your career skills by:

  • Enhancing productivity through understanding fundamental data use
  • Improving your ability to make data driven decisions making using appropriate data
  • Predicting and defining emerging trends
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Skills Employers Want

The B.S.N. in Nursing 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.

  • Nursing
  • Basic Life Support
  • Patient Safety
  • Patient Education
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Pediatrics
  • Medication Administration
  • Teamwork
  • Clinical Research
  • Public Speaking

Source: EMSI, 2020

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The B.S.N. in Nursing 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.

  • Nursing
  • Basic Life Support
  • Patient Safety
  • Patient Education
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Pediatrics
  • Medication Administration
  • Teamwork
  • Clinical Research
  • Public Speaking

Source: EMSI, 2020

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