Official Degrees

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2/28/2025

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BOT 3.2

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3.2.1 OFFICIAL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Grand Valley State University offers undergraduate, graduate, specialist, and professional doctorate degrees:

Refer to Table 1: Official Degree Programs

Grand Valley State University also offers a variety of certificate programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels which represent awards for completion of alternate levels of existing degree programs.

The Board of Trustees approves the addition of new academic degree programs and discontinuation of existing academic degree programs, acting upon the advice of the President. Curriculum changes made to existing academic degree programs, including academic degree titles, are to be made by the Provost.

3.2.2 Undergraduate Degree Programs:

Refer to Table 2: Undergraduate Degree Programs

3.2.3 Graduate Degree Programs

Refer to Table 3: Graduate Degree Programs

3.2.4 Specialist Degree Program

Refer to Table 4: Specialist Degree Program

3.2.5 Doctoral Degree Program

Refer to Table 5: Doctoral Degree Program

Tables

Table 1: Official Degree Programs

Code	Name
B.A.	Bachelor of Arts
B.A.S	Bachelor of Applied Science
B.S.	Bachelor of Science
B.F.A.	Bachelor of Fine Arts
B.M.	Bachelor of Music
B.M.E.	Bachelor of Music Education
B.S.E.	Bachelor of Science in Engineering
B.S.N.	Bachelor of Science in Nursing
B.S.W.	Bachelor of Social Work
B.B.A.	Bachelor of Business Administration
M.A.T.	Master of Athletic Training
M.B.A.	Master of Business Administration
M.Ed.	Master of Education
M.H.A.	Master of Health Administration
M.H.S.	Master of Health Science
M.P.A.	Master of Public Administration
M.P.A.S.	Master of Physician Assistant Studies
M.P.N.L.	Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
M.S.	Master of Science
M.S.A.	Master of Science in Accounting
M.S.E.	Master of Science in Engineering
M.S.N.	Master of Science in Nursing
M.S.T.	Master of Science Taxation
M.S.W.	Master of Social Work
Ed.S.	Educational Specialist Degree in Leadership
Psy.S.	Psychological Specialist
Au.D.	Doctor of Audiology
D.N.P.	Doctor of Nursing Practice
D.P.T.	Doctor of Physical Therapy

Table 2: Undergraduate Degree Programs

Program Name	Degree Options
Accounting	BBA
Advertising and Public Relations	BA, BS
Allied Health Sciences	BS
Anthropology	BA, BS
Applied Food and Nutrition	BS
Art Education	BA, BS
Art History	BA
Artificial Intelligence	BS
Athletic Training	BS
Behavioral Neuroscience	BS
Biochemistry	BS
Biology	BA, BS
Biomedical Engineering	BS, BSE
Biomedical Sciences	BS
Business Economics	BBA
Business General	BBA
Cell and Molecular Biology	BS
Chemistry	BS
Classics	BA
Communications Studies	BA, BS
Comprehensive Science and Arts for Teaching	BA, BS
Computer Engineering	BSE
Computer Science	BS
Criminal Justice	BA, BS
Cybersecurity	BS
Dance	BA
Data Science and Analytics	BS
Diagnostic Medical Sonography	BS
Earth Science	BS
Economics	BA, BS
Electrical Engineering	BSE
Engineering	BSE
English	BA
Entrepreneurship	BBA
Environmental and Sustainability Studies	BA, BS
Exercise Science	BS
Film and Video	BA, BS
Finance	BBA
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	BS
French	BA
General Management	BBA
Geology-Chemistry	BS
Geography	BA, BS
Geology	BS
German	BA
Global Studies and Social Impact	BA, BS
Group Social Studies	BA, BS
Health and Physical Education	BS
Health Communication	BA, BS
History	BA, BS
Hospitality and Tourism Management	BS
Human Resources Management	BBA
Information Systems	BA, BS
Integrative Studies	BA, BS
Integrated Science	BS
Interdisciplinary Engineering	BSE
International Business	BBA
International Relations	BA
Journalism, Broadcasting, and Digital Media	BA, BS
Leadership and Business Fundamentals	B.A.S
Legal Studies	BA, BS
Management	BBA
Marketing	BBA
Mathematics	BA, BS
Mechanical Engineering	BSE
Medical Laboratory Science	BS
Music	BA, BM, BME
Natural Resource Management	BS
Nursing	BSN
Occupational Safety and Health Management	BS
Operations Management	BBA
Performing Arts Industry	BS
Philosophy	BA
Photography	BA, BS
Physics	BS
Political Science	BA, BS
Professional Innovation	B.A.S.
Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering	BSE
Psychology	BA, BS
Public and Nonprofit Administration	BA, BS
Radiation Therapy	BS
Recreational Therapy	BS
Respiratory Care	BS
Social Work	BSW
Sociology	BA, BS
Software Engineering	BSE
Spanish	BA
Statistics	BA, BS
Studio Art	BA, BS, BFA
Supply and Chain Management	BBA
Technology Project Management	B.A.S.
Theatre	BA, BS
Web Design and Development	B.A.S.
Wildlife Biology	BS
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies	BA, BS
Writing	BA, BS

Table 3: Graduate Degree Programs

Program Name	Degree Options
Accounting	MSA
Applied Computer Science	MS
Applied Statistics	MS
Artificial Intelligence	MS
Athletic Training	MAT
Biology	MS
Biomedical Sciences	MHS
Biostatistics	MS
Cell and Molecular Biology	MS
Communications	MS
Criminal Justice	MS
Cybersecurity	MS
Data Science and Analytics	MS
Educational Leadership	MED
English	MA
Engineering	MSE
General Business	MBA
General Education	MED
Health Administration	MPA
Health Informatics and Bioinformatics	MS
Higher Education	MED
Instruction and Curriculum	MED
Learning, Design and Technology	MED
Literacy Studies	MED
Medical Dosimetry	MS
Nursing	MSN
Occupational Therapy	MS
Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership	MPNL
Physician Assistant Studies	MPAS
Public Administration	MPA
Public Health	MPH
Recreational Therapy	MS
School Counseling	MED
School Psychology	MS
Social Innovation	MA
Social Work	MSW
Software Engineering	MSE
Special Education	MED
Speech Language Pathology	MS
Taxation	MST
Water Resource Policy	MS

Table 4: Specialist Degree Program

Program Name	Degree
Leadership	Ed.S.
School Psychology	Psy.S.

Table 5: Doctoral Degree Program

Program Name	Degree
Audiology	AUD
Nursing	DNP
Occupational Therapy	DrOT
Physical Therapy	DPT

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