Course Approval Contacts
This is a comprehensive list of Department Chairs for each major/minor offered at GVSU. Majors and minors are organized by College.
College of Education and Community Innovation
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Education |
Sherie Klee |
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465 DeVos Center |
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Spanish Endorsement |
Maria Fidalgo or Michael Vrooman |
Via E-mail by the student to the department contact. |
B-2-230 Mackinac Hall/ B-2-263 Mackinac Hall |
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Hospitality and Tourism Management |
Kristen Jack |
Email or submit in-person |
213C DeVos Center |
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Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, Public and Nonprofit Administration, Social Work |
CECI Advising Center |
Email or submit in-person |
460C DeVos Center |
College of Health Professions
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Allied Health Sciences (General) |
Jenny Baweja |
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420 A Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall-Health Campus |
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Cardiovascular & Diagnostic Medical Sonography |
Randy Wyble |
Email or submit in-person |
426 Cook - DeVos Center for Health Science |
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Health Information Management |
Darlene Zwart |
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113 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences |
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Medical Laboratory Science |
Darlene Zwart |
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113 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences |
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Pre-physical Therapy |
Todd Sander |
Email or submit in-person |
252 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences |
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Pre-physician Associate Studies |
Jill Ellis |
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224 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences |
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Radiation Therapy |
Dawn DeVries |
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426 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences |
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Recreational Therapy |
Dawn De Vries |
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106 Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall |
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Clinical Diatetics |
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200 Henry Hall |
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Communication Sciences and Disorders |
Wil Rankine |
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303D Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall |
Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Africana Studies |
Jakia Marie |
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102 Lake Ontario Hall |
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East Asian Studies |
Megan Cai |
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B-2-214 Mackinac Hall |
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Digital Studies |
Laurence José |
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301 Lake Ontario Hall |
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Environmental Studies or Sustainable Food Systems Certificate |
Amy McFarland |
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324 Lake Ontario Hall |
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Global Studies and Social Impact |
Majd Al-Mallah |
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B-2-218 MAK |
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Honors College |
Kary Wickham |
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142a Niemeyer LLC |
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Human Rights |
Brian Johnson |
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229-C DeVos |
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Integrative Studies |
Denise Goerisch |
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324 Lake Ontario Hall |
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Intercultural Studies |
Santos Ramos |
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315 Lake Ontario Hall |
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Latin American and Latino/a Studies |
Andrew Schlewitz |
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112 Lake Ontario Hall |
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Middle East Studies |
Majd Al-Mallah |
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B-2-218 MAK |
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Religious Studies |
Marie Burnside |
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241 Lake Ontario Hall |
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Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies or LGBTQ Studies |
Julia Mason |
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217 Lake Ontario Hall |
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Anthropology |
Elizabeth Arnold |
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225 Lake Michigan Hall |
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Biology |
Joseph Jacquot |
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3300a P. Douglas Kindschi Hall of Science |
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Biomedical Sciences |
Dr. Chris Pearl |
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221 Henry Hall |
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Cell & Molecular Biology |
Mark Staves |
Email or submit in-person |
211 Henry Hall |
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Chemistry |
Dr. David Leonard |
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312 Padnos Hall of Science |
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Classics |
Charles Ham |
Email or submit in-person |
267 Lake Huron Hall |
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English |
Colleen Brice |
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225 Lake Huron Hall |
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English Education |
Amy Masko |
Call English Department (616) 331-3400 to make an appointment |
230 Lake Huron Hall |
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Linguistics |
Colleen Brice |
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225 Lake Huron Hall |
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Geography & Sustainable Planning |
Jeroen Wagendorp |
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Online Skype |
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Geology & Earth Science |
Figen Mekik |
Email or submit in-person |
118 Padnos Hall of Science |
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History |
Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin |
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D-1-220 Mackinac Hall |
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Integrated Science Program |
Jennifer Jameslyn |
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133 Lake Michigan Hall |
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International Relations |
Heather Tafel |
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1128 Au Sable Hall |
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Mathematics |
Math Department |
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A-2-178 Mackinac Hall |
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Movement Science (Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Physical Education or Sport Leadership) |
Anne Caillaud |
Email or submit in-person |
212 Lake Ontario Hall |
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Natural Resource Management |
Alexandra Locher |
Email or submit in-person |
2200j Kindschi Hall of Science |
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Occupational Science & Therapy |
Kristin Willey |
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216C Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall |
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Philosophy |
Andrew Spear |
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B-3-105 Mackinac Hall |
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Political Science |
Darren Walhof |
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1121 AuSable Hall |
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Psychology |
Benjamin Swets |
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2317 Au Sable Hall |
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Sociology |
Jeff Rothstein |
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2172 Au Sable Hall |
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Statistics |
Paul Stephenson |
Email or submit in-person |
A1170 Mackinac Hall |
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Writing |
Amy Ferdinandt Stolley |
Email, In-person meeting |
326A Lake Ontario Hall |
School of Communications
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Communication Studies |
Richard Besel |
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293 Lake Superior Hall |
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Health Communication |
Haiying Kong |
Submit in-person |
124 Lake Superior Hall |
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Advertising and Public Relations |
Adrienne Wallace |
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124 Lake Superior Hall |
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Multimedia Journalism |
Len O'Kelly |
Submit in-person |
283 Lake Superior Hall |
Modern Languages & Literature
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Arabic |
Majd Al-Mallah |
Via Email by the student to the department contact |
B-2-247 Mackinac Hall |
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Chinese |
Megan Cai |
Via Email by the student to the department contact |
B-2-214 Mackinac Hall |
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French |
Janel Pettes Guikema |
Via Email by the student to the department contact |
B-2-243 Mackinac Hall |
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German |
Donovan Anderson |
Via Email by the student to the department contact |
B-4-232 Mackinac Hall |
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Italian |
Gisella Licari |
Via Email by the student to the department contact |
D-2-126 Mackinac Hall |
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Japanese |
Jeremy Robinson |
Via Email by the student to the department contact |
D-2-136 Mackinac Hall |
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Spanish Majors/Minors |
Mayra Fortes |
Via Email by the student to the department contact |
D-2-118 Mackinac Hall |
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Lower Level (100-200) Spanish Courses |
Fabio Espitia |
Via Email by the student to the department contact |
D-2-138 Mackinac Hall |
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Russian |
Janel Pettes Guikema |
Via Email by the student to the department contact |
B-2-243 Mackinac Hall |
Department of Music, Theatre & Dance
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Music, Theatre, and Dance |
Dan Graser |
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1300 HCPA |
Department of Visual and Media Arts
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Art Education |
Hsiao -Ping Chen |
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1121 Calder |
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Art History |
Sigrid Danielson |
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Will be provided upon necessity |
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Studio Art (Graphic Design, Illustration, Ceramics, Jewelry & Metals, Print Making, Sculpture, Visual Studies) |
Hoon Lee |
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1402 Calder Art Center |
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Photography |
Stafford Smith |
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215 Lake Superior Hall |
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Film & Video |
Paul Wittenbraker |
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1105 Calder Art Center |
Kirkhof College of Nursing
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Nursing |
Janet Winter |
Submit in-person |
Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health |
Padnos College of Engineering and Computing
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Engineering |
Wael Mokhtar |
Email or submit in-person |
136 Kennedy Hall of Engineering |
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Computing & Information Systems |
Jared Moore |
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C-2100 Mackinac Hall |
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Occupational Safety & Health Management |
Dave Huizen |
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618 F Eberhard Center |
Seidman College of Business
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Department |
Department Contact |
Preferred Method of Contact |
E-mail Address |
Campus Address |
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Business: Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management, International Business, and Marketing |
Joy Gianakura |
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1041 L. William Seidman Center |
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Department |
Faculty Internship/CO-OP Contact |
Career Center Contact |
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Integrative Studies (formerly Liberal Studies) |
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BSW: Kathleen Scheuerle MSW: Deborah Ronk |
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