ACCREDITATION and APPROVALS at GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
February 12, 2016
Accrediting or Approval Agency
The Higher Learning Commission; A Commission
of the North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB International)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
(NASAD)
Programs Accredited or Approved
Regional accreditation
Continued Accreditation
Business, Accounting and Taxation
Continued Maintenance of Accreditation
B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration
M.B.A. Master of Business Administration
M.S.A. Master of Science in Accounting
M.S.T. Master of Science in Taxation
Art and Design – Approved
Continued Accreditation
Accreditation/or Approval
Time Period
2009-2019
2012-2017
2021-2022
B.S Art Education, Film and Video Production,
Photography, Studio Art
B.F.A.: Studio Art (Ceramics, Graphic Design,
Illustration, Jewelry/Metalsmithing, Painting,
Printmaking, Sculpture, Visual Studies*)
B.A. Art Education, Film and Video Production,
Photography, Studio Art, Art History*
*Plan Approval Granted
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs (CAAHEP) transferred 7/06 to
Commission on Accreditation Of Athletic Training
Education (CAATE)
Committee on Professional Training of the
American Chemical Society (ACS)
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences (NAACLS)
Council for the Accreditation of Educator
Preparation (CAEP) formerly known as National
Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE)
Accreditation Board of Engineering and
Athletic Training - Continued Accreditation
B.S. Athletic Training
Chemistry - Approved
B.S. in Chemistry
Medical Laboratory Science
Continued Accreditation
B.S. Medical Laboratory Science
Education – Continued Accreditation
Bachelor’s degree with Michigan Provisional
Certification
M.Ed. and Michigan Provisional and Professional
Certification
Engineering – Continued Accreditation
2010-2020
2010-2018
2013-2019
2010-2017
Technology (ABET)
B.S.E.
Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
General Engineering, Manufacturing
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of
ABET
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
B.S. Computer Science
B.S .Information Systems
Music – Continued Accreditation
B.A. in Music
B.M. in Performance
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE)
Nursing – Continued Accreditation
B.S.N.
M.S.N.
Nursing
D.N.P.; Doctor of Nursing Practice
Occupational Therapy – Continued Accreditation
M.S. in Occupational Therapy
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE)
Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy
Education (ACOTE)
2007-2014
2012-2020-21
2006-2016
10/2011-6/2017
2011-2018
The American Bar Association
Legal Studies - Approval
B.A.
B.S.
2010-2017
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education (CAPTE)
Physical Therapy – Reaffirm Accreditation
M.P.T. changed to
D.P.T. Doctorate in Physical Therapy 2004
Physician Assistant Studies - Continued Accreditation.
Approved in Traverse City
M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies
Police Academy -Approved
2012 -2022
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for
the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement
Standards (MCOLES)
Commission of Peer Review and Accreditation
(COPRA) of the National Association of Schools of
Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2014-Sept. 2021
2014
Public Administration – Continued Accreditation
M.P.A.
2008-2016
Joint Review Committee on Education in
Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
Radiologic Technology – Continued Accreditation
B.S. Radiation Therapy
2009-2014
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Joint Review Committee on Education in
B.S. Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Continued Accreditation Awarded
General Concentration
2013-2017
2
Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Joint Review Committee on Education in
Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT)
B.S. Cardiovascular Sonography
Initial Accreditation Awarded
Pediatric Echocardiography Concentration
Noninvasive Vascular Study Concentration
Adult Echocardiography Concentration
2013-2018
Michigan Department of Education
Regional Math and Science Center – Review
Completed, Strategic Plan Approved
2018-2019
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Social Work – Reaffirmed Accreditation
B.S.W.
M.S.W.
Pre-Doctoral Internship Counseling & Career
Development Center
Continued Accreditation
Counseling & Career Development Center
Continued Accreditation
2010-2019
American Psychological Association Committee on
Accreditation (APA)
International Association of Counseling Services
(IACS)
3
2020
2013-2020