Study at Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University, situated in Allendale, Michigan, is a public university founded in 1960. At present, GVSU has more than 20, 000 students and around 750 full-time faculty members. The university is located on 1, 237 acres of land and consists of 8 colleges:
- College of Community and Public Services
- College of Education
- College of Health Professions
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Kirkhof College of Nursing
- Padnos College of Engineering and Computing
- the College of University-wide Interdisciplinary Initiatives
- The Seidman College of Business
GVSU's mascot is known by the name Louie the Laker. The sports teams of the university participate in men's and women's indoor and outdoor track events, tennis, diving, swimming, golf, football, cross country and basketball. Famous alumni of the university include screenwriter Patrick Sheane Duncan, former NFL Wide Receiver Jeff Chadwick and CEO of Global Forex Trading Gary Tilkin.
Profile of Grand Valley State University
The main campus of Grand Valley State is in Allendale, MI (a rural site not far from an urban area). The school is a public school. Grand Valley State offers degrees up to the Doctoral degree.
Course Topics
The school tends to concentrate its instruction in a few key disciplines.
Grand Valley State Selectivity
Grand Valley State does not accept everyone who applies. In 2007, SAT verbal scores of half of students were 490 to 620. Three-fourths of students accepted in 2007 had SAT math scores of 500 or more.
Faculty
Grand Valley State offers tenure to reward and retain some professors.
Student Enrolment
In 2007, the school had 23, 464 enrolled students.
Student Life
Grand Valley State is generally not a school for part-time students. Student athletes at the school belong to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.
The school reports its educational mission is:
"Grand Valley State University educates students to shape their lives, their professions and their societies. The university contributes to the enrichment of society through excellent teaching, active scholarship and public service. "
Grand Valley State Programs and Degrees | General Category | Degrees | Most Common Majors | | Liberal Arts | 780 | English, humanities, history, political science, liberal arts and sciences, sociology, English composition, Spanish language, . . . | | Business and Management | 690 | marketing, accounting, management sciences, finance, business, managerial economics, international business, taxation | | Education and Teaching | 679 | education, special ed, physical education teaching, reading teaching, school Counselling | | Science | 277 | biological and biomedical sciences, biology, biological and physical sciences, chemistry, geology, call and molecular biology, physics, geochemistry | | Media | 262 | advertising, communication studies, journalism, radio and television, communication and journalism | | Family and Social Work | 258 | social work, public administration | | Nursing and Emergency Medicine | 238 | registered nursing | | Therapy and Counselling | 217 | psychology, social psychology | | Security and Law Enforcement | 151 | criminal justice and administration | | Medicine | 112 | pre-med | | Computer Science and Engineering | 101 | computer and info science, information science | | Hospitality | 95 | hotel management | | Photography and Commercial Art | 80 | film studies, photography | | Mathematics | 66 | mathematics, statistics | | Engineering | 66 | engineering | | Medical Support and Technology | 65 | physician assistant, sonography and ultrasound tech, clinical lab tech, health service and sciences | | Nutrition and Exercise Therapy | 49 | recreational therapy, occupational therapy, athletic trainer | | Fine Arts | 43 | fine arts studies | | Conservation and Resource Management | 30 | conservation | | Music | 25 | music | | Law | 22 | legal assistant | | Engineering Technician | 19 | occupational safety tech | | Drama and Performing Arts | 14 | drama, dance | | Religion and Philosophy | 14 | philosophy | | Medical administration | 8 | health care administration |
Contact: Grand Valley State
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Dr
Allendale, MI 49401-9403
General Phone: (616) 331-2020
http: //www.gvsu.edu
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