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Information for Admitted Freshmen

Congratulations on your acceptance to Grand Valley State University. We are pleased to welcome you to the Grand Valley family. Grand Valley's mission is to educate students to shape their lives, their professions and their societies.  The University's highest priority is to offer outstanding teaching in all of its undergraduate and graduate programs.The University values vigorous engagement of students in the classroom and other learning environments.

The cornerstone of educational excellence at Grand Valley is its focus on liberal education as the foundation for all of its academic programs. Students engage ideas from diverse traditions in the humanities, creative and performing arts, natural and social sciences, and mathematics.They develop critical thinking and communication skills, gain self-knowledge, and learn to make ethical judgments that prepare them for responsibility as local, national, and global citizens.