Graduate education is a rigourous process of exploration. It enables you to learn more about yourself, your area of study, your profession, and the world around you. Grand Valley provides superb teaching with faculty dedicated to providing a superior education and a commitment to student-centered teaching. Our 27 graduate major programs provide a distinctive combination of academic quality, leading-edge technology, world-class resources, and highly personalized instruction. In addition, we offer programs in a variety of formats, all designed to help students prepare for successful careers in the public, private, or nonprofit sectors.
For general information about graduate programs at Grand Valley, please contact the Admissions Office, telephone (616) 331-2025, toll free (800) 748-0246, or email admissions@gvsu.edu. Contact information for specific graduate programs at Grand Valley is listed below.
| Graduate Program |
Contact |
Telephone |
Email Address |
| Accounting (M.S.A.) |
Claudia Bajema |
(616) 331-7400 |
bajemac@gvsu.edu |
| Biology (M.S.) |
Mark Luttenton, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-2503 |
luttentm@gvsu.edu
|
| Biomedical Sciences (M.H.S.) |
Debra Burg, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-3721 |
burgd@gvsu.edu
|
| Biostatistics (M.S.) |
Robert Downer, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-2247 |
downerr@gvsu.edu |
| Business (M.B.A.) |
Claudia Bajema |
(616) 331-7400 |
bajemac@gvsu.edu |
| Cell and Molecular Biology (M.S.) |
Mark Staves, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-2473 |
stavesm@gvsu.edu |
| Communications (M.S.) |
Alex Nesterenko, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-3668 |
nesterea@gvsu.edu |
| Computer Information Systems (M.S.) |
D. Robert Adams, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-3885 |
adams@cis.gvsu.edu |
| Criminal Justice (M.S.) |
Debra Ross, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-7150 |
rossde@gvsu.edu |
| Education (M.Ed.) - Instruction and Curriculum |
Tom Kruithoff |
(616) 331-6650 |
coeserv@gvsu.edu |
| Education (M.Ed.) - General Education |
Tom Kruithoff |
(616) 331-6650 |
coeserv@gvsu.edu |
| Education (M.Ed.) - Higher Education |
Tom Kruithoff |
(616) 331-6650 |
coeserv@gvsu.edu |
| Education (M.Ed.) - Leadership |
Tom Kruithoff |
(616) 331-6650 |
coeserv@gvsu.edu |
| Education (M.Ed.) - Literacy Studies |
Tom Kruithoff |
(616) 331-6650 |
coeserv@gvsu.edu |
| Education (M.Ed.) - School Counseling |
Claudia Sowa, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-6650 |
sowac@gvsu.edu |
| Education (M.Ed.) - Special Education |
Sandra Miller, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-6650 |
millers@gvsu.edu |
| Education Specialist in Leadership (Ed.S.) |
John Shinsky, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-6650 |
shinskjo@gvsu.edu |
| Engineering (M.S.E) |
Bogdan Adamczyk, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-6750 |
adamczyb@gvsu.edu |
| English (M.A.) |
Ben Lockerd, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-3575 |
lockerdb@gvsu.edu |
| Health Administration (M.H.A.) |
Stephen Borders, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-6575 |
borderss@gvsu.edu |
| Health Sciences (M.H.S.) |
Debra Burg, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-3721 |
burgd@gvsu.edu |
| Medical and Bioinformatics (M.S.) |
Paul Leidig, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-2308 |
leidig@gvsu.edu |
| Nursing (D.N.P.) |
Linda Scott, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-3558 |
scottl@gvsu.edu |
| Occupational Therapy (M.S.) |
Darlene Zwart |
(616) 331-3958 |
zwartda@gvsu.edu |
| Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) |
Darlene Zwart |
(616) 331-3958 |
zwartda@gvsu.edu |
| Physician Assistant Studies (M.P.A.S.) |
Darlene Zwart |
(616) 331-3958 |
zwartda@gvsu.edu |
| Public Administration (M.P.A.) |
Mark Hoffman, Ph.D. |
(616) 331-6575 |
hoffmanm@gvsu.edu |
| Social Work (M.S.W.) |
Lois Smith-Owens, M.S.W. |
(616) 331-6550 |
owensl@gvsu.edu |
| Taxation (M.S.T.) |
Claudia Bajema |
(616) 331-7400 |
bajemac@gvsu.edu |