Expand Your Skills Set. Enhance Your Resume.
Grand Valley offers the credentials you need to set yourself apart. From relevant undergraduate and graduate certificate programs to respected digital badges, we have what you need to expand your skills set and enhance your professional profile with a digital certificate or digital badge. Choose from the interest areas below to discover what online certificate program and digital badge opportunities are available for you.
Badges and Certificates Explained
Badge: A digital badge, or badge, is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. GVSU offers both credit and non-credit bearing badges. Credit-bearing badges include anywhere from 0.5 to 15 academic credits and may include additional noncredit criteria. All badges are digital credentials and credit-bearing badges are also posted to the academic transcript. You can see all of Grand Valley's digital badges on our Digital Badges page.
Certificate: A certificate is a record of achievement that recognizes a student's completion of a coherent and meaningful academic experience. A certificate includes anywhere from nine to 18 academic credits and is posted to the academic transcript.
Education
Pandemic safety, new education delivery models, and evolving specialties are changing the way educators teach and learn. We see those challenges as opportunities to grow, adapt, and thrive; a digital badge or online certificate from GVSU will help you do the same. Choose from one of the following to learn more.
Online/Hybrid Education Credentials
Online Undergraduate Certificates
- Intercultural Communications Undergraduate Certificate
- Intercultural Communications Undergraduate Certificate, adult online
Undergraduate Badges
Graduate Certificates
- Education, Online/Blended Instruction Graduate Certificate
- English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Graduate Certificate
Graduate Certifications
Face-to-Face Education Credentials
Undergraduate Certificates
- Applied Anthropology Undergraduate Certificate
- Latino/a Studies Undergraduate Certificate
- Piano Pedagogy Undergraduate Certificate
- Sport Coaching Undergraduate Certificate
Undergraduate Badges
- Advanced American Sign Language Undergraduate Badge
- Foundational American Sign Language Undergraduate Badge
- Public History Undergraduate Badge
Graduate Certifications
Health and Science
Whether it's complicated health care systems, new research opportunities, or patient responsibility, the way health care is taught and delivered is evolving daily. Now is an ideal time to consider our relevant and practical digital badges and online certificates in health care. Choose from one of the following to learn more.
Online/Hybrid Health and Science Credentials
Graduate Badges
- Palliative and Hospice Care I Graduate Badge
- Palliative and Hospice Care II Graduate Badge
- Telehealth Graduate Badge
Graduate Certificates
- Interprofessional Health Informatics Graduate Certificate
- Palliative and Hospice Care Graduate Certificate
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate
Undergraduate Certificates
Face-to-Face Health and Science Credentials
Undergraduate Certificates
- Applied Anthropology Undergraduate Certificate
- Bioinformatics and Genomics Undergraduate Certificate
- Green Chemistry Undergraduate Certificate
- Medical and Health Humanities Undergraduate Certificate
- Sustainable Food Systems Undergraduate Certificate
Undergraduate Badges
- Advanced American Sign Language Undergraduate Badge
- Foundational American Sign Language Undergraduate Badge
Graduate Certificates
Graduate Badges
Named a College with the "Best Professors"
- Niche.com, 2022
Grand Valley was named a 2022 Best College in Niche's national ranking system for colleges with the "Best Professors".
Technology
From big data to advances in cybersecurity, the way technology affects our lives seems to change at warp speed. It also creates advanced career growth opportunities. That's why our relevant and practical digital badges and online certificates in technology are so critical to being ready for whatever comes next. Choose from one of the following to learn more.
Online/Hybrid Technology Credentials
Graduate Badges
Graduate Certificates
Undergraduate Badges
Face-to-Face Technology Credentials
Undergraduate Certificates
- Applied Data Analytics Undergraduate Certificate
- Bioinformatics and Genomics Undergraduate Certificate
- Environmental Remote Sensing Undergraduate Certificate
- Geographic Information Science (GIS) and Technology Undergraduate Certificate
- Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning Undergraduate Certificate
Undergraduate Badges
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Undergraduate Badge
- Workplace Technology and Communication Undergraduate Badge
Graduate Badges
- Biomedical Informatics Graduate Badge
- Cybersecurity Graduate Badge
- Data Analytics Graduate Badge
- Data Mining Fundamentals Graduate Badge
- Database Fundamentals Graduate Badge
- Database Management Graduate Badge
- Digital Forensics Fundamentals Graduate Badge
- Distributed Computing Graduate Badge
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Graduate Badge
- Embedded Systems Graduate Badge
- Information Security Fundamentals Graduate Badge
- Information Systems Management Graduate Badge
- Information Systems Project Management Fundamentals Graduate Badge
- Information Visualization Fundamentals Graduate Badge
- Mobile Application Fundamentals Graduate Badge
- Networking Fundamentals Graduate Badge
- Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals Graduate Badge
- Software Design and Development Graduate Badge
- Software Engineering Graduate Badge
- Web and Mobile Computing Graduate Badge
- Web Application Fundamentals Graduate Badge
Graduate Certificates
A Fullbright Top Producing Institution
- U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs
Grand Valley was named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for the number of faculty members who teach and conduct research overseas. More than 55 Grand Valley faculty and staff members have earned Fulbright awards since 1964.
Professional (Business and Administration)
In these ever-changing times, the skills and training needed to set yourself apart seem to be shifting faster than ever. From business to public administration and more, our online graduate programs make it easy to get the credentials you need to stay current or become a leader in your field. Choose from the following digital badges and online certificates to learn more.
Online/Hybrid Professional Credentials
Undergraduate Certificates
- Business Fundamentals Undergraduate Certificate
- Business Fundamentals Undergraduate Certificate, adult online
- Cannabis Operations and Community Planning Undergraduate Certificate
- Intercultural Communications Undergraduate Certificate
- Intercultural Communications Undergraduate Certificate, adult online
- Leadership Undergraduate Certificate, adult online
- Project Management Undergraduate Certificate, adult online
Undergraduate Badges
- Cannabis Operations Undergraduate Badge
- Civic Change Agent Undergraduate Badge
- Food and Beverage Service Undergraduate Badge
- Intercultural Competence Undergraduate Badge
Graduate Certificates
Graduate Badges
Face-to-Face Professional Credentials
Undergraduate Certificates
- Business Fundamentals Undergraduate Certificate
- Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Certificate
- Leadership Undergraduate Certificate
- Paralegal Studies Undergraduate Certificate
- Project Management Undergraduate Certificate
- Real Estate Undergraduate Certificate
Undergraduate Badges
"Best Bang for the Buck"
- Washington Monthly, 2022
Grand Valley was ranked "Best Bang for the Buck" in the Midwest category for its 2022 College Guide and Rankings.
Are You a GVSU Alum?
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