Grand Valley State University has agreements with Northern Michigan University and Lake Superior State University to create a pipeline for NMU and LSSU undergraduates to enter Grand Valley's Master of Public Health Program. GVSU has 5 seats open for NMU exercise science and health majors with a concentration in community health and 5 LSSU kinesiology majors each year. The goal of the agreements are to increase the number of public health trained individuals in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.