GVSU Public Health Articulation Agreements

GVSU, LSSU, NMU

4-Year IHE

Healthcare Industry

Organizations Involved

Occupations Impacted

College students, general

Workforce Development Focus

Increasing number of healthcare workers

Workforce Issue Addressed

Training individuals to work in a healthcare profession

Description

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.