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Admission to the Program
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and have
a grade point (GPA) average of 2.75 or better (on a 4.0 scale).

1. Applicants with a cumulative grade point average between 2.5 and 2.74
may be granted conditional admission. Conditional admission will be
removed with the attainment of a cumulative grade point average of
3.0 or better after completion of the first nine graduate credit hours.

2. GPA Exceptions. In cases where an applicant is returning to school with
varied professional experience and does not meet the GPA standard,
the applicant should appeal to the HRD graduate committee for
admission consideration.

Degree Requirements
The program requires:
• a total of 39 semester hours which includes:
o 10 core courses and 3 electives;
o a non-thesis option seminar (topical) paper; and
• a written comprehensive examination.

HRD CORE COURSES HRD ELECTIVES
HURD 601 Human Resources Development HURD 608 Career Development &
Occupational Assessment
HURD 690 Fundamentals of Adult Learning HURD 620 Principles of Management
HURD 730 Consulting in HRD HURD 656 Technology Use in HRD
HURD 732 Organizational Behavior & Small HURD 668 Presentation & Facilitation
Group Dynamics Skills in HRD
HURD 736 Practicum in HRD HURD 700 Special Topics Course*
HURD 741 Organization Development HURD 702 Mediating Conflict
HURD 764 Training I: Process & Practice HURD 748 Leadership Development
HURD 765 Training II: Process & Practice HURD 766 Compensation & Benefits
HURD 806 Research, Analysis, Interpretation HURD 774 HRD: A Strategic Approach
& Proposal Writing
HURD 880 Integrative Seminar HURD 783 Fundamentals of Project
Management
HURD 799 Comprehensive Exam**
**Required after completion of 24 credits. *Extra fee to participate

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