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Accelerated Track – Two Eight-Week Sessions Per Semester
We offer an accelerated track in which learners can complete their
degree within 12 to 15 months. For a traditional experience, students
follow the program at a less accelerated pace and complete the
program within a two-year period. The program is offered during the
evening to accommodate working adults and may be pursued on a full-
time or part-time basis. Both traditional and hybrid courses are
available. Courses are scheduled weekly with two eight-week sessions
per semester. Students should consult with an academic advisor to
ensure proper sequencing of courses as there are advanced courses
that require certain prerequisites. Thirty-nine credit hours (13 courses)
must be completed to meet the degree requirement.

The Mission and Goals of the Human Resource Development Program
The Human Resource Development (HRD) program is designed to
exemplify the highest standard of facilitating a learning process that
enhances the skills, knowledge, and behaviors of the student
population so they are able to compete professionally in an effective
manner as an HRD practitioner. Thus, the goals of the HRD program are
to:

1. Model exemplary practices that create a supportive
environment in which the social, emotional, cognitive and
physical needs of students are met in order to assure that
they become effective practitioners in the field of HRD;
2. Provide practicum sites in which students have
opportunities to apply human resource development
practices, implement and evaluate innovative ideas, and
demonstrate their abilities as practitioners;
3. Provide students with an andragogical knowledge base
grounded in theoretical and scientific research, allowing
the student to apply principles and practices of human
resource development; develop, design, implement, and
evaluate appropriate training in classrooms and
organizational settings using a variety of instructional
strategies and media;
4. Ensure that students have an experiential, participatory
education for the purpose of enabling them to increase
their knowledge and express their intellectual abilities
through the practical application of their knowledge in the

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