Human Resources
Program Learning Outcomes
Payroll Assistant Certificate
1. Students will apply compensation design elements into an employee compensation plan.
2. Students will summarize the practice of a job analysis by identifying and applying compensation system techniques.
3. Students will recall the facts and basic concepts of legally required benefits in a compensation program.
Recruiting Assistant Certificate
1. Students will access HR functions used in strategic human resources practices with knowledge of HR specializations.
2. Students will identify effective staffing best practices by giving examples of core activities in recruitment, selection, and employment.
3. Students will evaluate HR practices by analyzing the behavioral management of employees in organizations.
Human Resources Assistant Certificate
1. Students will access HR functions used in strategic human resources practices with knowledge of HR specializations.
2. Students will identify effective staffing best practices by giving examples of core activities in recruitment, selection, and employment.
3. Students will evaluate HR practices by analyzing the behavioral management of employees in organizations.
4. Students will identify key employment laws and legislation with regard to the employee and labor relations decision-making process.
Human Resources Specialist Associate of Applied Science
1. Students will access HR functions used in strategic human resources practices with knowledge of HR specializations.
2. Students will identify effective staffing best practices by giving examples of core activities in recruitment, selection, and employment.
3. Students will evaluate HR practices by analyzing the behavioral management of employees in organizations.
4. Students will identify key employment laws and legislation with regard to the employee and labor relations decision-making process.
5. Students will associate the concepts of total rewards used in the design of employee compensation packages.
Advisory Committee Members
Adrian Aguilar, Workforce Solutions
Daisy Alviso, Wonderful Citrus
Debbie Bocanegra, Magic Valley Electric COOP
Ruth Chapa, Wonderful Citrus
Araceli De La Garza, Denso Ten America
Blanca Garcia, Lone Star National Bank
Teshawn Leslie, PSJA ISD
Claudia Olivares, ContactPoint 360
Blanca Sierra, Human Resources Consultant
Isabel Torres, Spectrum
Occupational Skills Award
Certificates
- Human Resources Assistant Certificate
- Payroll Assistant Certificate
- Recruiting Assistant Certificate
Associate Degree
Human Resource Clerk Occupational Skills Award
TSI EXEMPT
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| HRPO 1311 | Human Relations | 3 |
| HRPO 2301 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| HRPO 2303 | Employment Practices | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Human Resources Assistant Certificate
TSI EXEMPT
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ACNT 1303 | Introduction to Accounting I | 3 |
| BMGT 1371 | Business Conduct | 3 |
| ITSC 1409 | Integrated Software Applications I | 4 |
| HRPO 2301 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| HRPO 2305 | Human Resources Information Systems | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HRPO 1311 | Human Relations | 3 |
| HRPO 2303 | Employment Practices | 3 |
| BMGT 1305 | Communications in Management | 3 |
| HRPO 2307 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| HRPO 2371 | Human Resources Laws | 3 |
| HRPO 1280 | Human Resources COOP | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 33 | |
Payroll Assistant Certificate
TSI EXEMPT
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ACNT 1303 | Introduction to Accounting I | 3 |
| ACNT 1329 | Payroll and Business Tax Accounting | 3 |
| HRPO 2306 | Benefits and Compensation | 3 |
| ITSC 1409 | Integrated Software Applications I | 4 |
| HRPO 2305 | Human Resources Information Systems | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
Recruiting Assistant Certificate
TSI EXEMPT
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| HRPO 2301 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| HRPO 2303 | Employment Practices | 3 |
| ITSC 1409 | Integrated Software Applications I | 4 |
| HRPO 2307 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| HRPO 2305 | Human Resources Information Systems | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
Human Resources Specialist Associate of Applied Science
TSI LIABLE
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I 1 | 3 |
| HRPO 2301 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| HRPO 2305 | Human Resources Information Systems | 3 |
| BMGT 2303 | Problem Solving and Decision Making | 3 |
| ACNT 1303 | Introduction to Accounting I | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACNT 1329 | Payroll and Business Tax Accounting | 3 |
| HRPO 1302 | Human Resources Training and Development | 3 |
| SPCH 1321 | Business and Professional Communication 1 | 3 |
| HRPO 1305 | Management and Labor Relations | 3 |
| HRPO 2303 | Employment Practices | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective 1 | 3 | |
| HRPO 2304 | Employee Relations | 3 |
| HRPO 2371 | Human Resources Laws | 3 |
| HRPO 2307 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Math and Natural Sciences Elective 1,2 | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| HRPO 2306 | Benefits and Compensation | 3 |
| HRPO 2288 | Internship - Human Resources Management | 2 |
| Humanities Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Human Resources Elective | 3 | |
Select one of the following: |
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| Human Relations | ||
| Risk Management | ||
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
- 1
Identifies courses to fulfill minimum 15 credit hour General Education requirement
- 2
Students must take a 4 credit hour course in order to fulfill the Math and Natural Sciences Elective.