Human Resources

Program Learning Outcomes

Payroll Assistant Certificate

  1. Graduates will evaluate the utility and value of information needed to manage human resources systems that capture employee data.
  2. Graduates will evaluate the utility and value of information needed to manage human resources systems that capture employee data.
  3. Graduates will distinguish key standards and concepts relating to U.S. employment law and regulations that affect organizational human resource functions, policies, and practices.
Recruiting Assistant Certificate
  1. Graduates will recall human resources staffing activities with an emphasis on recruiting, acquiring, deploying, and retaining employees in an organization.
  2. Graduates will evaluate the utility and value of information needed to manage human resources systems that capture employee data.
  3. Graduates will describe the major characteristics of the field of organizational behavior by explaining individual and group behavior, and organizational processes in human resource management.
Human Resources Assistant Certificate
  1. Graduates will recall human resources staffing activities with an emphasis on recruiting, acquiring, deploying, and retaining employees in an organization.
  2. Graduates will practice a learning plan that applies theory, concepts, and skills involving specialized materials, tools, equipment, interactions, and procedures with the occupation of the human resources and business industry.
  3. Graduates will describe the major characteristics of the field of organizational behavior by explaining individual and group behavior, and organizational processes in human resource management.
  4. Graduates will distinguish key standards and concepts relating to U.S. employment law and regulations that affect organizational human resource functions, policies, and practices.
Human Resources Specialist Associate of Applied Science
  1. Graduates will recall human resources staffing activities with an emphasis on recruiting, acquiring, deploying, and retaining employees in an organization.
  2. Graduates will describe the major characteristics of the field of organizational behavior by explaining individual and group behavior, and organizational processes in human resource management.
  3. Graduates will describe the major characteristics of the field of organizational behavior by explaining individual and group behavior, and organizational processes in human resource management.
  4. Graduates will distinguish key standards and concepts relating to U.S. employment law and regulations that affect organizational human resource functions, policies, and practices.
  5. Graduates will practice a learning plan that applies theory, concepts, and skills involving specialized materials, tools, equipment, interactions, and procedures with the occupation of the human resources and business industry.
 

Advisory Committee Members

Adrian Aguilar, Workforce Solutions
Araceli De La Garza, Denso Ten America
Claudia Olivares, ContactPoint 360
Daisy Alviso, Wonderful Citrus
Debbie Bocanegra, Magic Valley Electric COOP
Isabel Torres, Spectrum
Ruth Chapa, Wonderful Citrus
Teshawn Leslie, PSJA ISD

Occupational Skills Award

Certificates

Associate Degree

Human Resource Clerk Occupational Skills Award

TSI Exempt

Plan of Study Grid
FallCredit Hours
HRPO 1311 Human Relations 3
HRPO 2301 Human Resources Management 3
HRPO 2303 Employment Practices 3
 Credit Hours9
 Total Credit Hours9

Human Resources Assistant Certificate

TSI Exempt

100% Online

Plan of Study Grid
FallCredit Hours
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting I 3
BMGT 2303 Problem Solving and Decision Making 3
ITSC 1409 Integrated Software Applications I 4
HRPO 2301 Human Resources Management 3
HRPO 2305 Human Resources Information Systems 3
 Credit Hours16
Spring
HRPO 2306 Benefits and Compensation 3
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 Hours20
 Total Credit Hours36

Payroll Assistant Certificate

TSI Exempt

100% Online

Plan of Study Grid
FallCredit 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
HRPO 2187 Internship - Human Resources Management 1
 Credit Hours17
 Total Credit Hours17

Recruiting Assistant Certificate

TSI Exempt

100% Online

Plan of Study Grid
FallCredit 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
HRPO 1281 COOP - Human Resources Management 2
 Credit Hours18
 Total Credit Hours18

Human Resources Specialist Associate of Applied Science

TSI Liable

100% Online

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredit 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 Hours15
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 Hours15
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 Hours16
Spring
ACCT 2301
Principles of Financial Accounting
or Business Computer Applications
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:
Human Relations
Risk Management
 Credit Hours14
 Total Credit Hours60
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.