Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Human Resource Development and Learning in Organizations

General Requirements

The program can be completed via Accelerated Online (AOP). 

  1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.

  2. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  3. Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
  4. If two years of the same foreign language were taken in high school, then enough additional hours to total the minimum 120 hours required for the degree will fulfill this requirement. In the absence of such high school language, two semesters of the same foreign language must be taken at the college level.

Course Requirements 

Freshman
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
US 11001Communication Component Code 0103
Communication Component Code 0103Government/Political Science Component Code 0703
Government/Political Science Component Code 0703Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303
Mathematics Component Code 0203Creative Arts Component Code 0503
Language, Philosophy and Culture Component Code 0403Component Area Option Codes 0903
Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 0803 
 16 15
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
American History Component Code 0603American History Component Code 0603
Component Area Option Codes 0903Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303
Prescibed Elective6Prescribed Elective6
ADED 33053ADED 33443
 15 15
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ADED 43213ADED 43223
ADED 43253ADED 43303
Minor6Minor6
Prescribed Elective3Prescribed Elective3
 15 15
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
PHIL 33223COMM 43473
ADED 43453ADED 43433
Minor3Minor3
Open Electives6Open Electives5
 15 14
Total Hours: 120
Prescribed Electives
ADED 3382Foundations of Adult Education3
ADED 4345AApplied Linguistics for ESL/EFL Teachers of Adults3
ADED 4345BAdult Literacy3
ADED 4345CAdult English as a Second Language Assessment and Evaluation 3
ADED 4384Internship in Human Resource Development 3
CI 2310Education for Change3
CI 2311Education and Equity in a Diverse Society3
COMM 3319Organizational Communication3
COMM 3325Communication and Conflict Management3
COMM 4336Communication and Training Across Differences3
CTE 3304Human Relations for Career and Technical Education Teachers3
CTE 3313PProject Management3
CTE 3313QTeamwork3
EDP 1350Effective Learning3
EDP 2150Strategic Learning1
EDTC 3300Introduction to Educational Technology3
HA 3341Project Management & Professional Development in Healthcare3
MGT 3301Introduction to Management3
OCED 3310Human Problems in the Workplace3
OCED 4325Development and Change in Organizations3
PA 3330Public Personnel and Human Resource Administration3
PH 4335Public Health Leadership3
PSY 3333Industrial Psychology3
SPED 2360Survey of Exceptionalities3
SPED 4344Educating Students with Mild Disabilities3
SOCI 3358Work and Society3