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Human Resources and Training (HR & T) Graduate Certificate

Admissions

The HR & T Graduate Certificate is a multidisciplinary program containing two targeted concentrations. The first concentration, Human Resources, focuses on enhancing organizational effectiveness through employee recruitment, selection, placement, performance evaluation, motivation, and retention. The second concentration, Training and Development, focuses on enhancing training skills including designing, implementing and assessing training programs. The HR & T certificate is useful for individuals currently employed in the Human Resources or Training field and for individuals who desire to enter those fields. The graduate courses required for this certificate address both theory and application from the fields of Communication, Psychology, and Business.

Application to a Graduate Certificate Program

Student must follow the application procedures listed here: Application Procedures

Requirements Applicable to Graduate Certificate Programs

All requirements applicable to Graduate Certificate Programs may be found here: Graduate Certificate Requirements

Admission to the Human Resources & Training Certificate:

Admission to the program will require a baccalaureate degree with at least a 3.0 GPA and a major or a minor or at least a 15-hour concentration in speech communication, psychology, business, or a related area plus at least one three-credit course in research methods or statistics. Students will need to submit the following to the Office of Graduate Studies:

1. A completed UNO graduate application form.
2. Two college transcripts from each university/college attended.
3. A 1000-word essay on why you seek admission to the program and what concentration you will be pursuing.
4. At least one letter of recommendation from a professor or supervisor.

Certificate Requirements

1. Twelve (12) graduate credits must be selected from one of the two concentrations.
• For the Human Resources Concentration, PSYC 8316 or PSYC 8646 is a requirement.
• For the Training Concentration, SPCH 8156 or PSYC 9620 AND EDAD 9650 or PSYC 9320 or HED 8750 are requirements.

2. Three (3) elective graduate credits must be selected from either concentration or from the approved electives list.
3. Courses must be taken in at least two of the units within the certificate program (i.e., Communication, Psychology, Business Administration).
4. To enroll in each course, students must obtain instructor approval prior to registration.
5. Students who are admitted to the HR & T graduate certificate program must create a portfolio that contains at least one sample project from each course. A formal portfolio-in-progress review by the student's adviser will be required after the student completes no fewer than six credits and no more than nine credits. A formal final review will be required after the student completes all course work (see Certificate Completion Requirements below).
6. To successfully complete the HR & T certificate program, students must earn a "B" or better in every course.

Human Resources Concentration

This concentration focuses on enhancing the management of organizational performance through improving employee recruitment, selection, placement, performance evaluation, motivation, and retention.

• BSAD 8350 Seminar in Management
• BSAD 8320 Seminar in Personnel OR
  SPCH 8186 Communication Leadership & Power in Organizations
• PSYC 9660 Criterion Development & Performance Appraisal
• BSAD 8310 Managing Performance in Organizations OR
  SPCH 8176 Organizational Communication
• PSYC 8316 Psychological & Educational Testing OR
  PSYC 8646 Personnel Psychology (one is required)

• SPCH 8156 Communication Training & Development Skills OR
  PSYC 9620 Industrial Training and Organizational Development (one is required)
• BSAD 8310 Managing Performance in Organizations OR
  SPCH 8176 Organizational Communication OR PSYC 8636 Organizational Psychology
• SPCH 8166 Communication for Instructional Settings
• SPCH 8186 Communication Leadership and Power in Organizations OR
  BSAD 8350 Seminar in Management
• EDAD 9650 Program Evaluation OR
  PSYC 9320 Seminar in Program Evaluation OR
  HED 8750 Instruction and Evaluation (one is required)

Electives List (for both concentrations)

• PSYC 9030 Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• PSYC 9610 Industrial Motivation and Morale
• PSYC 9630 Leadership Theories and Research
• SPCH 8536 Cross-cultural Communication
• SPCH 8516 Persuasion
• SPCH 8180 Topics in Speech Communication Seminar
• SPCH 8806 Conflict Mediation
• SPCH 8706 Interpersonal Conflict

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Certificate Completion Requirements

1. In order to successfully complete the graduate certificate program, students will be required to earn a grade of a "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or above in every course.
   
2. Student Portfolio. Students will need to create a portfolio that represents their achievement in the five courses (15 credits). The portfolio will contain at least one sample project from each course and in order to graduate, the student's portfolio must be reviewed by the student's adviser. (Examples of projects for the portfolio might include: training manuals, workshops outlines, complete job analyses performance appraisals, test reviews and evaluations.) A formal portfolio-in-progress review by the student's adviser is required after the student completes no fewer than six credits and no more than nine credits.