Degree Semester Hour Requirement
A minimum of 120 semester hours
Residency Requirement
A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed at Trident.
Upper Division Semester Hour Requirement
A minimum of 32 upper division semester hours
Course Requirements
General Education
A minimum of 36 semester hours are required to meet degree requirements, these can be met through a combination of specific General Education coursework and Core requirements that also meet General Education competencies.
The Human Resource Management General Education requirements are:
| Arts and Humanities |
competency met in Program Core |
| English Composition |
8 |
| College Mathematics |
competency met in Program Core |
| Physical and Biological Sciences |
8 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences |
competency met in Program Core |
| Information and Technology Literacy |
4 |
See General Education requirements for a list of courses that are available to meet these requirements. Students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management may satisfy the GE math and science requirements with 8 semester hours of math and 4 semester hours of science
Lower Division Program Requirements
Program Core Courses (48 Semester Hours)
| BUS 303 | Business Communication | 4 |
| ETH 301 | Business Ethics | 4 |
| HRM 401 | Staffing Organizations | 4 |
| HRM 402 | Training and Development | 4 |
| HRM 403 | Global HRM | 4 |
| HRM 404 | HR Information Systems | 4 |
| MGT 280 | Principles of Management | 4 |
| MGT 302 | Organization Behavior and Teamwork | 4 |
| MGT 407 | Principles of Human Resource Management | 4 |
| MGT 411 | Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management | 4 |
| MGT 412 | Human Resource Management and Law | 4 |
| MGT 491 | Capstone in Human Resource Management | 4 |
Program Core Special Instructions
MGT 491 Capstone in Human Resource Management must be taken in final session. A minimum grade of “C” is required in MGT 491 to meet graduation requirements.
Program Elective Courses (16 Semester Hours)
Select four courses from the following options:
| ACC 201 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 401 | International Business | 4 |
| FIN 301 | Principles of Finance | 4 |
| ITM 301 | Principles of Information Systems in Business and Organization | 4 |
| MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| MGT 401 | Leadership and Change | 4 |
| MGT 420 | Power, Influence, and Persuasion | 4 |
| OPM 300 | Introduction to Operations Management | 4 |
| Or | |
| Approved Upper Division Courses | 4 |
General Electives
Students will take 28 semester hours of General Elective courses to bring degree totals to 120 semester hours.