2020–2021 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Human Resources and Organizational Leadership | BACHELOR’S DEGREE Flex Choice Competency-Based Education Program (Credit by Assessment Available) | 12-Week Quarters (6-Week Sessions) Bachelor of Science Degree CAREER OPPORTUNITIES • Human Resources Manager • Compensation and Benefits Manager • Training and Development Manager • Personnel Recruiter • Training and Development Specialist • Benefits Coordinator • Compensation and Benefits Analyst • Human Resource Generalist • Human Resource Director OBJECTIVE Graduates of this program know concepts in organizational leadership, human resources, marketing, and business ethics. They understand the theoretical framework of leadership, human resource management principles, and how to apply the concepts in the workplace. They have a knowledge base of the following: employment law, ethics and decision-making, risk management, recruitment and selection of employees, diversity, international human resources, change management, compensation and benefits, employee development, and performance management. They can apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate facts and theories; locate, evaluate, and integrate appropriate primary and secondary sources; integrate their ideas with the ideas of others to create new knowledge; recognize and address complex ethical situations; communicate effectively in a variety of scenarios; and operate effectively within a continually changing global environment. Graduates value communication, critical thinking and problem solving, scientific and information literacy, financial literacy, diversity-awareness, and knowledge-creation skills and the need to incorporate them in meaningful ways. ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS This is a bachelor-completer program. To be considered for admission, students must hold a conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or students without a conferred degree must have successfully completed at least 60 quarter or 40 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C or higher in each course that will be transferred. Students who are transferring in a conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will have 91 lower-level credits applied to their program. In addition, the students will have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by-course basis to determine whether any upper-level credits will also apply to their program. Students who are transferring in at least 60 quarter credits or 40 semester credits with a grade of C or higher will have the credits applied to their program at the appropriate level. In addition, students who have fewer than 91 lower-level quarter credits applied to their program will be required to take additional lower-level coursework up to a total of 91 credits. The additional coursework will be determined by Rasmussen University as appropriate for the program of enrollment. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Upper Division Choose either Track I or Track II Track I1 MAN 4990 Human Resource Management Internship Track II MAN 4991 Human Resource Project Capstone Transferred Lower-Division Credits Upper-Division General Education Credits Upper-Division Core Credits Total Bachelor’s Degree Credits +Flex Choice Credit by Assessment available; see page 162 for details. This Flex Choice Credit-Based Competency-Based Education Program contains both traditional and competency-based education (CBE) courses. CBE courses are indicated in italics. 1 Track I includes an internship, which is not available to students in all states. Please speak to a Admissions Advisor for more details. The coursework in this program is aligned with the standards of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and meets the academic requirements to sit for the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) exam. Additional requirements, such as work experience in an HR role, may be required to sit for the SHRM-CP exam. The coursework in this program is aligned with the standards of the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI), and meets the academic requirements to sit for the HRCI Associates Professional in Human Resources (aPHR), the Professional in Human Resources (PHR), or the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) exam. Additional requirements, such as work experience in an HR role, may be required to sit for the PHR or SPHR exams. This program is offered online in Illinois. MASTER’S-LEVEL COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS: Eligible students enrolled in this program may elect to substitute specific master’s- level courses for certain bachelor’s-level courses as displayed on the table below. See the for more information. Bachelor’s-Level Course MAN 3710 Law and Ethics for the Human Resources Professional MAN 4143 Contemporary Leadership Challenges See page 91 for General Education Course Selections. MAN 4240 Organizational Behavior Analysis CORE COURSES Upper Division INS 3677 International Leadership and Human Resource Management 4 MAN 4320 Human Resource Recruitment and Selection Master’s-Level Course Substitution* Master of Human Resources Management LDR 5300 Legal, Ethical, and Risk Issues in Organizations LDR 5000 Professional Growth and Leadership LDR 5200 Organizational Behavior and Leadership LDR 5400 Strategic Recruitment and Retention Master of Business Administration MAN 4240 Organizational Behavior Analysis LDR 5200 Organizational Behavior & Leadership * Master’s courses are 11-weeks in length and are solely offered as competency-base Education (CBE) courses. 21 2 2 91 24 66 181 MAN 3322 Human Resource Information Systems MAN 3429 Modern Human Resource Management MAN 3668 Strategic Human Resource Management MAN 3710 Law and Ethics for the Human Resource Professional MAN 4055 Workforce Performance and Talent Management MAN 4128 Workforce and Labor Relations Management MAN 4320 Human Resource Recruitment and Selection MAN 4330 Compensation Administration MAN 4572 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Instructional Design, Training and Development, and Learning 4 4 4 4 C ao nn it ze am ip oo n t r MA M AN 4 N 4 1 4 0 2 3 4 MA M N 4 8 AN 4 7 4 0 5 1 O r g e a a a y L he aa vd ie o r l B r e L de ea rd si hn ig C p a L h a n n g e a d T e m s s r A h ni ap C yh ia s s l l e l n g e s 4 B ach el or ’ s Pr E a g l o i m r g i pb oi ll it c i y ty o S u b s t i t u t e M a s t e r ’ s - L e v e l C o u r s e w h i l e E n r o l l e d i n a 4 8 4 8 4 omma ani t I C umh / N5 n H t 1 e S aT l a 2 ci M A 3 S S o ci GE B 4 5 EB 4 G 2 0 2 5 0 ic S c n c u sn ( l S e e a e i t t 2 c l e i e a e l t u n S t e n a r ion c c ( t 2 c e S e c e ( i r f e s l S t e uc s u c +t ) l o ( t s t 1 c e i s a r eq i o ) u + r s e s a r o s red n R s s i e u M aa nn za ag ti in o i g a D i O r g v ee vr es le W p o o m r n a l D k e f n o t r c e + ) o nu ar ls ye t) i c d A c s 4
