Human Resources
Human Resources Associate of Applied Science Degree
Program Code: 10-116-1
For more information: wctc.edu/human-resources
Human resources adds value to an organization by managing its most important resource – people. HR professionals attract, recruit and hire staff; provide details about programs and benefits; maintain employment records; and work with payroll. Explore employment law, employee training and development, compensation and benefits administration, labor relations, and wellness and safety initiatives.
The minimum required course grades and program grade point average (GPA) for students under this catalog are:
Core Courses = C
General Studies Courses = C
Program GPA = 2.0
Build your degree along a career pathway. Start with a couple of courses or an entry-level credential to enter the job market in your area of interest, then continue with higher credentials on your educational path for job advancement and higher wages.
Career Pathway
Related Certificate that can be earned along the way.
Program Outcomes
- Create an organizational workforce plan.
- Examine organizational total rewards program.
- Incorporate employment law into business practices.
- Facilitate effective employee relations.
- Develop training programs.
Critical Life Skills
To help our students prepare for success in a workplace and society that is increasingly global, multi-cultural, and collaborative, all students are given opportunities to develop and demonstrate Critical Life Skills, both in and out of the classroom. The following Critical Life Skills are learning outcomes for WCTC students.
- Communication: Demonstrate appropriate communication.
- Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Demonstrate critical thinking skills to analyze situations and solve problems.
- Relationships: Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
- Self-management: Demonstrate responsible and respectful behavior.
Listed below are the required courses for the program. To view the recommended sequence for taking courses click on the plan of study tab(s) above. Work with your Academic Advisor to design a program plan!
View your Program Matrix to find out when each course will be offered (term and time of day).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word | 1 |
Approved Substitute: 106-110 | ||
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
Approved Substitute: 106-110 | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
Approved Substitute: 106-110 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 196-127 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| 196-128 | Wellness & Benefit Plans | 3 |
| 196-129 | Human Resource Technology | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 106-117 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| 196-196 | Human Resources Capstone | 3 |
| General Studies | ||
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 801-223 | ||
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 801-198 | ||
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 809-235 | ||
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 809-198 | ||
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term 1 | Credits | |
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-127 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Interim | ||
| 196-128 | Wellness & Benefit Plans | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-129 | Human Resource Technology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| 196-196 | Human Resources Capstone | 3 |
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term 1 | Credits | |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-127 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word | 1 |
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Credits | 2 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Interim | ||
| 196-128 | Wellness & Benefit Plans | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-129 | Human Resource Technology | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-196 | Human Resources Capstone | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Term 1 | Credits | |
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer Interim | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-128 | Wellness & Benefit Plans | 3 |
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-127 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| 196-129 | Human Resource Technology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-196 | Human Resources Capstone | 3 |
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Term 1 | Credits | |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Interim | ||
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-127 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-128 | Wellness & Benefit Plans | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-129 | Human Resource Technology | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-196 | Human Resources Capstone | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 63 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term 1 | Credits | |
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-124 | Applications in Leadership | 3 |
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Interim | ||
| 196-128 | Wellness & Benefit Plans | 3 |
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-127 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| 196-129 | Human Resource Technology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-180 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Interim | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-196 | Human Resources Capstone | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 78 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Term 1 | Credits | |
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer Interim | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word | 1 |
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Credits | 2 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-127 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-128 | Wellness & Benefit Plans | 3 |
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-124 | Applications in Leadership | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-129 | Human Resource Technology | 3 |
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-180 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| 196-196 | Human Resources Capstone | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 78 | |