Human Resource Management Four-Year Degree Plan
The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/08/2024, is based on the 2024-25 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| ENG 110 Writing I |
3 |
| GEP 101 First-Year Foundations |
2 |
| MTH 134 Algebraic Reasoning and Modeling |
3 |
| PSY 121 Introductory Psychology |
3 |
| Physical Science w/lab or Life Science w/lab |
4 |
| Total hours |
15 |
Second semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
| ITC 200 Critical and Creative Thinking Using Information Technology |
3 |
| COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking |
3 |
| ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
| PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship |
3 |
| Human Culture - Humanities |
3 |
| Total hours |
15 |
Third semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
| ITC 201 Computer Applications for Business |
3 |
| ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
| MGT 286 Business Communication and Professional Development |
3 |
| Human Cultures - Arts |
3 |
| Total hours |
15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
| ACC 211 Introduction to Managerial Accounting |
3 |
| LAW 231 Legal Environment of Business |
3 |
| QBA 237 Basic Business Statistics |
3 |
| Physical Science or Life Science |
3 |
| Cultural Competence (Take ANT-100, GRY-100, IDS-297, OR REL-210 to also count on globalization
list) |
3 |
| Total hours |
15 |
Fifth semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| General Electives to bring total to 120 |
3 |
HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877
or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877 |
3 |
| MGT 340 Principles of Management |
3 |
| MKT 350 Principles of Marketing |
3 |
| FIN 380 Financial Management |
3 |
| Total hours |
15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
ENG 210 Writing II: Writing Across the Disciplines
or ENG 221 Writing II: Writing for the Professions |
3 |
| QBA 337 Applied Business Statistics |
3 |
| RMI 314 Employee Benefits and Social Insurance |
3 |
| MGT 345 Human Resources Management |
3 |
| MKT 364 Operations Management |
3 |
| Total hours |
15 |
Seventh semester (fall)
| Courses |
Hours |
| MGT 341 Organizational Behavior and Leadership |
3 |
| MGT 451 Talent Acquisition |
3 |
| MGT 465 Managing the Human Resource Environment and Employment Relationship |
3 |
| General Electives to bring total to 120 |
3 |
| ITC 429 Information Systems with Business Intelligence |
3 |
| Total hours |
15 |
Eighth semester (spring)
| Courses |
Hours |
| General Electives to bring total to 120 |
6 |
| MGT 450 Training and Development |
3 |
| MGT 487 Strategic Management and Policy |
3 |
| MGT 546 Direct Compensation System Management |
3 |
| Total hours |
15 |
GPA & credit hour requirements
For Admission to College of Business (COB): Student must earn a minimum of 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum of 2.50 combined
GPA for admission to COB AND to take upper division COB courses.
For Graduation: Students must obtain a 2.50 GPA in all upper-division (300+) in their College of
Business business unit coursework taken at Missouri State University.
For Graduation: Students must complete at least 120 hours. Of those 120 hours, at least 40 hours
must be upper division (300+) level. Electives may be needed to meet these requirements.
