Nov 24, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Human Capital Education and Development, BS


Program Description


The Bachelor of Science degree in Human Capital Education and Development is an interdisciplinary, comprehensive degree focused on organizational learning, assessment and development that prepares students for diverse settings across a variety of industries. Applying learning theory at the individual, organizational and societal levels, this program enables students to design effective training, change management, and career development programs to meet an organization’s or a community’s human capital needs. This program prepares graduates for careers in education and training; community development, government, and non-profit organizations; core sector-based industry areas of economic development; and systems improvement and organization development.

Program Requirements


Freshman Year


First Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


  • Arts and Humanities (Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 1
  • Natural Science with Lab Requirement 4 Credits 1
  • Oral Communication Requirement 3 Credits 1
  • Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 1
  • Elective 2 Credits 2
Credit Hours: 15

Sophomore Year


First Semester


  • Mathematics Requirement 3 Credits 1
  • Support Area Requirement 6 Credits 3
  • Elective 6 Credits 2
Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


  • Support Area Requirement 9 Credits 3
  • Elective 6 Credits 2
Credit Hours: 15

Junior Year


Senior Year


Total Semester Hours: 120


Footnotes


1 See General Education  Requirements. Three of these credits must also satisfy the South Carolina REACH Act. See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section.

2 Most Support Area Requirement courses have prerequisites. Students should review the prerequisites of the courses in their chosen support area and use Elective credits to fulfill them.

3 Fifteen credits selected from one of the Support Areas listed below. NOTE: Most Support Area Requirement courses have prerequisites. Students should review the prerequisites of the courses in their chosen support area and use Elective credits to fulfill them.

Support Area 1: Improvement Science

Support Area 2: Human Resource Development

Support Area 3: Learning Sciences

Support Area 4: Transfer Student Sector

  • Completion of 15 credits in one of five technical sectors (1. Business; 2. Human Services; 3. Nursing and Healthcare; 4. Information Technology; and 5. Manufacturing and STEM) prior to transferring into the BS in Human Capital Education and Development program. A review of all coursework is required at the time of admission to the program.

Support Area 5: Approved Minor or Certificate