Human Resource Development Honors
The Human Resource Development (HRD) Honors Program will provide expanded study and broad-based opportunities for our most academically gifted and scholarly advanced majors. This 18-hour program is designed to challenge the interests and abilities of our students and to provide specific benefits including:
- Individual instruction and advanced study relevant to the academically distinguished HRD majors,
- Engaging and compelling approaches to the delivery of course content such as smaller classes, seminars, and the like,
- Student-centered study via honors course contracts,
- Participation in high impact HRD programs such as professional development opportunities, participation in study abroad trips, service learning projects, or capstone research projects directed by HRD faculty, and
- Increased interaction with successful and highly motivated faculty in preparation for professional or graduate school admission.
Eligibility
Incoming Freshman
To be eligible for the HRD Honors Program, incoming freshmen will need to rank in the top 10% of their high school class.
Incoming Transfer Students
Transfer students must have a 3.50 or higher combined GPA at their previous institutions.
Current Texas A&M Students
Continuing Texas A&M students must have a minimum 3.50 GPA at TAMU and must not have already completed more than six (6) hours of EHRD honors eligible courses or have more than 6 hours of HRD honors eligible course in progress.
Students must apply to the program and are encouraged to consult with HRD academic advisors or the HRD Honors Coordinator as early as possible in their undergraduate career to plan their honors course sequences.
Note: Applicants are reviewed by committee and admitted on a competitive basis. Meeting the minimum requirements listed does not guarantee admission.
- A finalized F* will result in dismissal from the program.
- Continuing Honors Students who fail to meet any of these requirements will be given a semester of probation to correct any deficiencies. While in probationary semester, a priority registration time will not be assigned. Honors Students who fail to meet requirements after a semester of probation will be dismissed from the program.
Department Requirements to Graduate with Honors
Students must obtain a minimum 3.50 cumulative TAMU GPA, a cumulative honors GPA of 3.25, and complete the following 15 hours of HRD Honors coursework and requirements:
- EHRD 203H, EHRD 371H, EHRD 391H, EHRD 413H, EHRD 481 and EHRD 490H*
- Active participation for at least a year in an HRD professional organization such as Aggie Students in Human Resource Development (ASHRD).
*Other departmental approved 300 or 400 level EHRD course can be used in place of no more than two of the course requirements listed above. Substituted courses must be approved and include an honors contract
Benefits
Students who are accepted into the HRD Honors Program will receive:
- Priority registration privileges.
- Certificate of Completion signifying achievement of the HRD Honors Program.
- HRD Honors designation indicated on their official transcript.
- Special recognition through the EAHR department.
Applications
Incoming Freshman and Transfer applicants must apply by the Thursday before the first class day of their first long semester. Once classes have begun, you are considered a current A&M student and must follow the current A&M student admission guidelines.
Current A&M students can apply for the honors program if eligible. The deadlines for current A&M students to receive priority registration benefits for the next registration window are:
Fall Honors Admission – February 10
Spring Honors Admission – September 10
Please be sure to submit the appropriate application:
Contact
Aynur Charkasova
Clinical Assistant Professor
- Human Resource Development Honors Program Coordinator
Tuition and Fees
For a better understanding of your total cost of attendance (COA), please visit our cost and tuition rates webpage (https://aggie.tamu.edu/billing-and-payments/cost-and-tuition-rates). This webpage will provide you with an opportunity to review estimated COA information for undergraduate, graduate and professional students, as well as other resources such as the tuition calculator and billing and fee explanations.