B.A. Program Requirements

Applicants to the program should have the following:

• Villanova psychology major with junior status
• a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
• a GPA in the psychology major of at least 3.2
• completed or be enrolled in at least 6 psychology courses which must include:
  • PSY 4000- Intro Statistics
  • PSY 4050- Research Methods in Psy
  • PSY 2700- Industrial/Organizational Psy or PSY 2800- Human Factors
  • PSY 4200- Physiological Psychology or
    PSY 4500- Cognitive Psychology

Students who are admitted into the B.A. /M.S. track will be allowed to enroll in three graduate HRD courses in their senior year (including the summer preceding). These three courses will  count both as graduate courses for the M.S. and undergraduate courses for the B.A. No more than three graduate courses may be treated in this fashion. The student may choose among five graduate courses, three of which are required for the M.S. and two of which are elective:

• HRD 8006- HR Metrics & Research Methods (a statistics course required in the HRD Program)
• PSY 8425- Organizational Psychology (Elective in the HRD Program)
• PSY 8475- Organizational Training (Required in the HRD Program)
• HRD 8319- Introduction to HR (Required in the HRD Program for students with less than 1 year of HR experience)
• PSY 8875- Psychology of Organizational Change (Required in the HRD Program)

PSY 8425, PSY 8475, PSY 8875 and HRD 8006 can be used either as psychology electives or as liberal arts free electives for the B.A.  However, HRD 8319 (Introduction to HR) can only be used as a liberal arts free elective. The remaining eight graduate courses (seven regular courses plus an Internship [HRD 8010]) required for the M.S. can be taken in the summer after the senior year and in the fifth year of the combined program.

Application Requirements

Application Deadline: March 15th

To apply to the B.A./M.S. program, submit the following to the HRD Program:

(Huebner Hall, American College Campus, 270 S. Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA  19010;  Phone: 610-519-4582)

• The first three pages of the graduate application completed.
• Official transcripts documenting your courses.
• A personal statement (2 pages max) describing your career goals and reasons for pursuing a master's degree.
• Two letters of recommendation from faculty assessing your potential for success in the B.A./M.S. program. Letter forms may be obtained from the application to graduate studies.
• The GRE is waived for the B.A./M.S. program, but students' SAT scores will be assessed by the admissions committee.

Please note: Acceptance into the BA/MA track is not automatic and is limited to a maximum of five students each year.

M.S. Program Requirements

Please review the Master's Curriculum Checklist for a complete listing of HRD Master's requirements.

Students in the B.A./M.S. track must complete a written comprehensive examination.  This is usually scheduled after coursework is completed.  Following existing practice, the professional PHR exam will be accepted in lieu of the Villanova comprehensive exam.