Advanced Certificate in Human Resources Management

Bachelor’s Degree

Admission to this program is on a selective basis to qualified persons with a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.

US Citizenship or Eligible Noncitizen

International students interested in the certificate programs must hold a visa that permits part-time study (including F-2 and J-2 visas).  Students holding  F-1 visas are not eligible for these programs.  Students holding a B-2 visa may be eligible if the coursework is recreational or avocational in nature.

Below is a list of requirements for an application to the undergraduate degree in Human Resources Management. Applications will be reviewed once all requirements are received.

Completed Application Form

The online application is available on our Apply page. Applications are ready for review when all fields on the application form are completed and the required documents have been received.

Official Transcripts From All Previous College Work

Transcripts are required from each institution that you have attended and taken courses, received your bachelor’s degree, taken post-graduate courses, or where a higher-level degree was conferred.  Official transcripts must be sent directly from the school’s registrar to CAPS.  Electronic transcripts should be forwarded to caps@wustl.edu.  For transcript questions, please email caps@wustl.edu.

Non-United States course work transcript verification
If the transcript you submit for consideration is from a college or university outside the United States, a course by course transcript evaluation is also required. Evaluations will be accepted from World Education Services (WES), Spantran or another member institution of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). For Spantran evaluations, you must use this form. 

Personal Essay

Tell us about yourself in a brief essay (about 250 words). Why are you applying to WashU School of Continuing & Professional Studies? What are your goals, both academic and professional? Is there additional information we should know about you when considering your application?

Three Letters of Recommendation

A college instructor or professional associate should complete letters of recommendation. If an instructor cannot be contacted, applicants may submit a waiver request to provide three professional recommendations. Letters can be submitted through the online application or mailed by the recommender.

Writing Sample

Please describe two significant challenges that are facing the future of the human resources profession. Explain how you will respond to these challenges as an HR professional.

REQUIRED COURSES: 9 UNITS

• Organizational Behavior and Management (U87 520) 
• Strategy Formation and Organizational Effectiveness (U87 559)
• Legal Aspects of Human Resources Management (U87 571)

ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 UNITS

Choose from the following:

• Human Resources Management (U87 531)
• Compensation Management (U87 543)
• Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (U87 544)
• HR Metrics (U87 558)
• Building High Performance, Team-Based Organizations (U87 565)