Social Sciences Major - Personnel Psychology/Human Resources Option (Vancouver-only)

The Personnel Psychology/Human Resources (PP/HR) option for the BA in Social Sciences - Social Sciences major is designed to provide human resource professionals, and those preparing for a career in human resources, the tools to be effective managers. 120 credit hours are required, including completion of WSU UCORE requirements, CAS requirements, and a combination of social sciences courses totaling 40 upper-division hours from three academic areas (psychology, human development, and management). The GPA for the 40 hours must be a 2.00 minimum. Students declare the General Social Sciences major (Gen S) and receive a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences with an Option in Personnel Psychology/Human Resources.

First Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1	4
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
Humanities [HUM]	3
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]	3
Social Sciences [SSCI]	3
Second Term	Credits
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1	4
Second Year
First Term	Credits
PSYCH 306	3
Foreign Language, if necessary, or Electives	12
Second Term	Credits
Arts [ARTS]	3
Diversity [DIVR]	3
PSYCH 308	3
Foreign Language, if necessary, or Electives	6
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
H D 406	3
MGMT 301	3
PSYCH 311	4
Area 1 Electives 2	3
Electives	3
Second Term	Credits
Area 1 Electives 2	3
Area 2 Electives 3	3
Area 3 Electives 4	3
Electives	6
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
Area 1 Electives 2	3
Area 2 Electives 3	3
Area 3 Electives 4	3
Electives	6
Second Term	Credits
Integrative Capstone [CAPS]	3
Area 3 Electives 4	3
Electives	9

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Footnotes

1	To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab.
2	Area 1 electives: PSYCH 309, 350, 412, 470, or 495.
3	Area 2 electives: H D 301, 350, 385, 403, or 430.
4	Area 3 electives: I BUS 453 [M], MGMT 401 [M], 450, 455, 456 [M], 485 [M], 487, 496. Must include two [M] courses.