Master the HR Field and Earn Two Degrees in Five Years
If you are an undergraduate human resources management major at Point Park University interested in expanding your career options in the HRM field, explore our accelerated, dual degrees 4+1 program in collaboration with Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP).
Through our distinctive program, you have an affordable opportunity to earn both a Bachelor of Science degree in human resources management from Point Park University — and a Master of Arts degree in human resources and employment relations from IUP — in five years and fully online if you choose.
Our 4+1 program allows you to apply for early admission to the M.A. in HR and employment relations program at IUP during the year you complete your 90th credit in the B.S. in HR management program at Point Park.
If accepted, you can take up to 12 credits of graduate classes during your senior year (six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring).
In your fifth year, you would then take the remaining 24 graduate credits (12 per semester) to complete your M.A. degree.
The Human Resources Management degree program offers an accelerated delivery time, making it possible to earn your bachelor's degree within just three years. Learn more here.
Alignment with Professional Organizations
Our human resources degree is academically aligned with HR Certification Institute (HRCI) and its Associate Professional in Human Resources certification (apHR). Our degree is also aligned with the HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates of the Society of Human Resource Management, the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. SHRM serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession.
Point Park's program is also an SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP Recertification Provider.
Point Park's academic program alignment to the competencies and functional areas of the SHRM-CP certification demonstrates a commitment to teaching what is important in the human resources field today. Additionally, the alignment of the curriculum can help students understand how jobs in the field function in the real world and prepare them for the SHRM-CP exam. Our program utilizes the SHRM Learning System to prepare students for the SHRM-CP exam.
Additionally, Point Park University SHRM Student Chapter #5774 received the 2023-24 SHRM Superior Merit Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievements in Student Chapter operations and a commitment to providing meaningful programs and services to members and HR students in the University community. It also recognizes student-members' continued growth and development as future business leaders, capable of developing strategies that lead to business success. This is the fourth year in a row that Point Park's Student Chapter has received the award.
