Baker College human resource MBA earns nod from professional society

Baker College’s MBA in human resource management has received alignment renewal from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) through 2022.

This acknowledgement means the graduate program is in alignment with SHRM’s “HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.”

“Meeting the requirements of SHRM alignment is exceptionally advantageous to Baker College’s human resource management MBA program and its students,” said Jill Langen, Ph.D., Baker College Online/Center for Graduate Studies president. “Having our program elements mirror the needs of the HR industry helps us provide the highest quality education for our students and better positions them for professional success.”

Langen noted that SHRM professional certification, now only available to working professionals, will be opened to students in programs designated in SHRM alignment, such as Baker College’s human resource management MBA, beginning December 2017.

Baker College is one of two Michigan schools that offer an MBA program that has been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment.

The alignment designation is part of SHRM’s initiative to define HR education standards taught at university business schools and to help universities develop degree programs that follow these standards.

For more information about Baker College’s MBA in human resource management, contact Chuck Gurden in the admissions office at 800.469.3165 or adm-ol@baker.edu, or visit www.baker.edu.

The largest private college in Michigan, Baker College is a not-for-profit higher education institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Founded in 1911, Baker College grants doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees, as well as certificates in diverse academic fields including applied technology, business, education, engineering, health science, information technology and social science. Baker College has on-ground campuses throughout Michigan and offers online programs that can be completed 100 percent online without ever visiting a campus. In 2016, the Online Learning Consortium recognized Baker College Online with the OLC Quality Scorecard Exemplary Endorsement, the highest ranking for online higher education programs. For information, visit www.baker.edu or follow Baker College on Twitter, @bakercollege, or on Facebook, www.facebook.com/bakercollege.

About SHRM

The Society for Human Resource Management is the world’s largest HR professional society, representing 285,000 members in more than 165 countries. For nearly seven decades, the Society has been the leading provider of resources serving the needs of HR professionals and advancing the practice of human resource management. SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China, India and United Arab Emirates. Visit us at shrm.org.

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