George Mason University's Office of Continuing Professional Education is now offering a one-day intensive exam review course for the SPHR^® exam. This course is ideal for you if you are a PHR^®, have already taken or are currently in our Human Resource Management Certificate, or have used the SHRM Learning System^® self study program and would like additional review to master the SPHR^® portion. This intensive review course is built upon your foundation of studying all six modules of the SHRM Learning System and completing the related web-based tests. This course will provide you with a supplemental review for SPHR^® related content. However, this course alone is not intended to solely prepare you for the SPHR^® exam.

To better serve our students, George Mason University requires all HR Certificate instructors to be SPHR^® certified and they must retake the SPHR^® exam every three years.

• Review of SPHR^® material and body of knowledge
• SPHR^® practice questions
• Application of materials through case studies and scenarios

• Students who have taken or are in our Human Resource Management Certificate and are planning to take the SPHR^® certification exam
• Students already familiar with the SHRM body of knowledge who would like to master the SPHR^® portion
• PHR^® professionals seeking to "upgrade" their certification to SPHR^®
• Certified HR professionals who need credits for PHR^®/SPHR^® recertification
• HR practitioners seeking professional development to advance their careers

100% attendance and participation are expected from participants.

The SPHR^® certification exam is administered by the HR Certification Institute. Please note that university course fees are separate from HR Certification Institute examination fees. Contact the HR Certification Institute for eligibility requirements, certification exam information, exam registration and exam fees. All certification testing is computer-based and conducted at the 250 Prometric Test Centers around the country. For more information, please visit www.hrci.org.

While no single course of study guarantees success on the HR Certification Institute examinations, thousands of individuals have used the SHRM Learning System^® to effectively prepare for the exams.

If you have any further questions regarding the SPHR^® exam, please visit www.hrci.org, call the HR Certification Institute at 866-898-4724, or send an e-mail to info@hrci.org.

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“Excellent overview to help me frame my studying strategy.” –Spring 2009 participant

“Intense, high-level review of the principles tested on the SPHR.” –Spring 2009

“Far beyond my expectations, class is very diverse in experience and was able to get a full understanding through group collaboration.” –Spring 2009 participant

“Good refresher right before exam time.” –Spring 2009