A study compared the similarities and differences among human resource training and development (HRT&D) programs in U.S. colleges and universities. To gather data for the study, researchers constructed a questionnaire that focused on 15 roles and 31 competencies identified as necessary to the job performance of an HRT&D specialist. The sample population for the survey, after several follow-up mailings, eventually comprised 116 individuals, 77.3 percent of those originally contacted. Based on the completed surveys, it appeared that HRT&D programs are located predominately in the northeast part of the country, most of them being either master's or doctoral programs and sponsored by schools of education. The two HRT&D specialist roles most commonly emphasized in the training programs examined were those of program designer and program needs analyst and evaluator. The role or roles emphasized appeared to be directly related to the type of academic department offering the training program. Organizational behavior was the most widely taught competency (taught in 92 percent of the programs), with presentation skills being the second most widely taught competency (taught in 90 percent of the programs). (Appended to this report are a copy of the survey instrument, definitions of the HRT&D roles and competencies examined, and a list of colleges and universities with HRT&D programs.) (MN)