Risk Management & Insurance, BBA

Bachelor of Business Administration in Risk Management and Insurance (640003BBA)

More on the Risk Management and Insurance major

The professional opportunities in risk management and insurance are expanding rapidly. The Management and Insurance degree provides students with the educational foundation for a career in the risk management and insurance fields. 

Requirements for Admission

  • 2.5 average cumulative
  • English Composition I and II (ENGL 111 & ENGL 112)
  • Speech requirement (COMM 105 or COMM 106)
  • College Algebra (MATH 145) or Calculus with Business Applications (MATH 210)
  • Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 200) or Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 201)
  • One of the following courses:
    • Accounting Principles I (ACCT 201)
    • Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis (ACCT 250)
    • Introduction to Entrepreneurship (ENTRE 201)
    • Legal & Social Environment of Business (BLAW 220)
    • Marketing Principles (MKTG 205)

College of Business Undergraduate Programs
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The following information has official approval of The Department of Finance and The College of Business, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor. 

Three year accelerated option: for first time students who have earned credits for at least the first year of courses. Credits can be earned through qualifying scores on appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exams or through College Credit Plus Program (CCP) courses. Credits for qualifying AP scores or CCP courses are determined by the appropriate academic department. Departments may assign varied course credit, depending on the student’s score on an AP exam or grade in a CCP course. Students may also receive credit by examination or via placement tests, where appropriate.

Requirements

Summary

General Education Requirements36
General Education Mathematics Requirement3
Additional Business Requirements2
College of Business Core42
Risk Management & Insurance Requirements33
Additional Credits for Graduation *4
Total Hours120
*

Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credits hours for graduation. 

Recommended General Education Courses

Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major.
Students are not required to enroll in the specific courses listed below. However, to facilitate successful degree completion, the academic department strongly encourages completion of the following recommendations.
Academic Foundations12
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours
Calculus with Business Applications 1
Analytic Geometry-Calculus I
Speaking: 3 credit hours
Introduction to Public Speaking
Effective Oral Communication
Writing: 6 credit hours
English Composition I
English Composition II
Breadth of Knowledge 22
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours
Empires of the Ancient World
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours
Principles of Microeconomics
Introduction to Sociology
Diversity
Domestic Diversity
Introduction to Sociology
Global Diversity
Empires of the Ancient World
Integrated and Applied Learning2
Select one class from one of the following subcategories:
Complex Issues Facing Society
Capstone
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings.
Total Hours36
1

Finance students are strongly encouraged to take MATH 221

General Education Mathematics Requirement

MATH 210Calculus with Business Applications3
or MATH 221 Analytic Geometry-Calculus I
Total Hours3

Additional Business Requirements

Required Business Courses 1
BUSN 110College of Business Success Seminar1
BUSN 111Professional Development Seminar1
Recommended Business Courses
BUSN 200Personal Leadership Skills
Total Hours2
1

Only required for new first-year students. Transfer students are excluded from this requirement.

College of Business Core

ECON 201Principles of Macroeconomics 13
or ECON 244 Introduction to Economic Analysis
BUSN 230Business Communication3
or COMM 235 Business and Professional Communication
ACCT 201Accounting Principles I3
ACCT 202Accounting Principles II3
ACCT 250Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis3
BLAW 220Legal & Social Environment of Business3
FIN 301Principles of Finance3
MGMT 304Business Statistics3
MGMT 201Management: Principles & Concepts3
ECON 325Applied Econometrics I3
MGMT 490Strategic Management3
SCM 330Principles of Supply Chain and Operations Management3
MKTG 205Marketing Principles3
INTB 205International Business3
Total Hours42
1

Students cannot get credit for both ECON 201 and ECON 244.  

Risk Management & Insurance Requirements

Finance Core 1
FIN 338Financial Markets & Institutions3
FIN 343Investments3
Required Courses
FIN 302Intermediate Corporate Finance3
RMI 414Risk Managment: Property and Casualty 23
RMI 415Risk Management: Life and Health Insurance 23
RMI 418Insurance Operations 23
RMI 460Risk and Insurance Analytics 23
RMI 461Enterprise Risk Management 23
Finance Electives
Select nine credits of the following:9
ECON 326Applied Econometrics II
ECON 400Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 410Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON 427Economic Forecasting
STAT 471Introduction to Actuarial Science
STAT 472Actuarial Models
BUSN 497Honors Project in Business Administration
ACCT 320Accounting Systems and Internal Control
ACCT 454Information Systems Security
BLAW 323International Business Law
FPL 417Retirement Planning
FPL 432Financial Planning Capstone
FIN 436Commercial Bank Management
FIN 437International Business Finance
FIN 438International Banking
FIN 448Advanced Portfolio Management
FIN 485Financial Strategy
FIN 490Selected Topics in Finance
FIN 495Research Project in Finance
FIN 499Independent Study: Finance
RMI 494Internship in Risk Management and Insurance
HRM 341Human Resource Management
SALES 275Professional Selling
Total Hours33
1

Finance Majors must earn a C- or better in each of these classes and a minimum average of a C over the classes in the finance core.

2

Must be admitted to 4 year degree granting Major.

Graduation Requirements – Review Stellic for Status

  • 120 Credit Hours
  • College of Business residency = Last 15 credits earned in the College of Business
  • UA Residency = Students must complete their final 30 credits in residence at The University of Akron
  • At least 50% of the business core and major course requirements must be earned at The University of Akron
  • Overall GPA = 2.3
  • Major GPA = 2.0
  • Business & Economics GPA = 2.0
  • Business Core Classes GPA = 2.0

Recommended Sequence

Plan of Study Grid
1st Year
Fall SemesterHours
BUSN 110 College of Business Success Seminar 1
ENGL 111 English Composition I 3
MATH 210 Calculus with Business Applications 3
COMM 105 Introduction to Public Speaking 3
SOCIO 100 Introduction to Sociology 3
Humanities Requirement 3
 Hours16
Spring Semester
BUSN 111 Professional Development Seminar 1
ENGL 112 English Composition II 3
Natural Science Requirement with Lab 4
Arts Requirement 3
Arts/Humanities Requirement 3
Global Diversity Requirement 3
 Hours17
2nd Year
Fall Semester
ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ACCT 201 Accounting Principles I 3
ACCT 250 Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis 3
BLAW 220 Legal & Social Environment of Business 3
MKTG 205 Marketing Principles 3
 Hours15
Spring Semester
ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
BUSN 230
Business Communication
or Business and Professional Communication
3
ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II 3
MGMT 201 Management: Principles & Concepts 3
INTB 205 International Business 3
 Hours15
3rd Year
Fall Semester
FIN 301 Principles of Finance 3
MGMT 304 Business Statistics 3
SCM 330 Principles of Supply Chain and Operations Management 3
Free Electives 3
Free Electives 3
 Hours15
Spring Semester
ECON 325 Applied Econometrics I 3
FIN 302 Intermediate Corporate Finance 3
FIN 338 Financial Markets & Institutions 3
RMI 414 Risk Managment: Property and Casualty 3
Natural Science Requirement 3
 Hours15
4th Year
Fall Semester
FIN 343 Investments 3
RMI 415 Risk Management: Life and Health Insurance 3
RMI 418 Insurance Operations 3
Finance Elective 3
Finance Elective 3
 Hours15
Spring Semester
RMI 460 Risk and Insurance Analytics 3
RMI 461 Enterprise Risk Management 3
MGMT 490 Strategic Management 3
Finance Elective 3
 Hours12
 Total Hours120