Risk Management & Insurance, Certificate
Certificate in Risk Management & Insurance (640005C)
The professional opportunities in risk management and insurance are expanding rapidly. The Risk Management and Insurance certificate helps students acquire the educational foundation for a career in the risk management and insurance fields.
College of Business Undergraduate Programs
http://www.uakron.edu/business/advising
(330) 972-7042
businessadvising@uakron.edu
College of Business room 260
The following information has official approval of The Department of Finance and The College of Business, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this certificate 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.
College of Business Policies for Certificates:
- Complete all certificate requirements prior to graduation.
- Earn a 2.0 GPA in all certificate coursework.
- Maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA in all undergraduate coursework.
- Complete all prerequisites for each course.
- Courses may not be taken as pass/fail.
- Complete at least 6 additional credits not needed for any other major, minor, or certificate.
- Earn at least 9 credits at The University of Akron in the College of Business.
- Declare the certificate in the Business Undergraduate Advising Office, College of Business room 260.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 12 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RMI 414 | Risk Managment: Property and Casualty 1 | 3 |
| RMI 415 | Risk Management: Life and Health Insurance 1 | 3 |
| RMI 418 | Insurance Operations 1 | 3 |
| RMI 461 | Enterprise Risk Management 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| ECON 380 | Money & Banking | |
| ECON 410 | Intermediate Microeconomics | |
| ECON 427 | Economic Forecasting | |
| STAT 471 | Introduction to Actuarial Science | |
| STAT 472 | Actuarial Models | |
| ACCT 320 | Accounting Systems and Internal Control | |
| ACCT 454 | Information Systems Security | |
| FPL 200 | Foundations of Personal Finance | |
| FIN 300 | Introduction to Finance (non-Bus majors) 2 | |
| or FIN 301 | Principles of Finance | |
| FIN 338 | Financial Markets & Institutions | |
| FIN 343 | Investments | |
| RMI 460 | Risk and Insurance Analytics | |
| HRM 241 | ||
| SALES 275 | Professional Selling | |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
- 1
Must be admitted to 4 year degree granting major.
- 2
Students admitted to the College of Engineering with 48 credit hours completed are not required to take ACCT 250 Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis. Allows actuarial science students with 48 credit hours (including courses in progress) to waive the ACCT 250 prerequisite for FIN 301.