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

Required Courses12
Electives6
Total Hours18

Required Courses

RMI 414Risk Managment: Property and Casualty 13
RMI 415Risk Management: Life and Health Insurance 13
RMI 418Insurance Operations 13
RMI 461Enterprise Risk Management 13
Total Hours12

Electives

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 341
Human Resource Management
SALES 275
Professional Selling
Total Hours6
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.