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 | |
| Money & Banking | ||
| Intermediate Microeconomics | ||
| Economic Forecasting | ||
| Introduction to Actuarial Science | ||
| Actuarial Models | ||
| Accounting Systems and Internal Control | ||
| Information Systems Security | ||
| Foundations of Personal Finance | ||
| Introduction to Finance (non-Bus majors) 2 | ||
or FIN:301 | Principles of Finance | |
| Financial Markets & Institutions | ||
| Investments | ||
| Risk and Insurance Analytics | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| 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. |