Contact Information
Fully Offered
- Delivery:
- Fully online
Description
The Insurance Studies minor has been designed so students from many disciplines can complement their major and develop the skills necessary to enter this industry. The insurance industry offers career opportunities for graduates from a wide variety of majors and provides great employment opportunities. Some of the positions include accountants, adjustors, actuaries, agents, IT specialists, investigators, underwriters, nurses, sales and operations managers.
Admission Requirements
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
Program Requirements
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| INS 29000 | INTRODUCTION TO INSURANCE AND RISK | 3 |
| INS 39000 | INSURANCE LAW, FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| INS 39001 | INSURANCE OPERATIONS (WIC) | 3 |
| or INS 49000 | LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE | |
| or INS 49001 | PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE | |
| or INS 49002 | COMMERCIAL INSURANCE | |
| Minor Electives, choose from the following: | 9 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY 2 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | ||
| PROFESSIONAL SELLING | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 | |
- 1
Students may substitute BUS 10123 for BMRT 11000.
- 2
Students may substitute MGMT 24163 for BMRT 11009.
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Minor GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.000 | 2.000 |
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
- Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).