Risk Management & Insurance

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Business Division

Upon successful completion of the Risk Management and Insurance Certificate, the student demonstrates skills, knowledge, and training for entry-level positions such as insurance adjusters, examiners and investigators. The student demonstrates his or her ability to gather factual information, evaluate the facts, and write up and/or negotiate settlements regarding the financial loss from injury, illness, death, property damage, or liability for harm or loss to other people.

Total Units Required 36-39

Recommended Sequence:

First Semester Units

BUS 1A Principles of Accounting 5

BUS 20 Introduction to Business 3

BUS 74 Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance 3

BUS/CS 14 Microcomputers and Small Business Systems 3

OR

C S 20 Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access 3

Second Semester

BUS 27 Financial Planning and Investments 3

BUS 67 Introduction to Personal Finance 3

BUS 17A Beginning Business Communication 3

OR

ENG 79 Preparatory English 5

OR

ENG 1A Written Communications 3

BUS 82B Business Mathematics 3

ELECTIVES See Group I Below 3

Third Semester

ELECTIVES See Group I Below 6

BUS 69V Internship: Business and Accounting 1

Group I (Electives)

(minimum of 9 units from the following)

BUS 9 Ethical Issues in Business 3

BUS 8 Introduction to the American Legal System 3

OR

BUS 18A Business Law 3

OR

BUS 19 Legal Environment of Business 3

BUS 11 Income Tax Procedures 3

BUS 21 Marketing 3

OR

BUS 22 Professional Selling 3

BIM 95E Telephone Techniques .5

BUS 94F Customer Service Strategies 1

COM ST 1A Fundamentals of Speech 3

OR

COM ST 7 Intercultural Communication 3

MATH 10 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics 3

OR

MATH 12 Introduction to Probability and Statistics 4