Degree & Certificate
Risk Management & Insurance
Earn a Certificate or Bachelor's degree in Risk Management & Insurance around your schedule and give your career a boost in Ohio's expanding insurance industry. Insurance companies need to fill a variety of jobs, from entry-level to management. ODU's experienced instructors and industry-specific curriculum prepare you with the knowledge and skills you need for a successful and rewarding career.
Program Highlights
- Classes are all online - each course runs 8 weeks
- Take courses one or two at a time, completing the certificate in 6 or 10 months
- Prior post-secondary education is not required
- Once you complete your certificate, you can put those credits toward an RMI-related associate or bachelor’s degree
Certificate in RMI Course Requirements
Students complete 15 credits from the courses below to earn the Certificate in Risk
Management & Insurance.
If you have already completed Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) courses,
as many as two of the certificate courses can be waived, giving you a jump start toward
earning your certificate.
- View course descriptions for prerequisites and co-requisites.
| Required Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| RMI 210 Fundamentals of Risk Management & Insurance | 3 |
| RMI 220 Operations & Management of Insurance Companies | 3 |
| Pick three of the following courses: | |
| RMI 301 Personal Property-Casualty Risk Management & Insurance | 3 |
| RMI 303 Project Management | 3 |
| RMI 350 Life & Health Insurance | 3 |
| RMI 401 Commercial Property-Casualty Risk Management & Insurance | 3 |
| Total Credits Required | 15 |
Program Highlights
- Classes run 8 weeks, offered in both online and hybrid formats.
- You can take one course at a time, one night a week.
- Prior post-secondary education is not required.
- Students with industry credentials may receive academic credit toward their degree. (Based on the American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service.)
- Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to waive two of the eight parts of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation.
B.S. in Insurance & Risk Management Requirements
Students must complete the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in addition to the major requirements listed below.
- View course descriptions for prerequisites and co-requisites.
Major Courses
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| RMI 210 Fundamentals of Risk Management & Insurance | 3* |
| RMI 220 Operations & Management of Insurance Companies | 3* |
| RMI 301 Personal Property-Casualty Risk Management & Insurance | 3* |
| RMI 310 Enterprise Risk Management | 3* |
| RMI 401 Commercial Property-Casualty Risk Management & Insurance | 3* |
Select two courses from the following:
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| RMI 350 Life & Health Insurance | 3* |
| RMI 497 Internship in Risk Management & Insurance | 3* |
Business Core Courses
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| ACT 210 Accounting for Financial Decision Making | 3* |
| ACT 220 Accounting for Managerial Decision Making | 3* |
| BUS 220 Principles of Marketing | 3* |
| BUS 240 Management & Organization Behavior | 3* |
| BUS 250 Legal Environments of Business | 3* |
| BUS 318 Business & Society | 3* |
| BUS 343 Human Resource Management | 3* |
| BUS 479 CORE: Strategic Management | 3* |
| FIN 325 Managerial Finance | 3* |
| ECN 207 Principles of Microeconomics | 3* |
| ECN 208 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3* |
Select one course from the following:
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| CIS 107 Computer Applications | 3* |
Required Correlatives
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| MTH 140 Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| PHL 346 Principles of Business Ethics | 3 |
| Total Credits Required | 63 |
|---|
* Used to calculate the Major GPA
Guaranteed Job Interview*
Industry Partners include:
- Nationwide Insurance
- Century Insurance
- Encova Insurance
- MAPFRE Insurance
*Before graduation