The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.
Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.
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BS Risk Management and Insurance Four-Year Degree Plan: Insurance Option
This is a sample plan for this major - your schedule may vary.
The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/08/2024, is based on the 2024-25 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ENG 110 Writing I | 3 |
| GEP 101 First-Year Foundations | 2 |
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| PSY 121 Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| Natural World with Lab | 4 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Second semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ITC 200 Critical and Creative Thinking Using Information Technology | 3 |
| COM 115 Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECO 155 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PLS 101 American Democracy and Citizenship | 3 |
| Human Culture - Humanities | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Third semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ITC 201 Computer Applications for Business | 3 |
| ECO 165 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 286 Business Communication and Professional Development | 3 |
| Human Cultures - Arts | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ACC 211 Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| LAW 231 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| QBA 237 Basic Business Statistics | 3 |
| Natural World | 3 |
| Cultural Competence (ANT-100, GRY-100, IDS-297, or REL-110 can double count on globalization list) | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fifth semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| FIN 380 Financial Management | 3 |
| RMI 310 Principles of ERM: Theory and Application | 3 |
| RMI 211 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance | 3 |
| MGT 340 Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 350 Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Sixth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ENG 210 Writing II: Writing Across the Disciplines or ENG 221 Writing II: Writing for the Professions |
3 |
| BUS 550 Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration in Business or COM 332 Small Group Communication or COM 336 Communication in Organizations or MKT 351 Consumer Behavior or MKT 352 Professional Sales |
3 |
| RMI 312 Life Insurance | 3 |
| LAW 335 Business Enterprises, Rights/Liabilities or LAW 532 Legal Environment of Business Organizations for Professionals |
2-3 |
| MKT 364 Operations Management | 3 |
| Total hours | 14-15 |
Seventh semester (fall)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| HST 121 Survey of the History of the United States to 1877 or HST 122 Survey of the History of the United States since 1877 |
3 |
| General Electives to bring total to 120 | 4-3 |
| FIN 384 Financial Markets and Investments | 3 |
| RMI 313 Property and Liability Insurance | 3 |
| Insurance List* | 3 |
| Total hours | 16-15 |
Eighth semester (spring)
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| ITC 429 Information Systems with Business Intelligence | 3 |
| RMI 415 Risk Management | 3 |
| MGT 487 Strategic Management and Policy | 3 |
| Insurance List* | 3 |
| FIN 266 Principles of Real Estate or FIN 381 Financial Planning |
3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Insurance list courses
- ACC 321 Tax Accounting I
- BUS/LAW 550 Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration in Business (if not taken above)
- FIN 585 Portfolio Management and Alternative Assets
- FIN/RMI 538 Introduction to Estate Planning
- RMI 314 Employee Benefits and Social Insurance
- RMI 392 International Education Abroad in Risk Management andInsurance
- RMI 395 Domestic Field Experience in Risk Management and Insurance
- RMI 397 Topics in Insurance
- RMI 494 Internship in Risk Management and Insurance
- RMI 520 Risk Modeling and Analytics
- RMI 530 Risk Transfer
GPA and credit hour requirements
For Admission to College of Business (COB): Student must earn a minimum of 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum of 2.50 combined GPA for admission to COB AND to take upper division COB courses.
For Graduation: Students must obtain a 2.50 GPA in all upper-division (300+) in their College of Business business unit coursework taken at Missouri State University.
For Graduation: Students must complete at least 120 hours. Of those 120 hours, at least 40 hours must be upper division (300+) level. Electives may be needed to meet these requirements.