Program Overview

College of Business Administration

The College of Business Administration offers a specialization in Insurance, designed to prepare business students for a career as an insurance specialist. This program is one of the few in the state of Ohio specifically focused on insurance.

BSBA Areas of Specialization

The Insurance Specialization is part of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree. To complete this specialization, students must fulfill the University, general degree, admission core, and business core requirements for the BSBA degree, including admission to the BSBA program.

Insurance Specialization

The Insurance Specialization requires 22 hours of coursework, consisting of required and elective courses.

• Required Courses (13 credits):
  • INS 2100 (1 credit): Introduction to Insurance and Insurance Careers
  • INS 3200 (3 credits): Insurance Company and Agency Operations
  • INS 3220 (3 credits): Life and Health Insurance
  • INS 3230 (3 credits): Property and Liability Insurance
  • INS 3250 (3 credits): Insurance Law
• Elective Courses (9 credits): Choose three courses with at least two FIN courses from the following:
  • FIN 4130 (3 credits): Personal Financial Planning
  • FIN 4140 (3 credits): Retirement and Employee Benefits Planning
  • FIN 4210 (3 credits): Risk Management and Insurance Planning
  • FIN 4350 (3 credits): Investment Analysis
  • MKT 4050 (3 credits): Services Marketing
  • MKT 4400 (3 credits): Professional Selling

Notes

• INS 2100 can be taken in the sophomore year.
• All courses in the Insurance Specialization must be taken for a letter grade.
• A grade of C or better in FIN 3000 is required to take any 3000- or 4000-level FIN courses and INS 3220 and 3230.
• Substitute courses must be approved by the Department.