Earn a certificate or bachelor's degree in Insurance & Risk Management

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.

Upon graduation, you are guaranteed an interview with one of our insurance industry partners.

Certificate in Risk Management & Insurance

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

Bachelor of Science in Insurance & Risk Management

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 Risk Management & Insurance

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 303 Project 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

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