Business Administration and Management - Risk Management and Insurance Concentration Overview (AS 2039R)
Type of Award
AS - Associate in Science
Program Website
www.palmbeachstate.edu/career-pathways/pathway-business.aspx
Program Description
This degree program is designed for the student who seeks a broad background in business, seeks to start a small business, or wants to advance in a current position.
Course content includes entrepreneurship, management and supervision, human relations, marketing and communications.
Program Learning Outcomes
For detailed information, visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/learningoutcomes/Program-Learning-Outcomes
Admission Requirements
Completion Requirements
Students must successfully complete all courses listed in the catalog for this program.
Program Length
The program can be finished in two years if you attend full-time or three years if you attend part-time.
Location
The program is offered at the Lake Worth campus.
For More Information
Associate Dean, Kimberly Lancaster, lancastk@palmbeachstate.edu, (561) 868-3864
Employment Opportunities
Employment opportunities are very broad in scope. For more information, visit the Career Center.
Career Path Notes
Courses from this program may transfer into Palm Beach State's Bachelor of Applied Science program in Supervision and Management. For more information, visit: www.palmbeachstate.edu/Bachelors
In addition, courses from this program may transfer to other colleges and universities that allow students to transfer into a four-year program. For more information, contact the college or university to which you wish to transfer.
Career Center
www.palmbeachstate.edu/Career
For more information about employment opportunities, including job outlook and salary information, visit: Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/ooh
O-Net Online: www.onetonline.org
Required courses:
General Education (Credits: 24)
| ENC1101 | College Composition 1 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| ENC1102 | College Composition 2 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Any MAC prefix course from Mathematics - Area III | 3 credits |
| MAC2233 | Survey of Calculus (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| SPC1017 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| STA2023 | Statistics (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| ECO2013 | Principles of Macroeconomics (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Any course from Humanities - Area II | 3 credits |
Required Courses (Credits: 24)
| GEB2214 | Business Communications (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Or | |
| GEB2942C | Business and Computer Science Internship (AS) | 3 credits (1 lecture hour, 14 lab hours) |
| ACG2022 | Financial Accounting (AA) | 4 credits (4 lecture hours) |
| ACG2071 | Managerial Accounting (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| BUL2241 | Business Law 1 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| CGS1100 | Microcomputer Applications (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| ECO2023 | Principles of Microeconomics (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| GEB1011 | Introduction to Business (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| GEB2941 | Business Capstone (AS) | 2 credits (2 lecture hours) |
Professional Core Courses (Credits: 12)
| RMI2110 | Personal Insurance Planning (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| RMI2662 | Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| RMI2212 | Personal and Business Property Insurance (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| RMI2701 | Agency Management and Selling Techniques (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Course Sequence
Term One - Fall (Year One) (Credits: 15)
| ENC1101 | College Composition 1 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Any MAC prefix course from Mathematics - Area III | 3 credits |
| SPC1017 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| CGS1100 | Microcomputer Applications (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| GEB1011 | Introduction to Business (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
Term Two - Spring (Year One) (Credits: 15)
| RMI2662 | Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| BUL2241 | Business Law 1 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| ENC1102 | College Composition 2 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| GEB2214 | Business Communications (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Or | |
| GEB2942C | Business and Computer Science Internship (AS) | 3 credits (1 lecture hour, 14 lab hours) |
| RMI2110 | Personal Insurance Planning (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
Term One - Fall (Year Two) (Credits: 16)
| MAC2233 | Survey of Calculus (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| ECO2013 | Principles of Macroeconomics (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| ACG2022 | Financial Accounting (AA) | 4 credits (4 lecture hours) |
| RMI2701 | Agency Management and Selling Techniques (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| RMI2212 | Personal and Business Property Insurance (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
Term Two - Spring (Year Two) (Credits: 14)
| STA2023 | Statistics (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| GEB2941 | Business Capstone (AS) | 2 credits (2 lecture hours) |
| ECO2023 | Principles of Microeconomics (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| ACG2071 | Managerial Accounting (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Any course from Humanities - Area II | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 60