2020-2021
Bachelor of Science: Business with a concentration in Risk Management and Insurance
VCU
Community college:
Associate of Science: Business Administration (Northern Virginia Community College)
Associate degree
Program description
The concentration in risk management and insurance prepares students for careers in the insurance and personal financial planning industry on all levels including (but not limited to) underwriting, claims adjusting, employee benefits, risk modeling and analysis, risk management in all sectors of the economy, financial planning, and graduate-level study of risk management. Beginning Fall 2020, any students declared into this program wishing to receive a B.S. in Finance with a concentration in Risk Management and Insurance instead are encouraged to speak with their academic advisor to review applicable bulletin year and curriculum changes, if any.
Career opportunities
Insurance is a high-demand industry with 500,000 new jobs projected in the next five years. Students who graduate with a degree in Business and a concentration in Risk Management and Insurance are typically employed as underwriters, claims professionals, risk managers, managers, analysts, wealth managers, and financial planners. VCU Alumni from the Risk Management program are employed with Markel Corporation, James River Insurance, Argo, Colony, Kinsale, Mass Mutual, Northwestern, AXA, Virginia Asset Management, New York Life, and a variety of local agents and brokers.
Bachelor-level job titles
- Actuary
- Claims Adjuster
- Claims Examiner
- Credit Analyst
- Financial Manager
- Financial Quantitative Analyst
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
- Operational Risk Coordinator
- Property and Casualty Insurance
- Risk Analyst
- Risk Management Specialist
- Underwriter
Graduate and professional level job titles
- Compliance Officer
- Data Scientist
- Director of Risk Management
- Risk Management Consultant
Contact information
Telephone: (804) 827-1349
Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu
VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist
Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638
Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
Apply Here.
Guaranteed transfer admission requirements
Completion of associate degree
Minimum GPA of 2.5
All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better
Degree requirements in Bulletin
Plan of study in Bulletin
Requirements
Highest level of math required
- MATH 200 or SCMA 212 or BUSN 212
- SCMA 302
Science required
- Core only
Foreign language requirements
- No
Additional tuition/fees
- Yes
GPA requirements (to progress/graduate in the major)
- 2.5 to declare major/2.0 to graduate
Transfer major map
2020-2021
Bachelor of Science: Business with a concentration in Risk Management and Insurance
Northern Virginia Community College (Associate of Science: Business Administration)
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Explore
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Register for SDV 100 or SDV 101.
- Be prepared for academic challenges in your classes. Use tutoring resources to get ahead.
- Meet with with your academic advisor or counselor each semester.
- Cultivate relationships with your professors.
- Use Navigate to connect with your advisor and create a program plan.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Get involved with student clubs and organizations.
- Volunteer for service learning or community service projects.
- Learn about the admissions process by speaking with the VCU Transfer Admissions representative at NOVA.
- Visit the VCU Transfer Admissions webpage.
- Visit the VCU campus and attend a transfer admission session.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Identify a mentor in a diversity organization.
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Browse careers related to Risk Management through the NOVA career planning system.
- Explore the community college’s iGrad’s Job Genius Search Engine to look into building a career and financial future.
- Build a LinkedIn profile.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Take a career assessment through the NOVA career planning system.
- Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
- Familiarize yourself with the Career Services offered at Community College and explore VCU's Career Pathways.
- Practice independent living skills (such as money management, self-care, time management, and personal responsibility).
- Understand how you will fund your education by taking advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
Experience
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Meet with your academic advisor or counselor.
- Complete requirements for the associate’s degree. Earn at least a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
- Continue to use tutoring resources to get ahead.
- Research scholarship opportunities and explore your eligibility for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Visit the VCU campus and attend a transfer admission session.
- Research housing for next year.
- Join a professional organization related to risk management and insurance: The Institutes, The Risk Management Society.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Continue to partner with diversity leader/ facilitator/ mentor to move towards cultural competence.
- Get involved with service-learning opportunities.
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus and in your community (i.e. international festival).
- Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options at VCU.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Speak with employers that visit campus throughout the year.
- Acquire career related experience (e.g., job, internship, organization involvement).
- Run for leadership in your student organization.
- If your GPA is 3.5 or higher, consider applying for the VCU Honors College.
- Find out about VCU REAL.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Conduct informational interviews or shadow someone in a field of career interest.
- Using LinkedIn, connect to at least 10 people. Check out the VCU alumni page in My Network.
- Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.
- Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
- Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
Recommended courses
2020-2021
Bachelor of Science: Business with a concentration in Risk Management and Insurance
Northern Virginia Community College (Associate of Science: Business Administration)
| Course | Title | Equivalent course | Credits | Requirements |
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| SDV 100 | College Success Skills (or SDV 101) | UNIV 101 | 1 | Elective |
| ENG 111 | College Composition I Note: students with credit for AP English Language and Composition will only receive credit for UNIV 111 at VCU and should take ENG 112 to fulfill the VCU composition requirement. | UNIV 111-112 | 3 | General education |
| MTH 161 | Precalculus I | MATH 141 | 3 | General education |
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | BUSN 201 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| ITE 115 | Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts | INFO 160, 161, 162 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| HIS Elective | Select 1: HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I OR HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II OR HIS 111 History of World Civilization I OR HIS 112 History of World Civilization II OR HIS 121 United States History I OR HIS 122 United States History II | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education |
| ENG 112 | College Composition II | UNIV 200 | 3 | General education |
| MTH 261 | Applied Calculus | BUSN 212 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| Physical or Life Science w/ Lab | Select 1: BIO 101 General Biology I OR CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry I OR GOL 105 Physical Geology OR PHY 101 Introduction to Physics I OR PHY 150 Elements of Astronomy | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
| CST Elective | Select 1: CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking OR CST 110 Introduction to Communication OR CST 126 Interpersonal Communication | BUSN 225 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| ITE 140 (sub. for BUS 280) | ITE 140 Spreadsheet Software | INFO 165 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| ACC 211 | Principles of Accounting I | ACCT 203 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 211 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | Select 1: ART 101 History and Appreciation of Art I OR ART 102 History and Appreciation of Art II OR MUS 121 Music Appreciation I OR PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy I OR REL 231 Religions of the World I | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | Select 1: CST 151 Film Appreciation I OR ENG 241 Survey of American Literature I OR ENG 242 Survey of American Literature II OR ENG 243 Survey of English Literature I OR ENG 244 Survey of English Literature II OR ENG 251 Survey of World Literature I OR ENG 252 Survey of World Literature II | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education (humanities ) |
| Physical or Life Science w/ Lab | Select 1: BIO 101 General Biology I OR BIO 102 General Biology II OR CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry I OR CHM 102 Introductory Chemistry II OR GOL 105 Physical Geology OR GOL 106 Historical Geology OR PHY 101 Introduction to Physics I OR PHY 102 Introduction to Physics II OR PHY 150 Elements of Astronomy | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
| ACC 212 | Principles of Accounting II | ACCT 204 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 210 | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| BUS 224 | Statistical Analysis for Business | SCMA 301 | 4 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
| BUS 270 | Interpersonal Dynamics in the Business Organization | BUSN 2XX | 3 | Elective |
| Northern Virginia Credits Transferred to VCU | 61 | |||
| Course | Title | Credits | Requirements |
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| SCMA 302 | Business Statistics II | 3 | Major (Business Foundation) |
| BUSN 325 | Organizational Communication | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
| BUSN 499 | Business Knowledge Exam | 0 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
| FIRE 311 | Financial Management | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
| MGMT 303 | Creativity and Ideation | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
| MGMT 310 | Managing People in Organizations | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
| MGMT 434 | Strategic Management (capstone) | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
| MKTG 301 | Marketing Principles | 3 | Major (Advanced Business Core) |
| FIRE 312 | Financial Modeling | 3 | Major |
| FIRE 317 | Investments | 3 | Major |
| FIRE 459 | Insurance Law | 3 | Major |
| INFO 360 | Business Information Systems | 3 | Major |
| MGMT 319 or BUSN 329 | Leadership or Introduction to Intercultural Communication | 3 | Major |
| FIRE 309 | Risk and Insurance | 3 | Major |
| FIRE 321 | Intermediate Financial Management | 3 | Major |
| FIRE 479 | Managing Financial Risk | 3 | Major |
| Restricted RMI electives (select two): ACCT 301, FIRE 429, FIRE 439, FIRE 449, FIRE 469 | 6 | Major | |
| Approved RMI electives (select three from approved list): see VCU advisor for course options. | 9 | Major | |
| Credits Completed at VCU | 60 | ||
| Bachelor's degree total | 121 | ||