Major: 3172
Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Effective Term: 2023 Fall
Last Admit Term: 2024 Spring
Award: AAS Total Credits: 62-70 CIP Code: 52.1701 |
Primary College: Mesa Community College
Initiating College: Estrella Mountain Community College
Program Availability: Not Found
Program Availability: Shared
Field of Interest: Business, Entrepreneurialism and Management
Instructional Council: Business/Management GPA: 2.00 |
SOC Code: Upon completion of this associate degree, students may pursue a career as:
13-1031- Claims Adjuster, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1032- Insurance Appraisers, Auto damage 13-2053- Insurance Underwriters 41-3021- Insurance Sales Agents 43-9041- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 11-9199.08- Loss Prevention Manager 13-2099.02- Risk management Specialists 17-21111.01- Industrial Safety and Health Engineers |
Learning Outcomes | |||
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1. Apply effective oral, written, and visual business communication skills. (INS100, COM+++, GBS+++, MKT+++, [FYC], (COM), (CRE))
2. Analyze risk-based scenarios using basic financial principles. (INS200, INS205, INS210, ACC+++, INS+++, SBS+++, [MA]) 3. Apply current technology to specific business tasks. (CIS105, BPC110, CIS113DE, CIS114DE, CIS117DM, INS+++, MKT+++) 4. Demonstrate critical thinking through written and oral formats. (INS200, INS205, INS210, GBS+++, TQM+++, [FYC], [HU], [MA], [SG/SQ], (CRE)) 5. Analyze legal, regulatory, ethical and social implications of insurance decisions and their impact on various individuals, groups, and companies. (INS100, INS200, INS205, INS210, IBS+++, INS+++, MGT+++, REA+++, [HU], [SB]) 6. Assess the insurance needs of individuals and businesses. (INS100, INS200, INS205, INS210, INS+++) 7. Evaluate underwriting and claims functions in terms of their impact on profitability. (INS100, INS200, INS205, INS210, INS+++) 8. Create a risk management plan to meet the needs of individuals and businesses. (INS205, INS210, EPS+++, INS+++) 9. Propose the appropriate insurance coverage to various risk-based scenarios. (INS100, INS200, INS205, INS210, INS+++) |
Program Notes | |||
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Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program. |
Admission Criteria | |||
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Program Prerequisites: None
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Required Courses | |||||||||||
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INS100 Insurance Industry Profession 3 | Credits: 16-18 |
Restricted Electives | |||
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Students must choose twenty-four (24) industry/job related credits from the list of Restricted Electives below. | Credits: 24 |
General Electives | |||
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Credits: |
General Education Requirements | |||
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General Education Requirement | Credits: 22-28 | ||
General Education Core | Credits: 12-18 | ||
First-Year Composition | Credits: 6 | ||
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR
+ ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) | |||
Oral Communication | Credits: 3 | ||
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR
COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) OR + COM225 Public Speaking (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3) 3 | |||
Critical Reading | Credits: 0-3 | ||
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR
Equivalent as indicated by assessment. | |||
Mathematics | Credits: 3-6 | ||
Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area.
MAT1++ recommended. | |||
General Education Distribution | Credits: 10 | ||
Humanities, Arts and Design | Credits: 3 | ||
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area. | |||
Social-Behavioral Sciences | Credits: 3 | ||
Any approved general education course in the Social-Behavioral Sciences area. | |||
Natural Sciences | Credits: 4 | ||
Any approved general education course in the Natural Sciences area. | |||
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 28, 2022 |