Illinois Wesleyan is one of very few small universities in the country that offer a complete degree program in the field of risk management, which includes the study of insurance. As a risk management major, you'll benefit from Bloomington's status as a national insurance center. The city hosts the State Farm corporate headquarters and the Country Companies Insurance & Financial Services home office, providing you with excellent internship and post-graduation employment opportunities. You may learn from faculty members who hold one or both of the professional designations of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) or Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter (CPCU). You will also be able to meet and work with insurance professionals through local CLU and CPCU chapters.

Our risk management curriculum includes courses that teach you analytical principles and is capped by a class in which you confront current issues. You may also take free CLU and CPCU classes, work toward a professional designation, and take the national proficiency examinations at Illinois Wesleyan.
 

Requirements Checklist for Risk Management Major
 
 

Suggested Four Year Curriculum in Risk Management

FRESHMAN YEAR
 

Fall Semester	Spring Semester	May Term**
Gateway Colloquium*	Mathematics 110*, 151*, 155*, 161*, or 165*	Elective
Intro to Economics 100*	Foreign Language
Foreign Language	General Education Requirement
General Education Requirement	Acct for Decision Making I 112*
Physical Education Requirement

SOPHOMORE YEAR
 

Fall Semester	Spring Semester	May Term**
Acct for Decision Making II 212*	Finance 303	Travel Course or
Statistics 227*	General Education Requirement	Elective
General Education Requirement	Intro to Risk 200
General Education Requirement	Physical Education Requirement

JUNIOR YEAR
 

Fall Semester	Spring Semester	May Term**
Business Law I 355 or Elective	Life/Health/Employee Benefits 307	Travel Course or
Risk Management 304	Investments 309	Internship
Elective	Elective
Marketing 331 or Management 341	General Education Requirement

SENIOR YEAR
 

Fall Semester	Spring Semester	May Term**
General Education Requirement	Risk Mgt/Insurance Seminar 408	Travel Course or
Business Law I 355 or Elective	Elective	Internship
Elective	Elective
Elective	Elective

* Foundation course. Potential risk management majors must earn at least a C- in each foundation course and a cumulative average of 2.5 in these courses (on a 4.0 scale) to proceed to junior-level major courses.

** Optional, but students are encouraged to participate in at least one May Term.

NOTE:  After the freshmen year, students are assigned a permanent major advisor in the department who will assist in program planning for the second-semester sophomore, junior and senior years.
 

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