Risk Management and Insurance - Undergraduate Minor

The minor in Insurance, available to students in most majors (business and non-business), affords students the opportunity to supplement their major field of study with specialized expertise in the field of risk management and insurance.

Requirements

Completion of the courses listed below (including any prerequisites) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in these courses. At least twelve of the credits for the minor must be completed in the NMSU College of Business.  The minor is not available to students in the Bachelor of Individualized Studies or the Bachelor of Applied Studies.

Prefix Title Credits
Required Courses
BFIN 322Principles of Insurance3
BFIN 341Financial Analysis and Markets3
or BFIN 303V Personal Financial Planning and Investing in a Global Economy
BLAW 316Legal Environment of Business3
or BLAW 385V Employment and Consumer Law
Any three upper division finance courses chosen from the following.9
Life/Health/Employee Benefits3
Property and Liability Insurance3
Business Risk Management3
Insurance Internship and Cooperative Education I1-3
Independent Study1-3
Personal Financial Planning for Professionals 13
Total Credits18
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BFIN 421 Personal Financial Planning for Professionals cannot be taken if BFIN 303V Personal Financial Planning and Investing in a Global Economy is applied toward the minor.