Course List: 

FI 346 Risk Management
FI 448 Financial Institutes and Markets or BC 353 Money and Banking
MK 510 Marketing Analytics

Elective (choose one): 

MK 455 Personal Selling 3 hours
Internship in Insurance 3 hours

Certificate Program Contact

Elisabeth Johnson
ejohns26@emporia.edu

Internship Contact: 

Dr. Carol Lucy
clucy@emporia.edu

Scholarship Requirements and Contact: 

Contact: Leticia Rust
lrust1@emporia.edu

Requirements:

1. Must be enrolled in the insurance concentration.
2. Must maintain a (C) or better in each class.
3. Must connect with academic advisor.
4. Must apply to for the scholarship.

Total Scholarship Amount:

• $100 for first class enrollment
• $200 for second class enrollment
• $300 for third class enrollment
• $400 for final class enrollment.
  • Total Potential to Earn $1000 in Scholarships over a four-course period.

FHSU Course list:

FIN 630 Insurance Planning* 

Plus three of the following:

FIN 401 Property Insurance*
FIN 670 Estate Planning*
FIN 680 Retirement and Employee Benefit Planning*
FIN 467 Internship (insurance related)
MKT 302 Strategic Selling*

Kansas Insurance Certificate for your school Contact Information:
Tom Johansen
(785) 628-5867
tcjohansen@fhsu.edu
Professor of Finance and Financial Planning Program Director
Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS 67601

Career services contact to send employers to:
(785) 628-4260
careers@fhsu.edu
Career Services
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS 67601

Internship Contact:
Lisa Karlin
(785) 628-4439
lmkarlin@fhsu.edu

Internship Coordinator
Career Services
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS 67601

Lisa is the contact if the internship needs to be advertised through Career Services for a competitive selection process. If students want information on obtaining credit for an internship that they have already been selected for they should contact Linda Kepka in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting, lkepka@fhsu.edu, (785) 628-5805 for information on obtaining the necessary paperwork to obtain approval to get college credit for the internship and to enroll in the FIN 467 Internship class.

Scholarship requirements and process:

Scholarships in the amount of $500 per certificate course are available for students making satisfactory progress in the Kansas Insurance Certificate Program. The number of scholarships awarded is limited to available funding.

Criteria:
1. Must be currently enrolled in a course that is part of the Kansas Insurance Certificate Program or have completed a certificate course in a prior semester.
2. Must be planning to enroll in another course (or courses) in the Kansas Insurance Certificate Program in the upcoming semester.

Course list (12 hours required):
All courses are online and on campus
Required courses-
PFP 105 Intro to Personal Financial Planning
PFP 305 Advanced Personal Financial Planning
PFP 466 Personal Risk Management and Insurance Planning

Choose one of the following courses-
PFP 310 Family and Consumer Economics
PFP 456 Financial Counseling and Communication
PFP 460 Retirement Planning Concepts
PFP 462 Personal Investment Concepts I
PFP 464 Estate Planning Concepts
PFP 472 Personal Income Tax Concepts

Kansas Insurance Certificate Contact Information for your school:
Jill Parker, Academic Advisor
245B Justin Hall
785-532-1470
jillparker@ksu.edu

Career services contact to send employers to:
Roxanne Martens
Instructor & Director of Undergraduate Programs
Personal Financial Planning
343K Justin Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-1403
rmartens@ksu.edu

and

Dana Nordyke
Senior Assistant Director
K-State Career Center
785-532-1680
nordyke@ksu.edu

Internship Contact:
Martin Seay
Program Chair
Personal Financial Planning
343I Justin Hall
785-532-1486
mseay@ksu.edu

Scholarship requirements and process:
Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis to students enrolled in the Kansas Insurance Certificate program. Priority is given to students in their first KIC class. These $1,000 awards are paid over a full academic year. Students are required to maintain a 2.5 GPA. These are merit based awards and subject to availability.

Required Courses (9 credits):
FIN 208 — Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance (Spring Only)
FIN 210 — Financial Planning (Summer Only)
MGT 310 — Business Statistics

Choose One Course (3 credits):
FIN 623 — Financial Institutions and Markets
ACCTG 411 — Individual Taxation
MKTG 450 — Personal Selling and Sales Management

Kansas Insurance Certificate Contact information for your school:
Kevin Bracker, PhD, CFA
kbracker@pittstate.edu
University Professor of Finance
Program Coordinator — Finance
Kelce College of Business
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS 66762
(620) 235-4550

Internship and Career Services Contact:
Heather Busch — hbusch@pittstate.edu

Scholarship requirements and process:
Students must be a declared Kansas Insurance Certificate candidate and have a 2.50 cumulative GPA. $1,000 scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and subject to funding availability.

Course list:
Required:
FIN 208-408 Principles of Insurance & Risk Management
FIN 424 Operational Risk Management

Elective Courses (Choose 2):
FIN 418 Modeling & Risk Analysis
FIN 422 Financial Modeling
FIN 425 Futures & Options
FIN 445 Fixed Income
FIN 454 Portfolio Strategy
MATH 630 Actuarial Mathematics
MGMT 419 Managing Performance & Compensation
MKTG 316-426 Professional Selling Skills

Certificate program contact:
Kurt Krogull
kurtkrogull@ku.edu
785.864.7665

Career services/internship contact:
Jennifer Jordan,
Director of Business Career Services
jjordan@ku.edu
785.864.4446.

Class List:
BU 374 Principles of Risk and Insurance
BU 378 Life and Health Insurance **
BU 366 Sales

Kansas Insurance Certificate Contact Information for your school:
David Sollars
Dean of the College of Business
1700 SW College
Topeka KS, 66621
david.sollars@washburn.edu
Phone: 785.670.2045

Career services contact to send employers to:
Kent McAnally
Director of Career Services
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
Kent.mcanally@washburn.edu
785-670-1450

Internship Contact:
David Sollars
Dean of the College of Business
1700 SW College
Topeka KS, 66621
david.sollars@washburn.edu
Phone: 785.670.2045

Scholarship requirements and process:
Students that is receiving a grade in BU374.

Request each school to make a Kansas Insurance Certificate page on their website.