Insurance Professional II

This certificate is designed for students who already have a two-year or higher degree and/or have employment experience in an insurance office or an insurance-related business. This coursework will help prepare students for positions above entry-level, such as appraiser, agent, estimator, senior administrative assistant, broker, underwriter, and senior sales associate. Completion of this program will also help prepare students for insurance certifications. This program is approved by the Insurance Education Association (IEA). Students learn to describe elements of a contract, insurance contracts, and conditions commonly found in property and liability insurance policies. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, students will learn to discuss loss exposures, personal risk insurance, and types of personal insurance policies, as well as, define commercial insurance and commercial insurance policies.

Certificate Program Map

PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE		UNITS
	BUSAD 111	Introduction to Insurance	1
	BUSAD 112	Applied Workplace Ethics	1
	BUSAD 113	Principles of Property and Liability Insurance	3
	BUSAD 114	Personal Insurance	3
	BUSAD 115	Commercial Insurance	3
	BUSAD 116	Principles of Life and Health Insurance	3
	Choose two courses from the following: 4-10 units.
	ACCTG 101	Financial Accounting	5
	BUSAD 101	Introduction to Business	3
ENGL C1000	BUSAD 106	Written Business Communications	3
	BUSAD 120	Business Law I	3
	BUSAD 204	Customer Service Skills	1
	CABOT 270	Microsoft Excel I	3
	CS/IS 101 or CS/IS 100 or CABOT 260	Introduction to Computer and Information Systems Computer Concepts Beginning Microsoft Office Applications	5 or 3 or 4
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		18-24

* This course is recommended only for students with no insurance office experience. Must be in Insurance office.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

Fall 2025	GCC CATALOG 2025-2026
Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records. For previous years requirements please see the catalog from that year.