• Practical & theoretical knowledge combined
• Graduates require less training
• Graduates more capable in their specialty
• Improved designation elevates the industry

Effective September 2004, the curriculum will require students to complete 10 courses to graduate (5 mandatory, 3 applied professional, and 2 elective). Currently, the program requires students to complete 12 courses (6 mandatory and 6 elective).

The CIP Program has been enhanced with new texts and teaching aids, but the 9 applied professional courses, of which any 3 are required, represent the greatest advancement. These applied professional courses will be offered at 3 levels of study, in each of 3 categories: agent & broker, underwriter and loss adjuster.

Students may fulfill their 3 applied professional subject requirements by taking courses at any level within any stream. It is, however, our strong recommendation that subjects be selected according to an individual's future career goals and job requirements. Students currently enrolled are being individually contacted with regard to the courses they must complete to graduate under the new program.

This has been a significant undertaking on behalf of the entire industry, but one that we feel is vital in keeping the CIP designation relevant and meaningful to our business today and tomorrow. And while the cost of any one course will have increased to more properly reflect the professional level of these courses, the overall cost for an individual to complete the program will have increased only marginally. We are confident that graduates of the new curriculum will not only be more technically capable, but also be more functionally competent in their fields of work and of even greater value to your organization.

In order to assist you in determining the status of current students, please refer to our on-line Course Calculator which can calculate course credits for each individual and produce a personalized status report.

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Please feel welcome to call Peter G. Hohman, MBA, FCIP, CAE, President & CEO at (416) 362-8586, ext. 232 or Tim Verbic, MBA, BA (Hons), Director, Business Development, at extension 294, if you have any comments or questions in regards to this new direction.