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    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Actuarial Science certificate


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Students interested in this interdisciplinary certificate program should contact the undergraduate advisor of the mathematics department.

Certificate requirements


 This certificate requires 18 hours of courses in one of the following two tracks:

Math major track


Students whose only major is mathematics and who wish to earn a certificate in actuarial science must complete:

Plus three courses selected from


Note: Students whose only major is mathematics may not apply mathematics courses toward this certificate. Actuarial certificate students who are math majors should take MATH 3350 , MATH 3410 , MATH 3740 , MATH 4610  and MATH 4650  as part of the requirements for the math major.

 

Non-math major track


Students whose degree program includes a major other than mathematics and who wish to earn a certificate in actuarial science must complete:

Plus two courses selected from


Preparation for actuarial exams


This program should prepare students for the preliminary actuarial exams, as follows:

a. Actuarial Exam 1/P


Students are encouraged to take MATH 4610  and attempt Exam 1/P before the end of the junior year.

c. VEE (Validation by Educational Experience)–Economics


Additional information


More information about the actuarial exams, the VEE requirements, careers in actuarial science and internship opportunities may be found at www.beanactuary.org, www.soa.org and www.casact.org.

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