Actuarial Science certificate

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

Requirements for admission to program

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

FINA 4300 , FINA 4310 and FINA 4400 . FINA 4310 is recommended.
RMIN 2500 or any 4000-level RMIN course. Recommended courses are RMIN 2500 , RMIN 4200 and RMIN 4310 . Students are also encouraged to seek internships that may be pursued in conjunction with RMIN 4800 .
ECON 4030 , ECON 4180 and ECON 4875 .
Any other course must receive approval from an undergraduate advisor in the Department of Mathematics.

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

MATH 3350 , MATH 3410 , MATH 3740 , MATH 3860 and MATH 4650 . MATH 4600 is recommended.
FINA 4300 , FINA 4310 and FINA 4400 . FINA 4310 is recommended.
RMIN 2500 or any 4000-level RMIN course. Recommended courses are RMIN 2500 , RMIN 4200 and RMIN 4310 . Students are also encouraged to seek internships that may be pursued in conjunction with RMIN 4800 .
ECON 4030 , ECON 4180 and ECON 4875 .
Any other course must receive approval from an undergraduate advisor in the Department of Mathematics.

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.

MATH 4610 - Probability

b. Actuarial Exam 2/FM

c. VEE (Validation by Educational Experience)–Economics

d. VEE–Applied Statistical Methods

e. VEE–Corporate Finance

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.