Mathematics – Actuarial Science

Actuaries assess the risk of an event occurring and develop policies to help reduce costs associated with said event. To prepare for this lucrative career, you’ll take courses in calculus, the mathematics of finance, and numerical analysis, as well as courses in accounting, economics, and business.

Course Requirement Definitions:
Elective Requirement: Additional courses necessary to earn enough credits for a degree outside of Major and STAGE requirements.
First Year Seminar (FYS): Introductory course to the academic experience, emphasizing the skills necessary for academic success.
Major Requirement: Courses are core to this major and are subject matter-specific.
Stage Requirement: Courses are part of our STAGE General Education program, and must be taken to earn a degree. Learn more here>

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Fall One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MATH 201	Calculus I Major Requirement	4 CR
ACCT 101 & 100	Accounting I & Lab Major Requirement	3 CR
WRT 101	Academic Writing I Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 1	Major Requirement	3 CR
FYS 101	First Year Seminar Stage Requirement	3 CR
STAC 101	Stage Requirement	1 CR
		17 FALL CREDITS

SPring One – first year

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MATH 202	Calculus II Major Requirement	4 CR
MATH 204	Introduction to Proofs & Logic Major Requirement	3 CR
ACCT 102 & 100	Accounting II & Lab Major Requirement	3 CR
WRT 102	Academic Writing II Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 2	Stage Requirement	3 CR
		16 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MATH 301	Calculus III Major Requirement	4 CR
ECON 101	Macroeconomics Major Requirement	3 CR
MATH 304 / 302	Prob and Stats I (odd years), Linear Algebra (even years) Major Requirement	3 CR
Science	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 3	Stage Requirement	3 CR
		16 FALL CREDITS

Spring Two – sophomore

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MATH 303	Differential Equations Major Requirement	3 CR
ECON 102	Microeconomics Major Requirement	3 CR
MATH 305 / Elective	Prob & Stats II (even years), elective (odd years) Major Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 4	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Breadth & Proficiency 5	Stage Requirement	3 CR
		15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MATH 302 / 304	Prob & Stats I (odd years), Linear Algebra (odd years) Major Requirement	3 CR
MATH 350 / ECON 304	Math of Finance (even years), Managerial Econ (odd years) Major Requirement	3 CR
MGT 121	Management & Organization Major Requirement	3 CR
CS 201	Programming Scientific Applications Major Requirement	3 CR
Gateway 1	Stage Requirement	3 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Three – junior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MATH 351 / 361	Life Contingencies (odd years), Numerical Analysis (even years) Major Requirement	3 CR
MATH 305 /381	Prob & Stats II (even years), Operations Research (odd years) Major Requirement	3 CR
BUSA 205 / Elective	Business Law I / Free Elective Major Requirement	3 CR
Gateway 2	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Elective / Minor Class	Elective Requirement	3 CR
		15 SPRING CREDITS

Fall Four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MATH 350 / ECON 304	Math of Finance (even years), Managerial Econ (odd years) Major Requirement	3 CR
Elective / Minor Class	Major / Elective Requirement	3 CR
FIN 201 / Elective	Principles of Managerial Finance / Free Elective Major Requirement	3 CR
Gateway 3	Stage Requirement	3 CR
Data Science Course	Major Requirement	3 CR
		15 FALL CREDITS

Spring Four – senior

Course Code	Course Name	Credits
MATH 351 / 361	Life Contingencies (odd years), Numerical Analysis (even years) Major Requirement	3 CR
MATH 381 / Elective	Operations Research (odd years), elective (even years) Major Requirement	3 CR
Elective / Minor Class	Elective Requirement	3 CR
Elective / Minor Class	Elective Requirement	3 CR
		12 SPRING CREDITS