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To increase your chances of graduating with exams passed and to qualify for early internships and jobs:
- Take actuarial courses as soon as you meet the prerequisites.
- Sit for actuarial exams as soon as you take the prep-courses.
Course Sequences:
- Calc II → Math 3227 → Math 3228 (Exam FM)
- Calc III → Stat 3122 → Stat 3123 (Exam P)
- Math 3228 + Stat 3122 → Math 4228 +Stat 4227 (Exam FAM)
- Stat 3110 + Stat 3150 + Stat 6115 (Exam SRM)
- Stat 3110 + Stat 3123 + Stat 3150 + Stat 3180 + Stat 6115 (Exam PA)
- Math 4228 → Math 4229 (Exam ALTAM)
Recommended Program of Study: (To Be Updated)
| Freshman | Fall: | Math 1241 Stat 1220 Engl 1103/1104 Science* Foreign language* |
Spring: | Math 1242 Stat 2122 ITSC 1212+Lab LBST 2301 Foreign language* |
| Sophomore | Fall: | Math 3227 Math 2241 Math 2171 Econ 2101 (VEE) Acct 2121 (VEE) |
Spring: | Math 3228 (Exam FM – April or June) Math 2164 Stat 3122 Econ 2102 (VEE) Stat 3110 |
| Junior | Fall: | Stat 3123 (Exam P – Nov) Math 4228 Math 4226 Science w/lab* LBST 110X |
Spring: | Stat 4227 (Exam FAM – Oct) Stat 3150 Math 4229 Math 4051 Finn 3120 (VEE) |
| Senior | Fall: | Stat 3180 (Exam SRM – Nov) Math 3688 Math 3689 LBST 210X Writing* |
Spring: | Math 2242 Math 3163 Stat 4116 LBST XXXX Elective |
* One of the following: LBST 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105
* One of the following: LBST 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214, 2215
* Two of the following, and one of them must be with a lab: ANTH 2141; BIOL 1110, 1115, 1273, 1274; CHEM 1111, 1112, 1203, 1204, 1251, 1252; ESCI 1101; GEOL 1200, 1210; PHYS 1101, 1102, 1130, 2101,2102; PSYC 1101
* A second course with the W designation (Can be in the major or outside the major)
* A 1202-level course in a foreign language (4 – 8 credits)
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M.S. in Math with a Concentration in Actuarial Statistics (Early Entry) (To Be Updated)
Admission Requirements
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In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School:
• 9 credit hours of calculus at the level of MATH 1241, MATH 1242, and MATH 2241
• 3 credit hours of linear algebra at the level of MATH 2164
• Applicants must present evidence of undergraduate preparation in basic actuarial science including:
o 2 probability courses at the level of MATH/STAT 3122-3123 with a grade of B or above, or passing exam P
o 2 financial mathematics courses at the level of MATH 3227-3228 with a grade of B or above, or passing FM
o 2 statistics courses at the level of STAT 3110 and STAT 3150 with a grade of B or above
Core Courses (18 credit hours)
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• MATH 5228 – Actuarial Science IIA (Exam LTAM)
• MATH 5229 – Actuarial Science IIB (Exam LTAM)
• STAT 5123 – Applied Statistics I
• STAT 6115 – Statistical Learning with Big Data (Exam SRM)
• STAT 6228 – Short-Term Actuarial Mathematics (Exam STAM)
Elective Courses (12 credit hours)
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• MATH 6203 – Stochastic Calculus for Finance I
• MATH 6205 – Financial Computing
• MATH 6206 – Stochastic Calculus for Finance II
• MATH 7691 – Research Seminar
• STAT 5124 – Applied Statistics II
• STAT 7127 – Linear Statistical Models
• STAT 7133 – Multivariate Analysis
• STAT 7135 – Statistical Computation
• STAT 7139 – Time Series Analysis
• FINN 6152 – Financial Management
• FINN 6153 – Investment Management
• FINN 6203 – Financial Economic Theory
• FINN 6214 – Asset and Portfolio Management
• FINN 6219 – Financial Econometrics
• ITCS 6114 – Algorithms and Data Structures