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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Actuarial Science, B.S.


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Requirements for the liberal arts major in actuarial science, B.S. program


Because an actuary needs a blend of mathematics, economics, statistics, and finance, this major is offered jointly by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Economics. However, the major in actuarial science differs significantly from the other majors offered by these two departments because it (1) prepares students for jobs in actuarial science as well as provides them with the educational background necessary to pursue an advanced degree in economics, mathematics, statistics, or business administration, (2) integrates two distinctly different disciplines, thereby providing students with a breadth of knowledge that is needed in our fast changing world, and (3) provides students with the analytical and reasoning skills to successfully complete the first two exams in actuarial science offered by the Society of Actuaries.

To earn the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in actuarial science, students must complete a minimum of 124 credits. All required and cognate courses must be completed with a minimum grade of a C.

2. Complete Probability Requirements


3. Complete Economics Requirements


4. Complete Statistics Requirement


  • (3) or STA 4330 - Time Series I (4) or STA 4228 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II (4)
  • (Students under a previous catalog who have taken ECN 4060 or STA 4228 or STA 4330 may use these courses as a substitute for QMM 2410.)

5. Complete Accounting and Finance Requirements


6. Complete Regression Requirement


7. Complete Database and Programming Requirements


8. Complete Additional Mathematics-Statistics Requirement


  • (4) or STA 4225 - Elements of Stochastic Processes (4) or APM 4334 - Applied Numerical Methods: Matrix Methods (4)
  • (Students under a previous catalog who have taken APM 2559 may use this course as an elective choice)

9. Complete Financial Mathematics Requirement


10. Complete Financial Derivatives Requirement


  • (3) or FIN 4250 - Financial Derivatives (3) (Students under a previous catalog can use ACS 4660 to satisfy the Financial Derivatives requirement)

11. Complete Cognate Courses


12. Complete ACHIEVE courses


13. Earn a minimum grade of C in all courses applied to the major including cognate courses for the major.


Additional Information


In addition to these major requirements, students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements , the College of Arts and Sciences College Exploratory Requirement , and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of course work used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.

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