Program Requirements
The Actuarial Science Emphasis provides a complete major in mathematics while also preparing students for careers in risk management. The curriculum fully covers all of the content for the first professional actuarial exam in probability, while also laying the foundation for success on subsequent exams.
A minimum of 59 credits is required, including the 25-credit Mathematics Core:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Core | ||
| CS 190 | Computer Science I | 3 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 260 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 451 | Analysis I | 3 |
| MATH 471 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH 495 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Discrete Mathematics | ||
| Introduction to Advanced Mathematics | ||
| Total Credits | 25 | |
And the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Spreadsheets and Analysis | ||
| Professional Computer Skills | ||
| And all of the following: | ||
| BUAD 311 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 316 | Econometrics | 3 |
| ECON 361 | Money, Banking, and Financial Markets | 3 |
| MATH 213 | Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| MATH 252 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 313 | Statistical Modeling and Simulation | 3 |
| MATH 314 | Applied Probability | 3 |
| MATH 414 | Actuarial Mathematics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| MATH 260 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CS 190 | Computer Science I | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 213 | Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 316 | Econometrics | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| MATH 252 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 314 | Applied Probability | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 414 | Actuarial Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 313 | Statistical Modeling and Simulation | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUAD 220 or CS 120 |
Spreadsheets and Analysis or Professional Computer Skills |
3 |
| ECON 361 | Money, Banking, and Financial Markets | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Introduction to Advanced Mathematics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUAD 311 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 4 |
| Elective | Elective (upper division) | 6 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences | 4 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| MATH 451 | Analysis I | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Elective (upper division) | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 471 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH 495 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| Elective | Elective | 6 |
| Elective | Elective (upper division) | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |