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 I | 3 |
| MATH 414 | Applied Probability II | 3 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
Western Watershed General Education Requirements
Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
Sample Plan
Degree Plans are for planning purposes. They reflect a suggested plan to complete the degree in a projected timeframe per program of study.
"Western Watershed Course(s)” refers to a course from the Tributaries area of the Western Watershed program. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CS 120 | Professional Computer Skills | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I (GT-MA1) | 4 |
| Western Watershed Course | 3 | |
| WWGE 101/102/103/104 | Headwaters (select one) | 2 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| CS 190 | Computer Science I | 3 |
| MATH 213 | Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| MATH 251 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Western Watershed Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| MATH 200 or MATH 220 |
Discrete Mathematics or Introduction to Advanced Mathematics |
3 |
| MATH 252 | Calculus III | 4 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 6 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUAD 311 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 9 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 316 | Econometrics | 3 |
| MATH 260 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 314 | Applied Probability I | 3 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 6 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 313 | Statistical Modeling and Simulation | 3 |
| MATH 414 | Applied Probability II | 3 |
| WWGE 302 | Delta:Studies In Global Knowledge | 1 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 9 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 361 | Money, Banking, and Financial Markets | 3 |
| MATH 451 | Analysis I | 3 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 9 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 471 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH 495 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| Western Watershed Course(s) | 7 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Western is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four‐year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major and General Education. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. You are responsible for ensuring your overall, upper division, and major‐specific credits as well as GPA requirements are fulfilled for graduation.