Interdisciplinary
Actuarial Science Major
B.A., B.S. degrees

This major consists of 60 hours of course work in mathematics, statistics, accounting, economics, finance, business law, and computer science. The major is designed to give the student the type of background necessary to pursue a career in actuarial science and, in particular, to prepare the student to pass two actuarial exams. There is no required minor. Advisors are from the Department of Mathematics. NOTE to students with an Actuarial Science major and Mathematics minor: for this combination students must take six hours of mathematics courses numbered 300 or above which are not counted toward the Actuarial Science major.

Required Courses:
MTH 132 (4) Calculus I
MTH 133 (4) Calculus II
MTH 223 (3) Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
MTH 233 (4) Calculus III
MTH 332 (3) Introduction to Analysis
MTH 532 (3) Advanced Calculus I
MTH 539 (3) Mathematical Foundations of Actuarial Science
STA 575 (3) Introduction to Statistical Packages
STA 580 (3) Applied Statistical Methods I
STA 584 (3) Mathematical Statistics I
STA 585 (3) Mathematical Statistics II
ACC 201 (3) Concepts of Financial Accounting
ACC 202 (3) Concepts of Managerial Accounting
BLR 202 (3) Legal Environment of Business
CPS 150 (2) FORTRAN Programming
ECO 201 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics 
ECO 202 (3) Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 365 (3) Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
FIN 257 (3) Risk Management
FIN 332 (3) Managerial Finance

Total: 62 semester hours

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