This is a list of all courses offered in the program. Visit the Upcoming Courses page for a list of courses offered for the current and next semester (when available).
- ACTSCI 290 Introduction to Actuarial Science
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Overview of the actuarial profession, financial risks, and types of insurance products; risk components; and risk evaluation methods. - Prerequisites: Satisfaction of Quantitative Literacy Part A GER.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
- ACTSCI 391 Investment Mathematics I
- 4 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of annuities, loans, bonds, portfolio immunization, and interest rate swaps. Foundational preparation for the Financial Mathematics (FM) Professional Actuarial Exam. - Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in MATH 211(P) or MATH 232(P).
- Course Rules: Previously MATH 311.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
- ACTSCI 490 Introduction to Actuarial Practice
- 1 cr. Undergraduate.
Professional topics such as healthcare, pensions, life insurance, property and casualty, reinsurance, and regulation. - Prerequisites: ACTSCI 290(P).
- Course Rules: May be retaken for cr once. Counts as repeat of MTHSTAT 591.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
- ACTSCI 491 Actuarial Workshop FM
- 1 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of topics from ACTSCI 391 along with practice and preparation for the Financial Mathematics (FM) Professional Actuarial Exam. - Prerequisites: ACTSCI 391(C) or consent of instructor.
- Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of MTHSTAT 593. Retakeable up to 2 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
- ACTSCI 492 Actuarial Workshop P
- 1 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of probability topics from MTHSTAT 361 along with practice and preparation for the Probability (P) Professional Actuarial Exam. - Prerequisites: MTHSTAT 361(C) or consent of instructor.
- Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of MTHSTAT 592. Retakeable up to 2 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
- ACTSCI 590 Actuarial Internship
- 1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Apply principles and techniques of actuarial science in business, governmental and other appropriate settings. - Prerequisites: soph st; 6 cr 300-level or above in ACTSCI or MTHSTAT; GPA in ACTSCI and MTHSTAT courses at least 2.5.
- Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
- Last Taught: Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022.
- ACTSCI 591 Investment Mathematics II
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Mathematical models in finance and economics, corporate finance. - Prerequisites: MTHSTAT 361(P); ACTSCI 391(P).
- Course Rules: Counts as repeat of MTHSTAT 692.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
- ACTSCI 593 Actuarial Models I
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Long term insurance coverage, single life survival models, life insurance, annuities, benefit and premium random variables, mortality models. - Prerequisites: ACTSCI 391(P); MTHSTAT 361(P); MTHSTAT 362(C).
- Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of MTHSTAT 691.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017.
- ACTSCI 594 Actuarial Models II
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Long term insurance coverage, single life survival models, life insurance, annuities, benefit and premium random variables, mortality models. - Prerequisites: ACTSCI 593(P); MTHSTAT 362(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2021.
- ACTSCI 596 Actuarial Statistics I
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Loss models for short term insurance and their statistical fitting. - Prerequisites: MATH 234(P) or MATH 240(P) and MTHSTAT 362(P).
- Course Rules: Previously MTHSTAT 596.
- Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2017.
- ACTSCI 597 Actuarial Statistics II
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
Credibility theory, ratemaking, and reserving. - Prerequisites: MATH 234(P) or MATH 240(P) and MTHSTAT 362(P).
- Course Rules: Previously MTHSTAT 597.
- Last Taught: Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2016.
- ACTSCI 599 Capstone Experience
- 1 cr. Undergraduate.
Independent research on current financial and insurance topics that are not covered in regular actuarial courses. - Prerequisites: senior standing.
- Course Rules: May be retaken for cr once.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2021.