B.S. in Actuarial Science: Course Sequence
Students will be prepared to take an actuarial exam no later than the summer following their third year. Please contact your academic advisor prior to registration.
Freshman Year
| First Semester (Fall) |
Sem. Hours |
Second Semester (Spring) |
Sem. Hours |
| MATH 180 Differential Calculus |
3 |
MATH 18 Integral Calculus |
3 |
| MACS 101 Intro to Actuarial Science |
3 |
MATH 225 Foundations of Higher Mathematics (*) |
3 |
| ENGL 101 English Composition or ENGL 115 Rhetoric |
3 |
ECON 201 Macroeconomic Principles |
3 |
| ECON 200 Microeconomic Principles |
3 |
PHIL 100 Ethics as Intro to Philosophy |
3 |
| CORE 100 First Year Seminar |
3 |
THEO 111 Theological Foundations |
3 |
| CORE 101 First Year Co-Curricular Program I (GOA) |
0 |
Core 102 First Year Co-Curricular Program II (GOA) |
0 |
| TOTAL |
15 |
TOTAL |
15 |
* MATH 225 satisfies the Writing Flag requirement of the Core Curriculum.
Sophomore Year
| First Semester (Fall) |
Sem. Hours |
Second Semester (Spring) |
Sem. Hours |
| MATH 182 Sequences and Series |
3 |
MATH 256 Intro to Probability & Statistics |
3 |
| ENGL 205 Lit & Moral Imag |
3 |
MATH 311 Probability Theory |
3 |
| ACCT 200 Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
FINC 300 Business Finance |
3 |
| CSCI 170 Computer Science I |
3 |
Oral Communication flag |
3 |
| Second Language I |
3 |
Second Language II |
3 |
| TOTAL |
15 |
TOTAL |
15 |
Junior Year
| First Semester (Fall) |
Sem. Hours |
Second Semester (Spring) |
Sem. Hours |
| MATH 220 Multivariable Calculus |
5 |
FINC 465 Options and Futures Markets |
3 |
| FINC 365 Investments |
3 |
MACS 200 or MACS 201 or MATH 230 |
3 |
| MATH 312 Statistical Inference |
3 |
MATH 240 Linear Algebra |
3 |
| Scientific Perspectives |
3 |
Natural Sciences elective |
3 |
| Creative Perspectives |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
| TOTAL |
17 |
TOTAL |
15 |
Senior Year
| First Semester (Fall) |
Sem. Hours |
Second Semester (Spring) |
Sem. Hours |
| Phil 200 Philosophical Perspectives |
3 |
MACS 200 or MACS 201 or MATH 230 |
3 |
| Humanities Elective |
3 |
Solidarity and Kinship Elective |
3 |
| E/RS Elective |
3 |
Theological Perspectives |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
| TOTAL |
15 |
TOTAL |
15 |