Overview
- Degree Level
- Undergraduate
- Degrees Offered
- Bachelor of Science
- Department
- Computer Science and Mathematics
- school/college
- College of Arts and Sciences
Actually, what is an Actuary? Professional actuaries find ways to manage risk. They use analytical/math skills, business knowledge, and understanding of human behavior to evaluate ways to predict future outcomes. It is one of the top-ranked jobs and a well-compensated business profession not only nationally but also internationally. Actuaries work in the insurance industry as well as for consulting companies, financial institutions, government, labor unions, etc. Actuarial Science allows students to manage risks using analytical/math skills, business knowledge, and understanding of human behavior.
Required Course
Investigate further techniques of one-variable calculus, including techniques of integration, and infinite series.
Required Course
Learn the steps in the accounting cycle leading up to the preparation and analysis of financial statements. The focus of the course is on how accounting provides information to users so they can then make more informed decisions. Specific topics include asset and equity measurement, income determination, cash flow and working capital.
Required Course
Practice a problem-solving approach to the mathematical theory and practice of interest. Much of the class time is spent solving problems similar in scope and level of difficulty to those in the actuarial exam on Financial Mathematics,
Required Course
Examine a study of combinatorics, discrete and continuous random variables of one and two dimensions, expectations, commonly used probability models, and normal approximation.
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