Actuarial Science

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Associate Professor Patrick Sullivan (director).

Administration

This program is administered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in consultation with the Economics Department and the College of Business.

Students who complete the Actuarial Science major will have fulfilled the major field requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree.

Objectives

Actuarial science can be described as the study of the current financial implications of future contingent events. Actuaries, employed by insurance companies, consulting firms or government agencies, must have excellent quantitative reasoning skills in addition to an understanding of modern business and finance. The Actuarial Science program provides a background in the areas of mathematics, finance, statistics, and economics. Students interested in pursuing the Actuarial Science major or minor should confer with the program director.