M.A. in Actuarial Science

M.A. in ACTUARIAL SCIENCE - 33 hours

For additional information, contact the program advisor, Prof. C. Gary Dean, by e-mail at cgdean@bsu.edu or by phone at (765)285-8681.

The Masters program in actuarial science provides training for careers that involve analyzing and solving financial, business, and social problems related to economic risk. The program includes course work that prepares students for the professional examinations given by the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuary Society.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet admission requirements of The Graduate School. It is also expected that students will have had three semesters of calculus, a course in linear algebra, and at least one semester of probability and statistics.

Degree Requirements

PREFIX	NO	SHORT TITLE	CR HRS
MATHS	551	Mathematics of Finance	4
	552	Mathematics of Life Contingencies 1	4
RMI	597	Independent Study Insurance	3
MATHS	620	Mathematical Theory of Statistics 1	4
	659	Research in Actuarial Science	3

At least four of the following:
MATHS	528	Regression and Time Series Models (3)
	553	Mathematics of Life Contingencies 2 (4)
	557	Loss Distributions (4)
	621	Mathematical Theory of Statistics 2 (4)
	655	Topics in Actuarial Science (4)
	657	Survival Models (4)
	658	Risk Theory (4)
			15 - 16

Electives (to be taken if required courses are waived because of undergraduate credit):
	555	Problems in Actuarial Science (2)
	558	Practicum in Actuarial Science (2)
	625	Probability Theory and Applications (3)
	626	Probability and Stochastic Processes (3)

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Last Modification: December 2006

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