- COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Requirements for the Actuarial Science Major
Introductory Courses Course Title Credits
Offered Prerequisites ACC 205 Financial Accounting 3 all Math 101 or sophomore standing ACC 206 Managerial Accounting 3 all ACC 205 ECON 221 Principles of Econ-Micro 3 all None ECON 222 Principles of Econ-Macro 3 all None IDS 110 Business Spreadsheet Applications 1 all MATH 110 (or placement beyond MATH 110) IDS 111 Business Applications Programming 1 Fall IDS 110 or CS 157 CS 128 Intro to Programming 1 Spring MATH 110 (or placement beyond MATH 110) MATH 131 Calculus I 4 all MATH 114 (Pre-Calculus) or placement MATH 132 Calculus II 4 all MATH 131 MATH 264 Linear Algebra 3 Fall MATH 132 or 168 Probability and Statistics Courses MATH 240
Statistical Analysis 3 all MATH 132 MATH/IDS 340(1)
Statistics for Decision Making
3 all MATH 240 or IDS 205 or CE 202 or ECE 365 ECON 325(1)
Econometrics 3 Fall ECON 221 and ECON 222 and (MATH 240/1DS 205) MATH 341
Probability 4 Spring MATH 240 and MATH 132 MATH 342
Mathematical Statistics
3 every 3 sem
Next: Fall '09MATH 341 MATH 344
Applied Probability and
Statistical Decision Theory3 Spring:
even yearsMATH 240 or IDS 205 MATH 393 Seminar in Applied Statistics
3 every 3 sem
Next: Fall '10
ECON 325 or MATH/IDS 340 Finance & Modeling Courses FIN 304 Financial Management 3 all ACC 205, ECON 221, and 48 credits FIN 410 Theory of Corporate Finance 3 Fall FIN 304 and (IDS 110 or CS 157) and MATH 340(3) FIN 420 Investment Management 3 Fall FIN 304 and (IDS 110 or CS 157) FIN 425 Financial Derivatives 3 Spring FIN 420 ECON 321(2) Intermed Microeconomic Theory 3
Spring:
odd yearsECON 221
ECON 324(2) Managerial Economics 3 Random ECON 221 Capstone Course ACRS 325 Actuarial Modeling 3 every 3 sem
Next: Spring '10MATH/IDS 340 or ECON 325
Requirements for the Actuarial Science Minor(4)Course Title Credits
Offered Prerequisites ECON 221 Principles of Economics - Micro 3 all None ECON 222 Principles of Economics - Macro 3 all None MATH 341 Probability 3 Spring MATH 240 and MATH 132 FIN 410 Theory of Corporate Finance 3 Fall FIN 304 and (IDX 110 or CS 157) and MATH 340(3) ACRS Actuarial Modeling 3 every 3 sem
Next: Spring '10MATH/IDS 340 or ECON 325
Prerequisite Courses needed for (but not officially part of) the minor: MATH 131, MATH 132, MATH 240, FIN 304, IDS 110, and ACC 205Notes
(1) One of MATH 340 or ECON 325 is required.
(2) One of ECON 321 or ECON 324 is required.
(3) MATH 340 may be taken concurrently with FIN 410
(4) In order to satisfy the minor, all of the prerequisite courses for the minor must also be satisfied.