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Master of Science in Actuarial Science

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Requirements

A total of 42 credits are required.

In addition to a computer laboratory course (MET AT 601 or 602), a minimum of 40 credits at the 500-level or above are required. All required courses are selected from the following lists of Core Required Courses and Core Elective Courses.

Core Required Courses

22 or 23 required credits

Concentration in Insurance

6 required courses:

  • MET AT 601 Laboratory for Actuarial and Financial Data Analysis I (2 credits) or MET AT 602 Laboratory for Actuarial and Financial Data Analysis II (3 credits)
  • MET AT 721 Mathematics of Compound Interest
  • MET AT 722 Finance for Actuaries
  • MET AT 731 Actuarial Mathematics I
  • MET AT 741 Actuarial Statistics I
  • MET AT 743 Regression and Time Series

Concentration in Mathematical Finance

6 required courses:

  • MET AT 601 Laboratory for Actuarial and FinancialData Analysis I (2 credits) or MET AT 602 Laboratory for Actuarial and Financial Data Analysis (3 credits)
  • MET AT 721 Mathematics of Compound Interest
  • MET AT 722 Finance for Actuaries
  • MET AT 731 Actuarial Mathematics I
  • MET AT 761 Mathematics for Investment and Portfolio Theory
  • MET AT 762 Mathematical Finance for Actuarial Science

View course descriptions for Actuarial Science.

Academic Standing

Minimum passing grade for a course in the graduate program is C, but an average grade of B must be maintained to satisfy the degree requirements. Grades from all required and elective courses are counted toward the average.