Actuarial Science, B.S.

Major Code: 6140

University Core (Total Listed 42-44)

For full list of courses see University Core (Bachelor’s) .

Prerequisite Courses: 0-6 Minimum Required Hours

Required Courses:

* MATH 1533 - Precalculus-Algebra OR
MATH 1513 - College Algebra OR Placement Score AND
* MATH 1593 - Plane Trigonometry OR Placement Score
*A grade of ‘C’ or better is required for either MATH 1513 or MATH 1533 and MATH 1593 to take MATH 2313 .

Upon completion of the above courses, corresponding university core requirements will be satisfied. (These courses are required for this major regardless of previous degrees conferred.)

Major Requirements

Actuarial Science: 66 Minimum Required Hours

Mathematics Core: 18 Credit Hours

Actuarial Core: 12 Credit Hours

Statistics Core: 15 Credit Hours

Finance and Insurance Electives: 15 Credit Hours

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Area of Application: 6 Credit Hours

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Notes:

* These courses are accredited by the Society of Actuaries to earn Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) credits.

# These courses will help prepare students for the professional examinations administered by the Society of Actuaries. See the Director of Actuarial Studies in MCS 108 for more details.

Electives to bring total to: 124 Minimum Required Hours

Minimum Grade Requirements

Average in (a) all college course work, (b) course work at UCO, and (c) major courses: 2.50
A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all courses in the major to count toward meeting degree requirements.

Accelerated Degree Pathway (ADP)

ACCELERATED BS/MS

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers a M.S. program in Applied Mathematical Science. Students in the B.S. Actuarial Science program are eligible to pursue, with approval, an M.S. Applied Mathematical Science degree beginning in their senior year. Approved B.S. students may take up to nine credit hours of 5000-level MATH or STAT courses during their senior year of the B.S. program. These courses will count toward both the B.S. and M.S. degrees. A formal application to the M.S. Applied Mathematical Science program and an approval from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics are required. Requirements are located in the UCO Graduate Catalog under Applied Mathematical Science - Mathematics, Applied Mathematical Science - Statistics, or Applied Mathematical Science - Teaching.

Up to nine credit hours of the following courses can be used to satisfy both the B.S. Actuarial Science and the M.S. Applied Mathematical Science programs:

MATH 5113 Operations Research 1
MATH 5910 Seminar/Special Topics*
STAT 5103 Applied Experimental Design
STAT 5123 Mathematical Statistics 2
STAT 5213 Applied Regression Analysis
STAT 5263 Computer Applications in Statistics
STAT 5303 Nonparametric Statistics
STAT 5413 Data Visualization
STAT 5533 Data Mining & Statistical Learning
STAT 5910 Seminar/Special Topics*

*Students are restricted to one (1) cross-listed 5910 course while classified as an ADP student.

ACCELERATED BS/PSM

UCO’s P.S.M. (Professional Science Master’s) in Computational Science has partnered with the B.S. in Actuarial Science so that approved students may take up to nine credit hours of 5000-level MATH or STAT courses during their senior year of the B.S. program. These courses will count toward both the B.S. and P.S.M. degrees. A formal application to the P.S.M. Computational Science program and an approval from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics are required. Requirements are located in the UCO Graduate Catalog under Computational Science - Computational Mathematics, P.S.M.

Up to nine credit hours of the following courses can be used to satisfy both the B.S. Actuarial Science and the P.S.M. Computational Science - Computational Mathematics :

MATH 5113 Operations Research I
MATH 5263 Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH 5373 Applied Numerical Analysis
STAT 5263 Computer Applications in Statistics
STAT 5213 Applied Regression Analysis