Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Actuarial Science Undergraduate Programme By Central Michigan University |TopUniversities

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Actuarial Science

Main Subject Area

Accounting and FinanceMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

This program major is an interdisciplinary major with an advisor from the Department of Mathematics. It offers courses to prepare students for the first (Exam P) and second (Exam FM) actuarial exams jointly administered by the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society. Students should try to pass both exams by the time they graduate from CMU. The major also provides coursework to prepare a graduate for a career in the business world in which the insurance industry is focused. More direct contact with actuaries comes through the student organization Gamma Iota Sigma. These programs offer students a comprehensive training in thinking, reasoning, and problem solving, all of which will strengthen skills for many careers in business, industry, government, and more. Graduates of the mathematics and statistics programs will find a variety of career opportunities. Some of these may require additional education: actuary; applied mathematician; business administrator; computer scientist; database manager; elementary, middle, or high school teacher; information specialist; mathematician; statistician; and university or college professor.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

This program major is an interdisciplinary major with an advisor from the Department of Mathematics. It offers courses to prepare students for the first (Exam P) and second (Exam FM) actuarial exams jointly administered by the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society. Students should try to pass both exams by the time they graduate from CMU. The major also provides coursework to prepare a graduate for a career in the business world in which the insurance industry is focused. More direct contact with actuaries comes through the student organization Gamma Iota Sigma. These programs offer students a comprehensive training in thinking, reasoning, and problem solving, all of which will strengthen skills for many careers in business, industry, government, and more. Graduates of the mathematics and statistics programs will find a variety of career opportunities. Some of these may require additional education: actuary; applied mathematician; business administrator; computer scientist; database manager; elementary, middle, or high school teacher; information specialist; mathematician; statistician; and university or college professor.

Admission Requirements

79+
6.5+
53+
100+
CMU's incoming freshman class has an average cumulative GPA of 3.33. Other English Language Requirements: a paper-based TOEFL score of 550 and a minimum computer-based TOEFL score of 213; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (minimum score of 77); Pearson Test of English (minimum score of 53); ELS Language Center Program: Completion of Level 112.

Jan-2000

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