Program Description
An actuary is a business professional who analyzes the financial consequences of risk. In the Actuarial Science minor, students will learn mathematics, statistics, and financial theory essential to study uncertain future events, especially those of concern to insurance in health, life, and properties, as well as how to mitigate them.
Questions about the minor should be directed to: Julia Aquadro, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Advising.
Minor Requirements
Five courses are required in total to complete the minor. This includes two foundational required courses and three electives.
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
| 4 |
| Probability Models and Inference | |
| Basic Probability | |
| Applied Probability and Statistics | |
| Probability and Statistics | |
| Eng Probability and Statistics: Modeling and Data Science II | |
STSCI 3090 | Financial Math for Actuarial Science 1 | 4 |
| 12 |
| R Programming for Data Science | |
| Theory of Statistics | |
| Introduction to Survival Analysis and Loss Models | |
| Applied Time Series Analysis | |
STSCI 4600 | | |
ORIE 4741 | | |
STSCI 4740 | | |
| Understanding Machine Learning | |
| Introduction to Machine Learning | |
CS 4786 | | |
| Operations Research Tools for Financial Engineering | |
| Futures, Options and Financial Derivatives | |
or ECON 4240 | |
| Introduction to Investments |