Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30
Required Courses:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses 1 | ||
| AS 5001 | Actuarial Probability | 3 |
| AS 5101 | Theory of Interest | 3 |
| AS 5102 | Long-Term Actuarial Modeling | 3 |
| AS 5104 | Short-Term Actuarial Modeling | 3 |
| AS 5108 | Actuarial Analytics | 3 |
| BA 5687 | Advanced Professional Development Strategies | 0 |
| RMI 5051 | Managing Risk | 3 |
| Select two (2) from the following: | 6 | |
AS 5103 | Advanced Long-Term Actuarial Modeling | |
AS 5114 | Advanced Short-Term Actuarial Modeling | |
AS 5118 | Advanced Actuarial Analytics | |
AS 5190 | Special Topics in Actuarial Science | |
| Select one (1) from the following: | 3 | |
RMI 5101 | Managing Human Capital Risk | |
RMI 5104 | Managing Property and Liability Risk | |
| Electives 2 | ||
| Select from the following for a total of three (3) credits: | 3 | |
ACCT 5001 | Accounting for Managerial and Investment Analysis and Planning | |
AS 5015 | Introduction to Actuarial Spreadsheets and Programming | |
AS 5022 | Actuarial Statistics | |
AS 5103 | Advanced Long-Term Actuarial Modeling | |
AS 5105 | Actuarial Economics | |
AS 5106 | Actuarial Corporate Finance | |
AS 5114 | Advanced Short-Term Actuarial Modeling | |
AS 5116 | Financial Reporting for Actuaries | |
AS 5118 | Advanced Actuarial Analytics | |
AS 5126 | Option Pricing | |
AS 5182 | Independent Study 3 | |
AS 5190 | Special Topics in Actuarial Science | |
AS 5191 | Mentored Research 3 | |
AS 5685 | Actuarial Internship | |
ECON 8001 | Microeconomic Analysis | |
ECON 8002 | Macroeconomic Analysis | |
ECON 8009 | Econometrics I | |
ECON 8129 | Time Series Econometrics | |
ECON 8139 | Panel Data Econometrics | |
HCM 5101 | Health Systems Organization and Development | |
HCM 5103 | Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations | |
MKTG 5001 | Marketing Management/Strategy | |
MKTG 5618 | Quantitative Pricing and Revenue Analytics | |
RMI 5101 | Managing Human Capital Risk | |
RMI 5102 | Retirement Plans | |
RMI 5104 | Managing Property and Liability Risk | |
RMI 5108 | Managing International Risk | |
STAT 5602 | Visualization: The Art of Numbers and the Psychology of Persuasion | |
STAT 5603 | Statistical Learning and Data Mining | |
STAT 5607 | Advanced Business Analytics | |
STAT 8101 | Stochastic Processes | |
STAT 8108 | Applied Multivariate Analysis I | |
STAT 8114 | Survival Analysis I | |
STAT 8115 | Nonparametric Methods | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
- 1
If the student has passed an actuarial exam prior to taking its corresponding course, the course must be waived:
- Passing the ALTAM exam waives AS 5103 Advanced Long-Term Actuarial Modeling.
- Passing the ASTAM exam waives AS 5114 Advanced Short-Term Actuarial Modeling.
- Passing the FAM-L or LTAM exam waives AS 5102 Long-Term Actuarial Modeling.
- Passing the FAM-S or STAM exam waives AS 5104 Short-Term Actuarial Modeling.
- Passing the FM exam waives AS 5101 Theory of Interest.
- Passing the SRM exam waives AS 5108 Actuarial Analytics.
- Passing the P exam waives AS 5001 Actuarial Probability.
Any waived course is replaced by an elective from the list above. Alternately, students may, on a case-by-case basis, select another course to replace the waived course provided that the course has sufficient academic rigor, is beneficial to the student's career, and is approved by the Academic Director.
- 2
With prior approval from the Academic Director, students may select alternate courses as electives.
- 3
Selection of AS 5182 or AS 5191 requires prior approval from the Academic Director.
Culminating Event: Successful completion of coursework is required to earn the MS degree in Actuarial Science.