The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science offers a Master of Mathematics in Actuarial Science.
Application Deadlines
All applications should be completed by the deadline dates.
- February 1 of the same year, for Fall term (September) admission
- December 1 of the same year, for Spring term (May) admission
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements for students admitted into the MMath - Actuarial Science program are as follows:
- a four-year honour's Bachelor's degree with a significant actuarial science or/and statistics component;
- an overall B+ (78%) average from a Canadian university (or its equivalent);
- three letters of reference, normally from academic sources;
- proof of competency in English (if applicable), see Academic Regulations-English Language Proficiency Certification for acceptable tests of English.
Degree Requirements
The requirements for the MMath degree in Actuarial Science are as follows:
i) Course work option:
- Seven term-courses with an overall average of at least 70%. Normally, at least six of the seven term-courses should be labelled ACTSC. At least three 900-level courses must be taken, at least two of which must be labelled ACTSC. Substitution of relevant non-ACTSC courses is subject to approval of the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies.
- Completion of Graduate Skills Workshop during the first year of the program.
- Master's Research Paper
ii) Thesis option:
- Four one-term courses with an overall average of at least 70%. The four one-term courses must include at least one 900-level Actuarial Science course.
- Completion of Graduate Skills Workshop during the first year of the program
- Master's Thesis
- Thesis Oral Presentation
A student can select the coursework or thesis option while in the program.