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Academic Plans and Requirements

Actuarial Science

Actuarial Science Minor

This Minor is only open to students within the Faculty of Mathematics. Admission to the Actuarial Science Minor requires an Actuarial Science special major average of at least 70%. A student with no Actuarial Science special major average will be admitted with a cumulative average of at least 70% on at least 10 non-excluded courses, provided they have no more than one failed or excluded course.

All of

ACTSC 231 Introductory Financial Mathematics
ACTSC 232 Life Contingencies 1
ACTSC 331 Life Contingencies 2
ACTSC 363 Casualty and Health Insurance Mathematics 1
ACTSC 371 Introduction to Investments
AFM 101 Introduction to Financial Accounting
MATH 237 Calculus 3 for Honours Mathematics or MATH 247 Calculus 3 (Advanced Level)
MTHEL 131 Introduction to Actuarial Practice
STAT 330 Mathematical Statistics
STAT 333 Applied Probability

Notes

  1. Students currently or previously enrolled in the Business Administration and Mathematics Double Degree plan may substitute:
    • BUS 121W for MTHEL 131.
    • BUS 283W for ACTSC 371.
    • BUS 127W for AFM 101.
  2. STAT 334 is not an acceptable substitute for STAT 330 or STAT 333.
  3. Non-math courses, even when used as substitutions for Math courses, are not to be included as Math courses in counts and averages. See Table I.

 


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