The QC Actuarial Studies for Business Major

The Actuarial Studies for Business major prepares students for a career path in the insurance industry, as well as preparing them for a series of actuarial examinations.

Requirements for Actuarial Studies Majors:
1. Admission requires a GPA of 3.3 (subject to revision) in the first four courses listed below.
2. The minimum GPA is 2.7 for courses taken for the major in finance at Queens College.
3. No Individual Grade below C- is accepted.
4. No more than 21 credits can be transferred into the program from other colleges.

19 Required Courses and 2 Electives as follows:

1	ACCT 101
2	ACCT 102
3	ECON 101
4	ECON 102
5	MATH 141 or 151
6	MATH 142 and 143, or 152
7	MATH 201
8	MATH 241
9	MATH 242
10	ACCT 261 or ACCT 367
11	ECON 225
12	ECON 226
13	BUS 160W
14	BUS 241
15	BUS 243
16	BUS 247
17	BUS 341W
18	CSCI 48
19	PHIL 160
20	First Globalization and Environment Elective.
21	Second Globalization and Environment Elective.

Six Recommended Courses for Actuarial Examination

1	MATH 116
2	MATH 271
3	MATH 272
4	BUS 350
5	BUS 352
6	BUS 353

Students who wish to pursue a career as an actuary may also opt to major in Mathematics, pursuing the Actuarial Science option. Please see http://qcpages.qc.edu/math/ for information about this option and http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/math/actuarial.html for more information about the actuarial exams