The QC Actuarial Studies for Business Major

Why Choose the QC Major in Actuarial Studies for Business?

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. These examinations test an individual's competence in probability, calculus, statistics, and other branches of mathematics. The first few examinations help students evaluate their potential as actuaries. The Actuarial Studies major helps students to prepare for the first of these examinations, and teaches them the skills that will be necessary to progress through the more advanced examinations at a later date. Students in the Actuarial Studies for Business program also gain an excellent grounding in business skills through the Business Fundamentals courses.

All actuarial studies majors must take the basics of Economics and Accounting, the core courses, and society and ethics courses, as well as the courses listed below.

Actuarial Studies for Business Major Required Courses for students Matriculating Sept. 2004 or AFTER
Mathematics 152 (MAT 151): Calculus/Integration and Infinite Series
(Or Mathematics 158 (MAT157): Honors Calculus)
(Or Mathematics 142: Calculus/Integration
and Mathematics 143: Calculus/Infinite Series) (MAT 141)
Mathematics 201: Calculus (multi-variable) (MAT 143 or 152)
Economics 225 (ECO 101, 102, Math 132/143/152)
Economics 226 (ECO 101, 102, Math 132/143/152)
BUS 341W (BUS 241)

Recommended Courses
Math 116 (before BUS 241), BUS 350, 352, 353
Mathematics 271 (MAT 201; coreq. 241 or 611)
Mathematics 272 (MAT 201 and 241 (or 611); coreq. 242, 621, 623, 633)

Actuarial Studies for Business Major
Required Courses for students Matriculated BEFORE Sept. 2004

Mathematics 152 (MAT 151): Calculus/Integration and Infinite Series

(Or Mathematics 142: Calculus/Integration

and Mathematics 143: Calculus/Infinite Series) (MAT 141)

Mathematics 201: Calculus (multi-variable) (MAT 143 or 152)

Mathematics 231: Linear Algebra I

Mathematics 242 (Math 241): Methods of Mathematical Statistics

Mathematics 247 (Math 231): Linear Programming and Game Theory

Mathematics 271 (MAT 201; coreq. 241 or 611)

Mathematics 272 (MAT 201 and 241 (or 611); coreq. 242, 621, 623, 633)

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

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