2009-2010 FSU Undergraduate Bulletin
Program in
Actuarial Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Coordinators: Steve Paris (Mathematics); Advisory Committee: Case (Mathematics); Beaumont, Benson (Economics); Whalley (Computer Science); Carson, Gatzlaff, Maroney (Risk Management/Insurance, MBA); Chicken, Huffer (Statistics); Icerman (Accounting); Christiansen (Finance)
This interdisciplinary degree provides broad instruction in the mathematical and statistical concepts underlying the operations of life, property, and casualty insurers; governmental regulatory agencies; pension and insurance consulting firms; and financial firms. Along with strong mathematical and computational skills and a solid grounding in each of the component disciplines, the program is designed to enhance leadership ability and communications skills. The program is also flexible enough to provide background for graduate or professional study in many areas beyond actuarial science, e.g., business, economics, finance, law, and statistics. The program is classified by the professional actuarial societies as advanced undergraduate and graduate education and research. All three of the actuarial professional society Validation by Educational Experience credit areas are approved to provide FSU students an opportunity to advance their careers through their regular study.
Students in the program are also assisted in moving forward professionally through tutorials in preparation for national actuarial examinations and by guest lecturers who are actuaries discussing the varied available employment.
State of Florida Common Program Prerequisites
The State of Florida has identified common program prerequisites for this University degree program. Specific prerequisites are required for admission into the upper-division program and must be completed by the student at either a community college or a state university prior to being admitted to this program. Students may be admitted into the University without completing the prerequisites, but may not be admitted into the program.
At the time this document was published, some common program prerequisites were undergoing revision. Please visit http://facts23.facts.org/navigation/detail_ext/cpp_intro.do?pageId=060304 for a current list of state-approved prerequisites.
The following lists the common program prerequisites or their substitutions necessary for admission into this upper-division degree program:
- COP XXXX: one (1) scientific programming course for three (3) credit hours designed for computer science majors
Note: All universities require a "C" grade or better for admission. - ECO X013
- ECO X023
- MAC X311
- MAC X312
- MAC X313
For curriculum information, please see the "Department of Mathematics" chapter in this General Bulletin and the departmental Web site at http://www.math.fsu.edu.