Department of Mathematics
Actuarial Science and Risk Management Concentration
Typical Four-Year Sequence of Courses
The Department of Mathematics has prepared a typical sequence of courses that illustrates how a student in the actuarial science and risk management concentration may complete the requirements for both the mathematics major and the University General Education Requirements for graduation in four years. Each student's actual schedule may be somewhat different depending on the student's individual situation. Note that the actual sequence of courses is mainly constrained by the course prerequisites.
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Course |
Units |
Course |
Units |
MATH 273 Calculus I * |
4 |
MATH 265 Elementary Linear Algebra |
4 |
ENGL 102 or Gen Ed |
3 |
MATH 274 Calculus II |
4 |
COSC 236 Introduction to Computer
Science I * |
4 |
ACCT 201 Accounting Principles I |
3 |
Gen Ed |
3 |
COMM 131 Fundamentals of Speech
Communication
(Gen Ed category II.B.3) |
3 |
Gen Ed |
3 |
Gen Ed or ENGL 102 |
3 |
Total |
17 |
Total |
17 |
Sophomore Year |
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Course |
Units |
Course |
Units |
MATH 275 Calculus III |
4 |
MATH 267 Introduction to Abstract
Mathematics |
4 |
MATH 331 Probability |
4 |
MATH 312 Theory of Interest |
3 |
ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II |
3 |
ECON 201 Microeconomic Principle
(Gen Ed category II.C.2) |
3 |
Gen Ed II.A.1 (suggest PHYS 241) |
3 or 4 |
Gen Ed II.A.1 (suggest PHYS 242) |
3 or 4 |
Gen Ed |
3 |
Gen Ed |
3 |
Students are advised to prepare for and take the SOA/CAS Exams 1 and 2
at the end of the Spring Term. |
Total |
17 to 18 |
Total |
16 to 17 |
Junior Year |
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Course |
Units |
Course |
Units |
MATH 369 Intro to Abstract Algebra |
3 |
MATH 332 Mathematical Statistics |
3 |
Mathematics Elective
or
MATH 330 Introduction to Statistical
Methods |
3 or 4 |
MATH 439 Computational Probability
Models |
3 |
ECON 201 Microeconomic Principle
(Gen Ed category II.B.2) |
3 |
Mathematics Elective
or
MATH 390 Actuarial Mathematics |
3 |
ENGL 317 Writing for Business and
Industry
(Gen Ed category I.D) |
3 |
FIN 331 Principles of Financial
Management |
3 |
Gen Ed |
3 |
Gen Ed |
3 |
Total |
15 to 16 |
Total |
15 |
Senior Year |
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Course |
Units |
Course |
Units |
MATH 438 Actuarial Models |
3 |
MATH 337 Applied Regression and
Time Series Analysis |
3 |
| MATH 485 Mathematical Finance | 3 |
MATH 486 Risk Management and
Financial Engineering |
3 |
FIN 333 Investment and Security
Analysis |
3 |
MATH 490 Senior Seminar |
3 |
Free Elective |
3 |
Free Elective |
3 or 4 |
Students are advised to prepare for and take the SOA/CAS Exam 3
at the end of the either the Fall or Spring Term. |
Total |
12 |
Total |
12 to 13 |
The total number of units required for the actuarial science and risk management
concentration
is 73.
In this concentration, the total number of units required for graduation is 121 to 125.
* Notes:
- A minimum of 120 units is needed for graduation.
- The prerequisite for MATH 273 is MATH 119 and the prerequisite for COSC 236 is COSC 165 or equivalent.
- Students who need to start with MATH 119 are advised to either
- Take MATH 119 during the summer before entering Towson University or
- Take MATH 119 in the fall term of the freshman year. These students will need to postpone the calculus sequence and MATH 265 for one term. They should be able to make up for this delay by either:
- taking a mathematics course in the summer session during the first two years, or
- inserting an additional mathematics course during the junior or senior year.
- Students who need to start with COSC 165 are advised to either
- Take COSC 165 during the summer before entering Towson University or
- Take COSC 165 during the fall term of the freshman year.
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