Mathematics Major Actuarial Studies

This track prepares students to work as actuaries in the insurance industry. This track is also suitable for students interested in finance and business.

Required Courses for all math majors: MATH 120: Introductory Calculus MATH 203: Linear Algebra MATH 220: Calculus II MATH 221: Calculus III MATH 295: Introduction to Abstract Mathematics One of the following course/lab pairs: CSCI 220 : Computer Programming I CSCI 222: Computer Programming I Lab MATH 245: Numerical Methods and Mathematical Computing MATH 246: Mathematical Computing and Programming Lab Capstone Experience Required Courses for Actuarial Studies: MATH 250 Statistical Methods I MATH 350: Statistical Methods II MATH 530: Mathematical Statistics I MATH 531: Mathematical Statistics II One of the following two course sequences: MATH 245: Numerical methods and Mathematical Computing MATH 545: Numerical Analysis (requires MATH 323) MATH 451: Linear Programming and Optimization MATH 452: Operations Research ACCT 203: Accounting Concepts I ACCT 204: Accounting Concepts II ECON 201: Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 202: Principles of Macroeconomics FINC 303: Business Finance FINC 385: Principles of Insurance Recommended Course: MATH 323: Differential equations

Note: This information was compiled during the summer of 2001. For the most up-to-date information, be sure to look on-line at http://math.cofc.edu/degrees.html.

This is a sample brochure for the Department of Mathematics at the College of Charleston.