Actuarial Science

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Actuaries don’t just see the big picture — they help predict it.

The Actuarial Science program, offered as a major or minor, prepares students for careers in insurance, risk management, pension management, financial services, and related areas. Courses in both the BA and BS tracks treat material for Society of Actuaries (SOA) Exams P and FM, while advanced BS electives address significant portions of the content for Exams SRM and PA.

Programs Offered

 

Sample Courses

• Calculus
• Interest Theory
• Introductory Microeconomics
• Predictive Modeling
• Probability
• Regression & Time Series

 

Special Admission Requirements

There are no special admissions requirements for this program.

Our Faculty

You’ll learn from outstanding and award-winning teachers with doctoral degrees from Berkeley, Chicago, Michigan, Princeton, Rice and other top-rated universities.

What Sets Us Apart

TCU’s teacher-scholar philosophy means your professors actively immerse themselves in research — often side-by-side with both undergraduate and graduate students. When your teachers are involved scholars themselves, everyone benefits.

Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to deepen your academic experience through active involvement in prestigious organizations like Pi Mu Epsilon (Texas Alpha chapter), a national mathematics honor society, and Gamma Iota Sigma (Gamma Xi chapter), an international professional fraternity organized to promote, encourage and sustain student interest in insurance, risk management and actuarial science as professions.

Career Prospects

TCU graduates minoring in actuarial sciences have gone on to work at major national companies such as Aon, Microsoft and USHEALTH Group.

Related Academic Programs

• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Engineering
• Mathematics