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Recommended AS Undergraduate Course Plan

The following course plans are sample advisory schedules recommended by Gamma and are not formally Temple University's. For the official undergraduate course plan, please visit the Temple AS Bulletin. The current course plan on the bulletin is designed for students to finish all major classes in three years.
​
Starting without Calculus I:
Year 1
Fall
​
Credit Hours
MATH 1041
Calculus I
4
ENG 0802, 0812, or 0902
Analytical Reading & Writing [GW]​
4
ECON 1101
Macroeconomic Principles
3
HRM 1101
Leadership & Organizational Management
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
17
Spring
​
Credit Hours
MATH 1042
Calculus II
4
IH 0851 or 0951
Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY]
3
ECON 1102
Microeconomic Principles
3
LGLS 1101
Legal Environment of Business
3
AS 1501
Actuarial Probability & Statistics I
3
Total Credit Hours
 
16
Year 2
Fall
​
Credit Hours
MATH 2043
Calculus III
4
IH 0852 or 0952
Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ]
3
AS 2101
Actuarial Probability & Statistics II
3
ACCT 2101
Financial Accounting
3
MIS 2101
Digital Systems
3
BA 2101 (through Gamma)
Professional Development Strategies
1
​Total Credit Hours
 
17
Spring
​
Credit Hours
AS 2502
Theory of Interest
3
ACCT 2102
Managerial Accounting
3
RMI 2101
Introduction to Risk Management
3
MKTG 2101
Marketing Management
3
STAT 2512
Intermediate Statistics
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Year 3
Fall
​
Credit Hours
AS 3501
Actuarial Modeling I
3
AS 2503
Corporate Finance for Actuarial Science
3
BA 2196
Business Communications [WI]
3
MSOM 3101
Operations Management
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Spring
​
Credit Hours
AS 3502
Actuarial Modeling II
3
BA 3102
Business Society and Ethics
3
BA 3103
Integrative Business Applications
3
Free Elective
(AS 2504 - Advanced Theory of Interest recommended)
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Year 4
Fall
​
Credit Hours
AS 3596 or 3597
Actuarial Practice: Property & Liability (3596) or Group & Health Benefits (3597) [WI]
3
BA 4101
Global Business Policies
3
AS 3504
Actuarial Analytics
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Spring
​
Credit Hours
RMI 3567
Managing International Risk
3
GenEd Breadth Course
Business Society and Ethics
3
GenEd Breadth Course
Integrative Business Applications
3
Free Elective
(AS 3503 - Actuarial Modeling III recommended)
3
Free Elective
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Total Credit Hours (Overall)
 
125
Starting with Calculus I:
Year 1
Fall
​
Credit Hours
MATH 1042
Calculus II
4
ENG 0802, 0812, or 0902
Analytical Reading & Writing [GW]​
4
ECON 1101
Macroeconomic Principles
3
HRM 1101
Leadership & Organizational Management
3
AS 1501
Actuarial Probability & Statistics I
3
Total Credit Hours
 
17
Spring
​
Credit Hours
MATH 2043
Calculus III
4
IH 0851 or 0951
Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY]
3
ECON 1102
Microeconomic Principles
3
LGLS 1101
Legal Environment of Business
3
AS 2101
Actuarial Probability & Statistics II
3
Total Credit Hours
 
16
​Year 2
Fall
​
Credit Hours
AS 2502
Theory of Interest
3
IH 0852 or 0952
Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GY]
3
STAT 2512
Intermediate Statistics
3
ACCT 2101
Financial Accounting
3
MKTG 2101
Marketing Management
3
BA 2101 (through Gamma)
Professional Development Strategies
1
Total Credit Hours
 
16
Spring
​
Credit Hours
AS 2503
Corporate Finance for Actuarial Science
3
MIS 2101
Digital Systems
3
RMI 2101
Introduction to Risk Management
3
ACCT 2102
Managerial Accounting
3
Free Elective
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Year 3
Fall
​
Credit Hours
AS 3501
Actuarial Modeling I
3
MSOM 3101
Operations Management
3
BA 3102
Business Society and Ethics
3
BA 2196
Business Communications [WI]
3
Free Elective
(AS 2504 - Advanced Theory of Interest recommended)
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Spring
​
Credit Hours
AS 3504
Actuarial Analytics
3
AS 3502
Actuarial Modeling II
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Free Elective
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
​Year 4
Fall
​
Credit Hours
AS 3596 or 3597
Actuarial Practice: Property & Liability (3596) or Group & Health Benefits (3597) [WI]
3
BA 3103
Integrative Business Applications
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Spring
​
Credit Hours
BA 4101
Global Business Applications
3
RMI 3567
Managing International Risk
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Free Elective
​(AS 3503 - Actuarial Modeling III recommended)
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Total Credit Hours (Overall)
 
124
Starting with Calculus I & II:
​Year 1
Fall
​
Credit Hours
MATH 2043
Calculus III
4
ENG 0802, 0812, or 0902
Analytical Reading & Writing [GW]​
4
ECON 1101
Macroeconomic Principles
3
HRM 1101
Leadership & Organizational Management
3
AS 1501
Actuarial Probability & Statistics I
3
Total Credit Hours
 
17
Spring
​
Credit Hours
AS 2101
Actuarial Probability & Statistics II
3
IH 0851 or 0951
Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY]
3
AS 2502
Theory of Interest
3
Econ 1102
Microeconomic Principles
3
LGLS 1101
Legal Environment of Business
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Year 2
Fall
​
Credit Hours
AS 2503
Corporate Finance for Actuarial Science
3
IH 0852 or 0952
Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ]
3
STAT 2512
Intermediate Statistics
3
ACCT 2101
Financial Accounting
3
MKTG 2101
Marketing Management
3
BA 2101 (through Gamma)
Professional Development Strategies
1
Total Credit Hours
 
16
Spring
​
Credit Hours
AS 3501
Actuarial Modeling I
3
MIS 2101
Digital Systems
3
RMI 2101
Introduction to Risk Management
3
BA 2196
Business Communications [WI]
3
ACCT 2102
Managerial Accounting
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Year 3
Fall
​
Credit Hours
AS 3502
Actuarial Modeling II
3
MSOM 3101
Operations Management
3
BA 3102
Business Society and Ethics
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Free Elective
(AS 2504 - Advanced Theory of Interest recommended)
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Spring
​
Credit Hours
AS 3504
Actuarial Analytics
3
BA 3103
Integrative Business Applications
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Free Elective
 
3
Free Elective
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
​Year 4
Fall
​
Credit Hours
RMI 3567
Managing International Risk
3
AS 3596 or 3597
Actuarial Practice: Property & Liability (3596) or Group & Health Benefits (3597) [WI]
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Free Elective
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Spring
​
Credit Hours
BA 4101
Global Business Policies
3
Free Elective
​(AS 3503 - Actuarial Modeling III recommended)
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
GenEd Breadth Course
 
3
Total Credit Hours
 
15
Total Credit Hours (Overall)
 
123
Some more recommendations:
​The most common minors taken with Actuarial Science are Management Information Systems (MIS), Finance, and Business Analytics.
The most common second majors taken with Actuarial Science are Management Information Systems (MIS) and Finance. Several alumni have recommended though, that students not add a second major and use that time instead to pass more actuarial exams.
Recommended Free Elective Courses:
Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
AS 2504
Advanced Theory of Interest
3
AS 3503
Modeling III
3
RMI 3501
Managing Human Capital Risk
3
RMI 3502
Managing Property Liability Risk I
3
MIS 0855
Data Science
3
MIS 2502
Data and Analytics
3
AS 2504 is especially recommended, as all students on the CAS or SOA track have to take Exam IFM/3.
Recommended General Education Breadth Courses:
Course Number
Course Name
Credit Hours
ART 1301
Introduction to Glass
3
CIS 1051
Introduction to Python
3
ECON 3519
Game Theory and Strategic Behavior
3
EES 0836
Geology vs. Hollywood
3
ENG 0822
Shakespeare in the Movies
3
ENST 0842
Sustainable Environments
3
MUST 0812
Exploring Music
3
NSCI 0817
Brain Matters
3
PHYS 0834
Exploring the Cosmos
3
SOC 0835
Ethnicity and the Immigrant Experience in the U.S.
3
SPAN 0837
Eating Cultures
3
SPSY 0928
Meaning of Madness
3
THTR 0825
Art of Acting
3
TYLE 0805
Race, Identity, and Experience in American Art
3
Recommended Technical Skills:
Databases - Access/SQL
Spreadsheets - Excel/PowerBI/VBA
Statistical Software - Python/R/SAS

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Gamma Iota Sigma - Sigma Chapter
Temple University - 601C Alter Hall

1801 Liacouras Walk
​Philadelphia, PA 19122
GIS Office:
Phone: (215) 204-9368
Fax: (215) 204-4712
​Email: gammaiotasigma@temple.edu
  • Home
  • About
    • Charity of Choice
    • Gamma Iota Sigma
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    • Functional Area Information
    • Officers
    • Faculty Advisors
    • OWLympiad Math Competition
  • Speaker Series
    • H. Wayne Snider Distinguished Guest Lecturer
    • Bonnie Averbach Distinguished Guest Lecturer
  • Members
    • Benefits
    • Achievements >
      • Awards for Excellence
      • Scholarships
      • Exam Passers
    • Opportunities
    • Summer Interns >
      • Actuarial Interns
      • RMI Interns
    • RAD Program
    • RMI Professional Designations
    • Professional Portraits
  • Professional Development
    • Road to the Resume Book
    • Resume Generator
    • Interview Skills Workshop Signups
    • Etiquette Workshop Signups
  • Alumni
    • Temple University Broad Street Run
    • Newsletters
    • Donations
    • Annual Golf Outing
    • ASMP Application
    • Update Information
  • Committees
  • Testimonials
  • Career Receptions
    • Report Internship Offers
    • Report Full Time Offers
    • Actuarial Science Career Reception
    • Risk Management & Insurance Career Reception >
      • Interns
      • Graduating Seniors
  • Communications
    • Risky Business
    • Press Releases
    • Lemons to Lemonade
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Social Feed
    • Photos
    • Sigma Chapter Photo Archive
    • Yearbooks
  • Search
  • Forms
    • Green and Gold Forms
    • AS/RMI Exam Fee Reimbursement Form
  • Pay Dues
  • Actuarial Science
    • What is Actuarial Science?
    • Recommended AS Course Plan
    • Virtual Backgrounds
  • Contact Us