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
Databases - Access/SQL
Spreadsheets - Excel/PowerBI/VBA
Statistical Software - Python/R/SAS