The University of Western Ontario : HONORS SPECIALIZATION IN ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

Admission Requirements

Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses, including:

(Calculus 1000A/B, 1500A/B or the former 1100A/B) and (Calculus 1501A/B or (Calculus 1301A/B with a mark of at least 85%)), Mathematics 1600A/B or the former Linear Algebra 1600A/B, Economics 1021A/B and Economics 1022A/B, plus 0.5 additional principal course, with no mark less than 60% in any of the 3.0 principal courses.

Recommended (but not required) first year courses: Actuarial Science 1021A/B, Business Administration 1220E, Philosophy 1200.

Please note: Economics 1021A/B and Economics 1022A/B, if not taken in first year, must be completed in one of the upper years in the program.

Applied Mathematics 1413 may be substituted for Calculus requirement.
Applied Mathematics 1411A/B may be substituted for Mathematics 1600A/B. Mathematics 1600A/B or the former Linear Algebra 1600A/B (or Applied Mathematics 1411A/B), if not taken in the first year, must be completed prior to the second term of second year.

Module
10.5 courses:

2.5 courses: Actuarial Science 2553A/B, 2427A/B, 3429A/B, 3431A/B, 4426F/G.
4.5 courses: Statistical Sciences 2503A/B (or the former Applied Mathematics 2503A/B), Statistical Sciences 2857A/B, Statistical Sciences 2858A/B, 2864A/B, 3657A/B, 3843A/B, 3858A/B, 3859A/B, 4861A/B.
1.5 courses: Financial Modelling 2555A/B (or the former Actuarial Science 2555A/B), Financial Modelling 2557A/B (or the former Actuarial Science 2557A/B), Financial Modelling 3520A/B (or the former Statistical Sciences 3520A/B).
0.5 courses: Calculus 2402A/B.
0.5 course from Actuarial Science 3424A/B or 4824A/B.
1.0 courses in Actuarial Science at the 4000 level or any other course at the 4000 level approved by the Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences.

Financial Modelling 4521F/G is highly recommended and may be counted towards the 1.0 courses in Actuarial Science at the 4000 level requirement.

Calculus 2402A/B may be replaced by either (Calculus 2502A/B and Calculus 2503A/B) or (Calculus 2502A/B and Mathematics 2123A/B). When such a replacement occurs, the module will include 11.0 courses.




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