BS in Actuarial Science & Financial Mathematics​

Degree Plan

BS in Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics

Four-Year Academic Plan (Digital/Business Foundation).

Program Length

4 Years

Total Semesters

8

Total Credit Hours

128

Internship

6 CR

First Year (Freshman)

Building the quantitative, communication, and business foundations.

Semester 1

16 Credit Hours
CourseTitleLTLBCR
ECON101Principles of Microeconomics303
ENGL101Introduction to Academic Discourse303
ACCT110Introduction to Financial Accounting303
IAS121Language Foundation202
MATH101Calculus I404
PE101Health & Physical Education I021
Semester Total15216

Semester 2

18 Credit Hours
CourseTitleLTLBCR
ECON102Principles of Macroeconomics303
ENGL102Introduction to Argument Writing303
ACCT210Intro. to Managerial Accounting303
IAS111Belief and its Consequences202
MATH102Calculus II404
ICS104Introduction to Prog. in Python and C233
Semester Total17318

Second Year (Sophomore)

Expanding into actuarial methods, data science, and financial applications.

Semester 1

18 Credit Hours
CourseTitleLTLBCR
BUS200Business and Entrepreneurship303
AS201Financial Mathematics303
ISE291Introduction to Data Science303
IAS212Professional Ethics and Governance202
MATH201Calculus III303
STAT214Actuaries and Business Statistics324
Semester Total17218

Semester 2

16 Credit Hours
CourseTitleLTLBCR
FIN250Financial Management303
AS289Actuarial Science Problem Lab I021
AS251Math of Financial Derivatives223
MATH208Differential Equ. & Linear Algebra303
STAT301Introduction to Probability Theory303
ENGL214Academic & Professional Comm303
Semester Total14416

Third Year (Junior)

Advanced actuarial analytics, statistical modeling, and experiential learning.

Semester 1

18 Credit Hours
CourseTitleLTLBCR
FIN320Investments303
AS380Actuarial Contingencies I223
MATH371Introduction to Numerical Computing223
CGS392Career Essentials021
STAT302Statistical Inference303
STAT310Regression Analysis303
IASXxxIslamic/Arabic Elective202
Semester Total15618

Semester 2

6 Credit Hours
CourseTitleLTLBCR
AS398Internship006
Semester Total006

Fourth Year (Senior)

Capstone work, actuarial specialization, and future-focused technical electives.

Semester 1

17 Credit Hours
CourseTitleLTLBCR
AS411Senior Project I010
STAT416Stochastic Processes for Actuaries303
AS389Actuarial Science Problem Lab II021
AS484Actuarial Risk Theory & Credibility324
ASxxxAS Elective I303
COE292Introduction to Artificial Intelligence303
GS xxxGeneral Studies Elective303
Semester Total15517

Semester 2

19 Credit Hours
CourseTitleLTLBCR
AS412Senior Project II063
XXXxxxTechnical Elective303
ASxxxActuarial Science Elective II303
AS481Actuarial Contingencies II324
FIN440Islamic Finance303
STAT460Time Series303
Semester Total15819