Every student majoring in Actuarial Sciences must complete the curriculum below, including general education, major requirements, foundations, electives, and cooperative work requirements.
Minimum credit hours required for the B.S. degree in Actuarial Science.
University-wide academic foundation requirements.
Core actuarial, statistics, finance, and mathematics courses.
Major electives, technical electives, and cooperative work requirement.
The curriculum is organized into five components shown below.
| Category | Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| English | ENGL 101, 102, 214 | 9 |
| Islamic & Arabic Studies | IAS 121, 111, 212, XXX | 8 |
| General Studies | Any 1 GS course | 3 |
| Physical Education | PE 101 | 1 |
| Mathematics | MATH 101, 102, 201, 208 | 14 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ECON 101, 102 | 6 |
| Accounting and Finance | ACCT 110, ACCT 210 | 6 |
| General Education Total | 47 | |
| Course Title | Code | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Statistical Methods for Actuaries | STAT 214 | 4 |
| Financial Management | FIN 250 | 3 |
| Introduction to Probability Theory | STAT 301 | 3 |
| Statistical Inference | STAT 302 | 3 |
| Regression Analysis | STAT 310 | 3 |
| Stochastic Processes for Actuaries | STAT 416 | 3 |
| Time Series | STAT 460 | 3 |
| Financial Mathematics | AS 201 | 3 |
| Mathematics of Financial Derivatives | AS 251 | 3 |
| Actuarial Science Problem Lab I | AS 289 | 1 |
| Introduction to Numerical Computing | MATH 371 | 3 |
| Actuarial Contingencies I | AS 380 | 3 |
| Actuarial Science Problem Lab II | AS 389 | 1 |
| Actuarial Contingencies II | AS 481 | 4 |
| Actuarial Risk Theory and Credibility | AS 484 | 4 |
| Investments | FIN 320 | 3 |
| Islamic Finance | FIN 440 | 3 |
| Course Title | Code | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business and Entrepreneurship | BUS 200 | 3 |
| Introduction to Programming in Python and C | ICS 104 | 3 |
| Introduction to Data Science | ISE 291 | 3 |
| Career Essentials | CGS 392 | 1 |
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | COE 292 | 3 |
A student should choose only 2 courses from the following track option A list.
| Course Title | Code | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Modelling | AS 450 | 3 |
| Survival Models for Actuaries | AS 476 | 3 |
| Topics in Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics | AS 490/491 | 3 |
| Generalized Linear Models | STAT 436 | 3 |
| Enterprise Risk Analysis | AS 460 | 3 |
A student should choose courses from the list below for a total of 3 credit hours.