2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Mathematical Sciences, B.A.: Actuarial Science Option

General Education 41-42

Foundations Requirements 13

 

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2024RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

MATH 1054: Students who do not qualify on the placement test to take MATH 1054 must take MATH 1000 first. Students whose qualifying score on the placement test makes them eligible to take MATH 2415 may take that course instead. In that case the student must take another 3 credits in free electives to total 120 S.H.

ENG 1030 and all major courses require a grade of C or better

MATH 1000 and ENG 1030: Prerequisite for CPS 1231.

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Psychology

3

Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

 
Computer Science 3
CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

MATH 1000 and ENG 1030: Prerequisite for CPS 1231.

Science 4

PHYS 2091 or PHYS 2095: (Recommended)

PHYS 2091GENERAL PHYSICS I

4

OR

PHYS 2095PHYSICS I

4

Select One GE Approved Science course from areas below:
Biology

3-4

Chemistry or Physics

3-4

Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences

3-4

Interdisciplinary

3

Additional Required Courses 16

Additional Required Courses 16

CPS 2231COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

4

ECO 1020PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCS I

3

ECO 1021PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMCS II

3

ACCT 2200PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I

3

FIN 3310MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATE FINANCE I

3

Academic Major 43

All major courses require a grade of C or better.

Foundation Core Courses 18

MATH 2415CALCULUS I

4

MATH 2416CALCULUS II

4

MATH 2995MATRIX & LINEAR ALGEBRA

3

MATH 3415CALCULUS III

4

MATH 3544PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS

3

Concentration Courses 16

MATH 2526APPLIED STATISTICS I

3

MATH 2800MATHEMATICAL SOFTWARE

1

MATH 3640FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

3

MATH 3690MATH MODELS FOR ECONOMICS AND FINANCE

3

MATH 4545MATHMATEMATICAL STATISTICS

3

MATH 4560THEORY OF INTEREST

3

Major Elective Courses 6

(With advisement, from 3000-4000 level)

MATH

3

MATH

3

Major Capstone Course 3

MATH 4890SENIOR SEMINAR IN MATHEMATICS (W.E.)

3

MATH 4890: Writing Emphasis (WE) course. Requires a grade of C or better.

Free Electives 19-20

At least 50% of Free Electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 Level. 

Additional courses in Computer Science, Physics or other Sciences, Technology, Economics or Management Science recommended.

No Mathematics courses allowed other than MATH 1000 and Optional Internship Courses.

MATH 1996 Optional Research Methods (1 credit)

MATH 3171, MATH 3172, MATH 3173, MATH 329, MATH 3292 or MATH 3293 (Optional) Internship Courses. May be taken up to 6 credits.

Total Credit Hours: 120