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Actuaries not only learn to see the bigger picture—they can help predict it.

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Our Actuarial Science program, offered as a major and a minor, is designed to prepare students for careers in insurance, risk analysis, pension management, financial planning and other related areas. Students take three semesters of calculus and learn the material for one official exam of the Society of Actuaries – either Exam P or Exam FM.

Programs Offered

 

Sample Courses

  • Calculus
  • Interest Theory
  • Probability
  • Introductory Microeconomics

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Core Curriculum

Your success is at our Core. TCU’s Core Curriculum prepares you to live and work in today’s ever-evolving diverse and global society. It encourages you to be intellectually curious and ask big questions about the world and your place in it.

Special Admission Requirements

There are no special admissions requirements for this program.

Our Faculty

You’ll learn from outstanding and award-winning teachers with doctoral degrees with Berkeley, Chicago, Harvard, Michigan, Princeton, Rice and other top rated universities.

What Sets Us Apart

The teacher-scholar philosophy at TCU means your professors actively immerse themselves in research—often side-by-side with both undergraduate and graduate students. When your teachers are involved scholars themselves, everyone benefits.

Career Prospects

TCU graduates minoring in Actuarial Sciences have gone on to work at major national companies such as Aon, Microsoft and USHEALTH Group.

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