Actuarial ScienceGraduate Program Summary |
Graduate Degrees OfferedM.S. Application ChecklistRequired by Office of Graduate Studies
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Application Deadline For Priority Consideration Fall: March 1 Spring: September 1Otherwise Rolling admissions, contact the department for more information.
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Description of ProgramThe actuarial science program provides opportunities for students seeking employment in the areas of life insurance, pensions, and property or casualty insurance. The program has produced actuaries in the United States, Canada, and over a dozen other countries. The program is available for students who have a strong mathematical preparation, including calculus and mathematical statistics. Many successful students, however, have backgrounds in educationor in other non-mathematical fields. The degree requires a minimum of 36 hours without a thesis. At least nine hours must be in insurance, finance, statistics, or economics. Students are encouraged to take as many classes as possible in finance and insurance and to join the Actuarial Science Club. The club provides students with a better understanding of the actuarial profession, assists in preparing for the professional actuarial examinations, and fosters close relationships among students in the common pursuit of an career in actuarial science.
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ContactGraduate Chair Professor Colin RamsayStaff Assistant Ms. Kathy Schoonover402-472-2330 Department Address 210 CBALincoln NE 68588-0490 Department Website
http://cba.unl.edu/dept/... |
Faculty and Research
| Warren Luckner | Social Insurance; Asset-Liability Management | |
| Mostafa Mashayekhi | Bayes Decision Theory; Credibility Theory; Survival Models; Stochastic Calculus in Actuarial Mathematics | |
| Colin Ramsay | Risk Theory; Pensions; Credit Insurance |


