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Duluth Campus
Statistics and Actuarial Science B.S.
Mathematics & Statistics
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
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Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2010.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 50 to 51.
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Degree: Bachelor of Science.
The science of statistics is concerned with generating and analyzing data. Actuarial science applies statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance and financial industries. The statistics and actuarial science major trains students for careers in a wide variety of fields from banking and government to health care. Advisers have information on the national actuarial examinations.
Honors Requirements: To graduate with department honors, a student must complete the program with an overall and department GPA of 3.50, satisfactorily complete a research project under the guidance of a faculty member, and convey research results in a public presentation.
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Admission Requirements
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For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about this college's requirements, see
Colleges and
Schools
on the Duluth Web site and the
liberal education program.
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Program Requirements
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Requirements for the B.S. in statistics and actuarial science include:
¿ Liberal education requirements.
¿ Advanced writing requirement: WRIT 31xx.
¿ A minor in an area other than mathematics or a second major. Introduction to Calculus Courses (10 cr)
Calculus I
Take one of the following Calculus I courses:
MATH 1290 - Calculus for the Natural Sciences, LE CAT2 (5.0 cr)
or MATH 1296 - Calculus I, LE CAT2 (5.0 cr)
or MATH 1596 - Honors: Calculus I, LE CAT2, H (5.0 cr)
Calculus II
Take one of the following Calculus II courses:
MATH 1297 - Calculus II (5.0 cr)
or MATH 1597 - Honors: Calculus II, H (5.0 cr)
Statistics and Actuarial Science Core Courses (40-41 cr)
CS 1511 - Computer Science I, LE CAT3 (5.0 cr)
MATH 3298 - Calculus III (4.0 cr)
MATH 3355 - Discrete Mathematics (4.0 cr)
MATH 3280 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra (4.0 cr)
MATH 3941 - Undergraduate Colloquium (1.0 cr)
STAT 3611 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4.0 cr)
STAT 5511 - Regression Analysis (3.0 cr)
STAT 5531 - Probability Models (4.0 cr)
STAT 5571 - Probability (4.0 cr)
STAT 5572 - Statistical Inference (4.0 cr)
Take one of the following two courses:
MATH 4201 - Elementary Real Analysis (4.0 cr)
or MATH 4326 - Linear Algebra (3.0 cr)
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