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Students are expected to enrol in honours courses upon their decision to become honours majors. In addition to the requirements specified by the Faculty of Science (see Section 3), students are required to complete the following program of study:

0.5 FCE - Mathematics 273

1.5 FCE - Mathematics 281, 283, 381

2.0 FCE - Mathematics 211 or 213 or 221, 311 or 313, 321, 323

0.5 FCE - Computer Sciences 231 or 217 or 235

1.5 FCE - Statistics 421, 429, 517

4.0 FCE - Selected from any courses labelled Statistics at the 400 level or above

0.5 FCE - Pure Mathematics 435 or 455

0.5 FCE - Pure Mathemati

• It is recommended that 200- and 300-level courses listed above should be taken in the first two years of study. Not every 400- and 500-numbered Statistics and Actuarial Sciences course is offered every year. Students should consult with the divisional office to plan for the upcoming cycle of offered courses as well as for a progress assessment on a regular basis throughout their program.
• Actuarial Science 425 is recommended for students in the Actuarial Science program.
• The following courses are some of the recommend

  Application deadlines: December 1 and May 1. Students are normally required to apply to the Career Services Office.

  The Actuarial Science Co-operative Education programs are five-year degree programs which include 16 months of supervised work experience in various companies and government agencies. Students who wish to enter the Actuarial Science Co-operative Education program are urged to discuss their pre-admission course selection with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics as early in their program as possible.

  Students must have successfully completed at least eight FCE appropriate to their degree program, including Mathematics 321 and 323 and Actuarial Science 327, before commencing the first co-operative education placement. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.70 in the field before commencing the Co-operative Education major program, or a minimum grade point average of 3.30 in the field before commencing the Co-operative Education honours program.

  ed options for Actuarial Science students in second (or subsequent) years:
  • Accounting 317
  • Communication Studies 361, 363
  • At least one of Economics 201 and 301. At least one of Economics 203 and 303
  • Risk Management and Insurance 317 (strongly recommended).
  • Options in first year should be selected with these second year options in mind, in order to satisfy prerequisites. At least one half course in Economics is strongly recommended.
• The following courses are some of the recommended options for Actuarial Science students in third and fourth years:
  • Risk Management and Insurance 449, 459, 559.01, 559.02
• While a university program will prepare you to join the ranks of the actuarial profession, it is also important for a student to begin writing the professional examinations of the Society of Actuaries and/or Casualty Actuarial Society as soon as possible - but normally not before the end of second year studies - if he or she wishes to find employment in the actuarial industry after graduation. The professional examinations are normally offered on campus twice a year. For more information, please contact an advisor in the Division of Statistics and Actuarial Science.

4.0 FCE - Breadth requirement: Non-science options from the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences and the Haskayne School of Business (check Table I in 3.4 Program Requirements for ineligible courses). Of these 4.0 FCE, at least one FCE must be from each of at least two of the aforementioned Faculties. Science 311 may be counted among the four FCE from other faculties

5.0 FCE - Options

Note: The following substitutions allow students to enter the honours program later in their studies:

(a) The calculus sequence Mathematics 281, 283, 381 may be replaced by an average grade of B+ or better in either of the calculus sequences Mathematics 249 or 251, 253, 349, 353; or Applied Mathematics 217, 219, 309 with permission.

(b) Mathematics 273 may be replaced by a grade of B+ or better in Mathematics 271 with permission.

(c) Mathematics 213 may be replaced by a grade of B+ or better in Mathematics 211 or 221 with permission.

(d) Pure Mathematics 455 may be replaced by a grade of B+ or better in Pure Mathematics 435 with permission.

Students must complete the following four courses in addition to the regular requirements for the BSc and the BSc Honours in Actuarial Science degree programs: Co-operative Education 501.01, 501.02, 501.03, 501.04. Co-operative Education 501.05 is not required but may be completed.

In addition to the Faculty and Departmental regulations governing Honours and Major programs and the regulations governing Co-operative Education programs, the following regulations apply. A minimum grade point average of 2.70 must be maintained for continuation in the BSc degree programs. A minimum grade point average of 3.30 must be maintained for continuation in the BSc Honours degree program. In the Co-operative Education programs students must take study and work terms consecutively and be registered full time. The Co-operative Education courses are in addition to the normal requirements for the BSc degree programs in Actuarial Science. Students must complete the same required courses and number of courses as required for a student completing the traditional degree program. Upon completion of each Co-operative Education work term, the student must present a work term report to the Co-operative Education representative in the Division of Statistics and Actuarial Science.

The first four-month work term (Co-operative Education 501.01) is normally taken in the summer between Years Two and Three. The remaining four-month work terms are taken during the last three years of the program. (Note that additional faculty requirements are not included.) Other combinations of work and study terms are also possible.

It is suggested that students follow either Sequence A or Sequence B.

Sequence A

*Students with credit in Mathematics 349 should choose Math 353 in the following semester. Students with credit in Math 381 may choose an option within the field.

Sequence B

*Students with credit in Mathematics 349 should choose Math 353 in the following semester. Students with credit in Math 381 may choose an option within the field.