Actuarial Science
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
The Actuarial Science Major works best if you can start in the highest math for which you have completed the prerequisites. If you start the Actuarial Science major in a class lower than MAC2311, you should plan on taking math courses over the summer to get back on course to graduate in four years. If you begin FSU with earned credit for College Algebra, you should take MAC1140 and MAC1114 during Term 1.
Mapping Coordinator: Shellie Camp
Email: scamp@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
| Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
| ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
| MAC2311 Calculus I4 |
| ACG2021 Introduction to Financial Accounting3 |
| GE Core Natural Science with Lab4 |
| ECO2013 Macroeconomics3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 1 |
| Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 1st GE Mathematics ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
| ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
| MAC2312 Calculus II4 |
| GE Ethics3 |
| GE History3 |
| COP3014 Programming I or ISC3313 Intro to Scientific Computing3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 2 |
| Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 2nd GE Mathematics ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Must meet with Department Advisor |
| Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
| MAP4170 Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics4 |
| ECO2023 Microeconomics 3 |
| MAP4174 Actuarial Topics1 |
| RMI3011 Risk Management and Insurance3 |
| MAC2313 Calculus III5 |
| Required Milestones: Term 3 |
| Complete MAC2311 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
| STA4321 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics3 |
| MAP4174 Actuarial Topics1 |
| Foreign Language4 |
| GE Core Humanities/Cultural Practice3 |
| FIN3403 Financial Management of the Firm3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 4 |
| Complete MAC2312 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Begin Foreign Language requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
| MAP4175 Actuarial Models4 |
| GE Natural Science3 |
| MAP4174 Actuarial Topics1 |
| FIN4504 Investments3 |
| Foreign Language4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 5 |
| Complete MAP4170 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete MAC2313 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete COP3014 or ISC3313 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete ACG2021 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Continue Foreign Language requirement |
| Civic Literacy requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
| GE Humanities/Cultural Practice3 |
| Foreign Language4 |
| Scholarship and Practice Course3 |
| Major Elective (1 of 6)3 |
| Major Elective (2 of 6)3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 6 |
| Complete STA4321 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete Foreign language requirement |
| Maintain GPA ≥ 2.50 in courses for major, excluding Term 1-4 milestones |
| Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
| Oral Communication Competency or Upper Division Writing Course3 |
| Diversity Course3 |
| Major Elective (3 of 6)3 |
| Major Elective (4 of 6)3 |
| MAP4174 Actuarial Topics1 |
| Required Milestones: Term 7 |
| Complete a Pre-Graduation check |
| Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
| Oral Communication Competency or Upper Division Writing Course3 |
| Major Elective (5 of 6)3 |
| Major Elective (6 of 6)3 |
| GE Elective3 |
| GE Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 8 |
| Apply for Graduation in 1st two weeks |
Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Actuary, Actuarial Student, Analyst, Actuarial Specialist, Financial Consultant
Representative Employers: Insurance, Consulting, and Financial Firms, Governmental Agencies.
International Opportunities: International study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.
This Map is not a contract, either expressed or implied, between the University and the student, but represents a flexible program of the current curriculum which may be altered from time to time to carry out the academic objectives of the University. The University specifically reserves the right to change, delete or add to any Map at any time within the student’s period of study at the University.
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