BSActuarial & Financial Science
| Study location | United States, NEW YORK |
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| Type | Bachelor, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BS (BS at Actuarial & Financial Science) |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English The minimum desired score is at least an 80 on the TOEFL Internet Based Test, a 6 on the IELTS exam, a PTE Score of 60 or 100 Duolingo. |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. |
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Overview
Actuarial & Financial Science:
Learn high-demand skills that position you for a versatile set of career paths ideal for anyone who loves to solve problems and puzzle out complex information.
Why Choose Actuarial and Financial Science?
At Elmira College, our small class sizes and campus community provide individual attention and support to help you broaden your understanding of the world and develop the critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills you need to enter the workforce and succeed as an actuarial professional. This degree joins the fields of mathematics, statistics, and finance, and equips you with the ability to analyze data and assess risk.
What Actuarial and Financial Science Will Teach You?
What you’ll learn are high-demand skills that position you for a versatile set of career paths ideal for anyone who loves to solve problems and puzzle out complex information. As part of the actuarial and financial science degree requirements, we prepare you for two of the challenging Society of Actuaries (SOA) preliminary examinations and three SOA Validation by Educational Experience areas.
Programme structure
Graduates leave this program with a wide array of skills.
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to use technology to evaluate financial markets, investments, and institutions; compile and interpret data, which they can represent both numerically and visually; model financial risk and uncertainty; develop sound written and oral arguments supported by data and quantitative information; and perform time value of money calculations.
Career opportunities
Where Actuarial and Financial Science Can Take You?
A degree in Actuarial and Financial Science provides you with skills in problem-solving, data analysis, and risk assessment. Our program prepares you for a career as an actuary, budget analyst, cost estimator, financial analyst, or insurance underwriter.