Your major in actuarial science will move you to find ways to manage risk and its financial consequences through strong analytical skills and knowledge in economics, finance, mathematics and statistics. Learn from faculty who use the most current material published by the Society of Actuaries which prepares you for the professional actuarial examinations.

Core classes in actuarial science will include a complete calculus sequence and courses in statistics and probability. In addition, you will also take courses in:

Financial Mathematics
Life Contingencies
Risk Theory
Actuarial Applications in Practice
Credibility Theory
Survival Models
Property Casualty Actuarial Science

As an actuarial science major, you will use your skills to design, price and value financial security systems such as insurance and retirement plans. A creative aspect of actuarial work lies in the forecasting of events. Actuaries are frequently called upon to make decisions that affect the fiscal soundness of financial security programs well into the future. Nebraska graduates have obtained jobs in the field throughout the United States and beyond. Here are examples of recent graduates' employment:

Actual Technician / ROCKHILL INSURANCE
Actuarial Assistant / MILLIMAN CONSULTING
Actuarial Development Program / LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP
Associate Actuarial Analyst / COVENTRY HEALTH CARE
Executive Actuarial Analyst / PACIFIC ORIENT INSURANCE CO. BERHAD
Instructional Technology Specialist / UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
Trainee Actuary / KPMG
Underwriting Service Assistant / STATE FARM
Value Chain Analyst / ATS SECURED
Our Actuarial Science Program is a part of the Finance Department in the College of Business. We offer all undergraduate courses to majors/minors in both the College of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences.