Welcome to Penn State Actuarial Science!
If you are a new student, congratulations! Penn State has the largest actuarial program in the U.S. so there are lots of resources to help you along the path to becoming an actuary!
To learn about the beginnings of the Actuarial Science program at Penn State, read this SOA article written by Dr. Shapiro, the founder of the program.
The Actuarial Science Club website is a gold mine for information about actuarial science at Penn State. Start off with the "What is an Actuary" page to see if actuarial science is the right career for you. If you haven't already, join the club's mailing list (no message needed).
To learn about the beginnings of the Actuarial Science program at Penn State, read this SOA article written by Dr. Shapiro, the founder of the program.
The Actuarial Science Club website is a gold mine for information about actuarial science at Penn State. Start off with the "What is an Actuary" page to see if actuarial science is the right career for you. If you haven't already, join the club's mailing list (no message needed).
Scheduling Details
There are three ways to pursue Actuarial Science at Penn State:
1) Risk Management: Actuarial Science Option through the Smeal College of Business
2) Actuarial Mathematics through the Eberly College of Science
3) Actuarial Statistics through the Eberly College of Science
All three of these require the same Actuarial courses, but the entrance to major courses differ.
Check out this sample schedule for Risk Management: Actuarial Science Option, this for Math majors, and this for Stat majors.
It may be helpful for Eberly students to look at the Smeal schedule because the Smeal schedule incorporates exams, all VEE courses, and a Statistics minor.
1) Risk Management: Actuarial Science Option through the Smeal College of Business
2) Actuarial Mathematics through the Eberly College of Science
3) Actuarial Statistics through the Eberly College of Science
All three of these require the same Actuarial courses, but the entrance to major courses differ.
Check out this sample schedule for Risk Management: Actuarial Science Option, this for Math majors, and this for Stat majors.
It may be helpful for Eberly students to look at the Smeal schedule because the Smeal schedule incorporates exams, all VEE courses, and a Statistics minor.
Major Forum
Each year, the Actuarial Science Club hosts a Major Forum to teach incoming students about Actuarial Science at Penn State. This event is mandatory for all first-year students, so be sure to attend! The date and time for the upcoming Major Forum will be posted to the homepage.
Here are the PowerPoint slides from last year's Major Forum.
Here are the PowerPoint slides from last year's Major Forum.
