Actuarial Science (ACTSCI)
Actuarial Science Courses
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Overview of the actuarial profession, financial risks, and types of insurance products; risk components; and risk evaluation methods.
Prerequisites: completion of GER Quantitative Literacy Part A (QL-A) requirement, or Math Placement Level 30, or a grade of C or higher in any 100-level Math course (excluding MATH 194 or MATH 199) or MATH 111/PHILOS 111.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
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4 cr. Undergraduate.
Examination of annuities, loans, bonds, portfolio immunization, and interest rate swaps. Foundational preparation for the Financial Mathematics (FM) Professional Actuarial Exam.
Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in MATH 211(P) or MATH 232(P).
Course Rules: Previously MATH 311.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
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1 cr. Undergraduate.
Professional topics such as healthcare, pensions, life insurance, property and casualty, reinsurance, and regulation.
Prerequisites: ACTSCI 290(P).
Course Rules: May be retaken for cr once. Counts as repeat of MTHSTAT 591.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
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1 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of topics from ACTSCI 391 along with practice and preparation for the Financial Mathematics (FM) Professional Actuarial Exam.
Prerequisites: ACTSCI 391(C) or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of MTHSTAT 593. Retakeable up to 2 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
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1 cr. Undergraduate.
Continuation of probability topics from MTHSTAT 361 along with practice and preparation for the Probability (P) Professional Actuarial Exam.
Prerequisites: MTHSTAT 361(C) or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of MTHSTAT 592. Retakeable up to 2 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
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1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Apply principles and techniques of actuarial science in business, governmental and other appropriate settings.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing, 6 cr 300-level or above in ACTSCI or MTHSTAT, and GPA in ACTSCI and MTHSTAT courses at least 2.5.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023.
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3 cr. Undergraduate.
Mathematical models in finance and economics, corporate finance.
Prerequisites: MTHSTAT 361(P); ACTSCI 391(P).
Course Rules: Counts as repeat of MTHSTAT 692.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
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3 cr. Undergraduate.
Long term insurance coverage, single life survival models, life insurance, annuities, benefit and premium random variables, mortality models.
Prerequisites: ACTSCI 391(P), MTHSTAT 361(P), and MTHSTAT 362(C).
Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of MTHSTAT 691.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
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3 cr. Undergraduate.
Long term insurance coverage, single life survival models, life insurance, annuities, benefit and premium random variables, mortality models.
Prerequisites: ACTSCI 593(P); MTHSTAT 362(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Loss models for short term insurance and their statistical fitting.
Prerequisites: MATH 234(P) or MATH 240(P) and MTHSTAT 362(P).
Course Rules: Previously MTHSTAT 596.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021.
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3 cr. Undergraduate.
Credibility theory, ratemaking, and reserving.
Prerequisites: MATH 234(P) or MATH 240(P) and MTHSTAT 362(P).
Course Rules: Previously MTHSTAT 597.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2018.
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1 cr. Undergraduate.
Independent research on current financial and insurance topics that are not covered in regular actuarial courses.
Prerequisites: senior standing.
Course Rules: May be retaken for cr once.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
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1-6 cr. Graduate.
Apply principles and techniques of actuarial science in business, governmental and other appropriate settings.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Mathematical models in finance and economics, corporate finance.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Long term insurance coverage, single life survival models, life insurance, annuities, benefit and premium random variables, mortality models.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Long term insurance coverage, single life survival models, life insurance, annuities, benefit and premium random variables, mortality models.
Prerequisites: grad st; ACTSCI 593(P); MTHSTAT 362(P).
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Loss models for short term insurance and their statistical fitting.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Credibility theory, ratemaking and reserving.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Risk models; premium principles; reinsurance contracts; ruin theory; ordering of risks; bonus-malus systems; IBNR techniques.
Prerequisites: grad st; MATH 571(P) & ACTSCI 596(P), or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: Previously MTHSTAT 795.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Graduate.
Advanced topics in actuarial science.
Prerequisites: graduate standing; 6 credits of 700 level ACTSCI coursework.
Course Rules: Repeatable to 9 credits max. Counts as a repeat of MTHSTAT 896 with a similar topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/