Overview
The Actuarial Sciences Graduate MA Certificate at George Mason University content provides students with specific training related to the following exams administered by the Society of Actuaries (SOA):
- Financial Mathematics Exam
- Long-Term Actuarial Mathematics Exam
- Short-Term Actuarial Mathematics Exam
- Statistics for Risk Modeling Exam
- Investment and Financial Markets Exam
Key facts
The courses also provide a solid foundation for the corresponding Casualty Actuary Society (CAS) exams. Passing the first professional exam, i.e. the SOA Probability Exam, is equivalent to meeting the prerequisites for the certificate courses in the area of probability and statistics.
The Actuarial Sciences Graduate Certificate may only be pursued on a part-time basis.
Programme Structure
Courses include
- Regression and Time Series
- Advanced Mathematical Statistics in Actuarial Sciences
- Financial Mathematics
- Actuarial Modeling
- Financial Derivatives
- Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models
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Other requirements
General requirements
Interested applicants must submit three letters of recommendation. GRE scores are not required.
- Students intending to pursue the Actuarial Sciences Graduate Certificate must have three semesters of calculus, a course in linear algebra (equivalent to MATH 203 Linear Algebra), a calculus-based course in probability (equivalent to MATH 351 Probability), and statistics (equivalent to MATH 352 Statistics). Passing the first professional exam, i.e. the SOA Probability Exam, is also sufficient preparation for the certificate program.
Tuition Fee
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27360 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1520 USD per credit -
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In-State
10602 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 589 USD per credit
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