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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Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

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Credits

18 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fairfax, United States

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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 Fees

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36477 USD / year

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36477 USD / year

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14138 USD / year

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Living costs

Fairfax

United States

1330 - 2300 USD / month

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