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Fall 2008

Statistics and Actuarial Science


Programs

Actuarial Science (MMath)
 
The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science offers a Master of Mathematics in Actuarial Science .

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for students admitted into the MMath - Actuarial Science program are as follows:

  • a four-year honour's Bachelor's degree with a significant statistics or/and actuarial science component;
  • an overall B+ (78%) average from a Canadian university (or its equivalent);
  • three letters of reference, normally from academic sources;
  • proof of competency in English (if applicable), including a TOEFL score of at least 600 and TWE of at least 4.5 for students required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language. (A score of at least 250 is required on the computer version of the TOEFL.) (See Academic Regulations-English language Proficiency Certification for other acceptable tests of English.)

Admission Deadlines: Fall term (September): February 1 of the same year and Spring term (May): December 1 of the previous year.

Applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of Canada and who are not already in Canada on a student visa should apply at least two months earlier than the above dates, to allow time for a visa application.


Degree Requirements

The requirements for the MMath degree in Actuarial Science are as follows:

i) Course work option:
  • Eight term-courses with an overall average of at least 70%. Courses are selected in consultation with the advisor, and the Graduate Officer for Actuarial Science. Normally, at least six of the eight term-courses should be labelled ACTSC. At least three 900-level courses must be taken, at least two of which must be labelled ACTSC. Substitution of relevant non-ACTSC courses is subject to approval of the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies.
  • Completion of Research and Teaching Seminar during the first year of the program.
  • MMath Milestone Master's Research Paper
ii) Thesis option:
  • Four one-term courses with an overall average of at least 70%. The four one-term courses should include at least one 900-level Actuarial Science course.
  • Completion of Research and Teaching Seminar during the first year of the program
  • A Master's Thesis

A student can select the coursework or thesis option in consultation with their supervisor. This can be done after registering in the program. 


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