STAT470

Actuarial Mathematics

Prerequisite: 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (MATH240, MATH461, MATH341); and 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (MATH340, MATH241). Recommended: STAT400. Major mathematical ideas involved in calculation of life insurance premiums, including compound interest and present valuation of future income streams; probability distribution and expected values derived from life tables; the interpolation of probability distributions from values estimated at one-year multiples; the 'Law of Large Numbers' describing the regular probabilistic behavior of large populations of independent individuals; and the detailed calculation of expected present values arising in insurance problems.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.27 between 1,011 students*

STAT470 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 5.93%
A: 33.53%
A+: 14.94%
B-: 3.56%
B: 16.02%
B+: 8.11%
C-: 2.18%
C: 6.82%
C+: 3.17%
D-: 0.1%
D: 1.48%
F: 1.88%
W: 2.08%
other: 0.2%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.