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Offered by Department of Mathematics and Statistics:

Statistics Major

Actuarial Science
Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5906

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 5
MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytical Geometry - 5 hours
*Students with insufficient preparation will enter the mathematics program at a lower level increasing total hours needed to complete the major.
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours Comment: prereq for ECON 320
Personal Development minimum = 2
BS Science-related course requirements = 0
Major Option = 55
Minimum total hours required coursework = 100
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 25
Minimum total hours required for BS in Statistics/Actuarial Science Comprehensive = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

Must be completed with no grade below a "C".

A. Statistics/Actuarial Science Comprehensive Requirements (34 hours required)
Take all of the following:
MATH 202, Calculus II with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
MATH 260, Calculus III - 5 hours
MATH 414, Theory of Compound Interest - 3 hours
MATH 440, Linear Algebra - 3 hours
MATH 481, Math of Life Contingencies I  - 3 hours
STAT 345, Applied Statistics I - 3 hours
STAT 441, Probability and Statistics - 3 hours
STAT 442, Mathematical Statistics - 3 hours
STAT 448, Regression Analysis - 3 hours
STAT 458, Applied Time Series Analysis - 3 hours
 
B. Statistics/Actuarial Science Comprehensive Supporting Courses (21 hours required)
Take 1 course from:
CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 112, Programming in C - 3 hours
Take all of the following:
BACC 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, sophomore standing)
BACC 251, Principles of Accounting II - 3 hours
BFIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours
BFIN 316, Insurance - 3 hours
BFIN 408, Corporate Finance - 3 hours
ECON 320, Economic Theory, Intermediate Microeconomics - 3 hours

11 May 2006
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