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Actuarial Science

Metropolitan College

The following courses are electives within the Master of Science in Actuarial Science graduate degree program. They are also open to non-degree students who have an interest in actuarial science and who have completed the prerequisite course work.
  • Introduction to Pension Mathematics

    MET AT 544

    Prerequisites: MET MA 581 or CAS MA 581; MET AT 521; or consent of instructor. - This course covers pension actuarial funding methods and the use of life contingencies. It discusses computations under each method and its use in pension plans worldwide. Actuarial commutation functions are described and applied to calculations. Alternative forms of pension payments are also discussed. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

    Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

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  • SAS with Statistical Applications

    MET MA 603

    Undergraduate Prerequisites: MET or CAS MA 214 - Offers a unified and in-depth coverage of the statistical computer package SAS and its statistical applications. Topics include the language of SAS, data formatting, creating and storing SAS data sets, fi le manipulations, macros, and graphics. Also included are procedures for statistical techniques selected from analysis of variance, regression, factor analysis, scoring, and categorical data analysis. Several large data sets are used as case studies, emphasizing hands-on experience with SAS for Windows. Laboratory course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

    Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

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