Actuarial Science at Hampshire

Actuarial Science is typically a major only offered at large schools. This put me in an interesting position during my senior year of high school because I wanted to attend a small liberal arts school and study actuarial science. I ultimately decided on Hampshire College because I could design my own major in actuarial science and take many of the necessary courses in the five college consortium. As far as I know, I am the only one who has come to Hampshire to specifically study to become an actuary. I developed my concentration on my own, and I’m creating this page so that if anyone else wants to become an actuary while attending Hampshire College.

-Jackie Micheller

To successfully create a concentration in actuarial science, one must take the prerequisite courses, pass a few actuarial exams, and participate in a related internship. To learn more about actuarial science and the actuarial exams visit http://beanactuary.org

Courses

 * Finance
 * Economics of Corporate Finance at Smith College
 * Microeconomics
 * Introductory Economics at Hampshire College
 * Intermediate Microeconomics at Smith College
 * Macroeconomics
 * Introductory Economics at Hampshire College
 * Intermediate Macroeconomics at Smith College
 * Mathematics
 * three semesters of calculus
 * Calculus in Context at Hampshire College
 * Calculus II at Hampshire College
 * Calculus III at Mount Holyoke College
 * one semester of linear algebra
 * Linear Algebra at Mount Holyoke College
 * two semesters of calculus-based probability and statistics
 * Probability at Amherst College
 * Statistics TA at Hampshire College
 * applied statistical analysis
 * Intro to Econometrics at Amherst College
 * Business (such as marketing)
 * Leadership Perspectives at UMass
 * computer science courses
 * Coding Images at Hampshire College
 * communication courses, such as writing, technical writing, speech, or drama courses
 * other liberal arts classes

Internships

 * REU at WPI in Industrial Mathematics- Actuarial Group (Summer)
 * Actuarial Internship at Hanover Insurance Group (Part-time during school year)

Exams

 * P
 * Course: Mathematical Foundations of Actuarial Science at UMass
 * Materials: Free practice problems from soa.org
 * FM
 * Course: Actuarial Financial Mathematics
 * Materials: ACTEX Manual
 * MLC
 * Course: Independent Study in Life Contingencies
 * Materials: The Infinite Actuary online course