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With this knowledge, they help businesses measure and manage risk, develop new products, and make strategic value-enhancing decisions. In high demand, actuaries work for and with businesses engaged in many different types of activities, including life-, health-, and property-casualty insurance, banking, investments, ﬁnancial services, government, energy, e-commerce, marketing, and consulting.  \nStudents studying actuarial science will acquire the knowledge base and skills in ﬁnance, mathematics, and statistics needed to pass the preliminary actuarial exams offered by the Society of Actuaries and Casualty Actuarial Society, while acquiring essential business skills to be successful in the ﬁeld.  \nUndergraduate Major  \nThe Department of Finance in the Ivy College of Business offers a major in actuarial science. Students will complete the business general education requirements (including business foundation courses), supporting courses/major prerequisites, business core requirements for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree, and 23 additional credits in the major.  \nThe actuarial science major, intended for students with strong quantitative backgrounds and interest in business, has the goal of educating students in business and risk management, while providing the background and training needed for certiﬁcation as an actuary (via the 5 preliminary exams of the profession) . The major is an excellent opportunity for individuals who want to use advanced technical and analytical skills to solve important business problems.  \nCertiﬁcate  \nThe certiﬁcate in actuarial science is available from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for non-actuarial science majors at Iowa State (or students who hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution) . The certiﬁcate requires 23 credits from a designated list of courses. There are 7 prerequisite courses required for the certiﬁcate's required courses.  \nThe certiﬁcate is intended for students who wish to prepare for a career in the ﬁeld while obtaining the advanced technical and analytical skills in their chosen major. Students studying mathematics, statistics, or other quantitative STEM disciplines will ﬁnd their primary coursework matches well with the prerequisites and courses required for the certiﬁcate. Students completing the certiﬁcate will have sufﬁcient background to pass the ﬁrst 4 preliminary exams of the profession, along with applying actuarial mathematics to problems in ﬁnance, investments, and risk analysis for a broad range of businesses and consumers.  \nFor undergraduate curriculum in business, major in actuarial science.  \nThe Department of Finance offers a major in actuarial science. 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