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D.  \nAssociate Professor VanderWerf Hall 214  \n616-395-7525 [bekmetjev@hope.edu](bekmetjev@hope.edu)  \n27 Graves Place Holland, Michigan 49423  \nPhone: 616-395-7530  \nFax: 616-395-7123  \n[https://hope.edu/academics/mathematics/](https://hope.edu/academics/mathematics/)  \nHope College Department of  \nMathematics and Statistics  \nPre-Actuary Information  \nHope College  \nDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics Recommendations for the Pre-Actuary  \nWhat is Actuarial Science?  \nActuarial science is a field of study that uses mathematical models to put a present dollar value on future risky events. Historically, most actuaries have worked in the insurance and pensions industries.  \nToday, actuaries are also involved in financial decision making for both individuals and companies. CareerCast recently rated actuary as the top profession based on work environment, income, outlook, job security, stress and other factors. In particular, the actuarial profession is often called the “zerounemployment” profession because typically the demand for actuaries has outpaced supply. Visit [www.beanactuary.org](www.beanactuary.org for more)[ for more](www.beanactuary.org for more)[ ](www.beanactuary.org for more)information about the actuarial profession.  \nWho becomes an actuary?  \nActuaries are people who have very strong quantitative abilities, enjoy working in the business world, and who want to start their careers immediately after they attain their undergraduate degree (no post-graduate degree required) . Again, visit [www.beanactuary.org for more](www.beanactuary.org for more) information  \nRecommendations  \nStudents must have passed the first of a series of certification exams before graduating in order to be competitive for jobs after graduation. Additionally, students who have completed Society of Actuaries certified Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) college courses, have had an internship in the actuarial field, and/or have completed subsequent actuarial certification exams are even more competitive for actuarial positions upon graduation.  \nFirst Exam  \nStudents should take Probability (Math 365) and Probability for Actuaries (Math 366) after taking at least the first two semesters of calculus. At the end of the courses, students are ready to take the first actuarial certification examination.  \nVEE Courses  \nThrough our department and the Department of Economics and Business, we offer all of the Society of Actuaries VEE courses. These include Mathematical Statistics (Math 362), Macroeconomics (Econ 211), Microeconomics (Econ 212), Financial Management (Bus 371), and Econometrics (Econ 306) .  \nInternships  \nThe Career Services Office offers connections to summer internships with firms in Grand Rapids, Chicago, Detroit and beyond. Students may also obtain semester long internships as part of the Chicago or Philadelphia semester programs. 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