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Please note that it does not account for any general education, university, or unit requirements outside the major.  \n\n| FIRST YEAR |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Fall\u003Cbr>MATH 2A or 3A (4-5 units) WRITING 2 (4-5 units) ECON 1 (4-5 units)*\u003Cbr>-Microeconomics VEE | Winter\u003Cbr>MATH 2B OR 3B (4-5 units) CMPSC 8 (4 units)\u003Cbr>ECON 2 (4-5 units)*\u003Cbr>-Macroeconomics VEE | Spring\u003Cbr>MATH 4A (4 units) CMPSC 9 (or 16) (4 units) ECON 3A (4-5 units)*\u003Cbr>-Accounting VEE |\n| SECOND YEAR |  |  |\n| Fall\u003Cbr>MATH 6A (4 units) PSTAT 10 (4 units) MATH 4B (4 units) | Winter\u003Cbr>PSTAT 8 or MATH 8 (5 units)** MATH 6B (4 units)\u003Cbr>ECON 10A (5 units)*\u003Cbr>-Prerequisite for ECON 134A | Spring\u003Cbr>PSTAT 120A (4 units)\u003Cbr>-Exam P |\n| THIRD YEAR |  |  |\n| Fall\u003Cbr>PSTAT 120B (4 units)\u003Cbr>-Exams P, ASTAM\u003Cbr>-Mathematical Statistics VEEPSTAT 171 (4 units)\u003Cbr>-Exam FM | Winter\u003Cbr>PSTAT 160A (4 units)\u003Cbr>-Exams MAS I, MAS II\u003Cbr>PSTAT 126 (4 units)\u003Cbr>-Exams SRM, MAS I | Spring\u003Cbr>WRITING 107B (4 units)\u003Cbr>PSTAT 170 (4 units)\u003Cbr>-Exam FAM |\n| FOURTH YEAR |  |  |\n| Fall\u003Cbr>PSTAT 174 (4 units)\u003Cbr>-Exams SRM, MAS IPSTAT ELECTIVE – Area D | Winter\u003Cbr>PSTAT 172A (4 units)***\u003Cbr>-Exam FAM\u003Cbr>PSTAT ELECTIVE – Area D | Spring\u003Cbr>PSTAT 172B or 160B (4 units)***\u003Cbr>-PSTAT 172B: Exams FAM, ALTAMPSTAT ELECTIVE –Area E\u003Cbr>-ECON 134A*: Finance VEE |\n\nPreparation Coursework for Exams  \nP: 120A, 120B FM: 171  \nFAM: 170, 172A, 172B, 173, 183  \nASTAM: 120B, 120C, 173, 183  \nALTAM: 172B  \nSRM: 126, 131, 174  \nPA: 131  \nMAS I: 120B, 120C, 126, 131, 160A, 172A, 173, 1  \nMAS II: 131, 160A, 173  \nVEE Credit:  \nEconomics:  \nECON 1 (Microeconomics)  \nECON 2 (Macroeconomics)  \nAccounting and Finance:  \nECON 3A (Accounting)  \nECON 134A (Finance)  \nMathematical Statistics:  \nPSTAT 120B  \nMust earn a B-or higher in each course to receive the associated VEE credit.  \nImportant Information  \nArea D: 8 units from: PSTAT 105, 120C, 127, 130, 131, 160B or 172B (not used in Area C), 173, 175, 176, 183***  \nArea E: 4 units from: other PSTAT courses not used above; Math 104A-B-C, 108A-B, 117, 118A-B-C, 124A-B, 132A-B; Econ 100B, 101, 134A-B, 141, 155, 170, 171  \nRecommended Electives: ECON 134A, PSTAT 130  \n-For SOA Track: 120C, 131, 172B, 173, 175 183  \n-For CAS Track: 127, 131, 160B, 173, 183  \n*ECON 1, ECON 2, ECON 3A, ECON 10A, and ECON 134A, while not required by the Actuarial Science major, are highly recommended for those interested in earning VEE Credit while at UCSB. 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