Actuarial Science (Major) at Simon Fraser University

Programme overview

Bachelor of science major in actuarial science offered by the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science. Students complete 120 units including at least 44 upper division units, 28 of them in the major, and graduate with a CGPA of 2.5 or better.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science | Study mode: full-time | Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Lower division requirements include RISK 101 Introduction to Insurance or RISK 102 The Science of Risk, MATH 150 or 151 Calculus I, MATH 232 or 240 linear algebra, BUS 217W Critical Thinking in Business, BUS 251 Financial Accounting I and BUS 254 Managerial Accounting I. Upper division study covers actuarial mathematics, actuarial finance and actuarial communication.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students may be admitted by direct entry on their university application, or by application to the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, after they have been admitted. Visit this website to view admission requirements. No student may complete, for further credit, any course offered by the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science which is a prerequisite for a course the student has already completed with a grade of C- or higher without permission of the department.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May) terms; most students start in the fall term.

Fall 2027: high school applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027; other post-secondary transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027. Summer 2027: all applications open 1 December 2026 and close 15 January 2027. Spring 2027: all applications opened 1 July 2026 and close 15 September 2026.

The non-refundable application fee is 86 CAD for domestic students and 130 CAD for international students, payable online by credit card. Applications are submitted through EducationPlannerBC.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission.html

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