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Actuarial Science (Co-op) - Master of Actuarial Science (MActSc) at University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo, Canada

Programme overview

Fast-track your career in actuarial science with the Master of Actuarial Science (MActSc) - Co-op program. Take your quantitative background and get the skill and knowledge to be a professional actuary. The only program in North America that’s accredited by both the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), it has also been designated as a Centre of Actuarial Excellence by the Society of Actuaries (SOA).

Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics  |  Department: Statistics and Actuarial Science  |  Duration: 16 months  |  Study mode: co-op  |  Intake: Fall (September - December); application deadlines: January 6 (for admission in September)  |  Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Study option(s): Coursework.

Career pathways

Fast-track your career in actuarial science with the Master of Actuarial Science (MActSc) - Co-op program. Take your quantitative background and get the skill and knowledge to be a professional actuary.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A four-year honour's bachelor's degree with an overall 78% average from a Canadian university (or its equivalent). An interview and diagnostic test may be required.

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.

Terms run fall (September to December), winter (January to April) and spring (May to August). Programmes are currently accepting applications for fall 2027; intake terms vary by programme.

Graduate applications are made online through the Graduate Studies Application and the non-refundable application fee is $150 CAD per program, paid in the applicant portal. Deadlines are set by each programme (for example MDSAI part-time: fall January 15, winter July 1). Apply two to four weeks ahead of the programme deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.apply.uwaterloo.ca/apply/

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