Overview

To become an actuary, you need to meet a series of requirements set by the Society of Actuaries or one of the other more specialized actuarial societies. These requirements consist of educational experiences (college courses), a series of tests and some specialized short courses offered by the Society.

Typically, you will meet the educational experience requirements in college and take one or two tests before you graduate from the Actuarial Science major at Calvin University.

Careers

After graduation from college, most prospective actuaries immediately take positions in the industry and continue studying for and taking actuarial exams while on the job. Most employers pay for these tests and many give paid time off to study for them. There are also graduate programs in actuarial science, but they are not necessary and a majority of actuaries do not follow this route.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Financial Accounting
Corporate Finance
Investments
Special Topics in Finance
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Multivariable Calculus
Probability and Statistics
Computational Bayesian Statistics
Mathematical Statistics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

124 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Grand Rapids, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.62

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To apply to Calvin, please submit the following:

Calvin University Application OR The Common Application
High school transcript – submitted by your guidance counselor through the application.
Official college/university transcripts – if you’ve done any college or university course work.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

40500 USD / year

≈ 40500 USD / year
Out-of-State

40500 USD / year

≈ 40500 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

40500 USD / year

≈ 40500 USD / year

Living costs

Grand Rapids

United States

990 - 1710 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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