<h2>What classes would one require (or would help) to pass those exams, anyways? I’d imagine Statistics, but what else on the math side? on the econ side? </h2>
<p>Sample schedule for a Penn State Actuarial Science major</p>
<p>[Actuarial</a> Science — Smeal Undergraduate Student Exchange](<a href=“http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/academics-advising/degree-requirements/majors/actuarial-science]Actuarial”>http://ugstudents.smeal.psu.edu/academics-advising/degree-requirements/majors/actuarial-science)</p>
<p>Classes include:</p>
<p>Risk and Insurance</p>
<p>Compound Interest/Annuities</p>
<p>Stat - Intro to Probability Theory</p>
<p>Life Contingencies</p>
<p>Stat - Intro to Math Stats</p>
<p>Life Insurance</p>
<p>Property/Liability Insurance Market</p>
<p>Fundamentals of Private Pensions</p>