<p>Hi, I'm considering double majoring in Accounting and Applied Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science. Is this a good idea? I think I want to be an actuary, but I want leeway to be something else related to it as well if it's not for me.</p>
<p>How heavy are the math requirements for actuarial science? You might be able to do a CS major instead, which is substantially more practical than applied math.</p>
<p>It sounds like you have already looked into this at the institution you will be attending, but some places have actuarial science majors, concentrations, or tracks in math curricula. Also, I’m not really sure how useful accounting will be for doing actuarial stuff, but I don’t know that much about it. Now, if accounting was going to be your backup, that’s one thing.</p>
<p>Double majoring is a fine idea if you are interested in two subjects, but if one of them is just a security blanket you are doing yourself a disservice. Ditto for minoring.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, where will you be going?</p>
<p>I will be going to Murray State University. They don’t have an actual Actuarial Science major, but they do have a track with emphasis on the actuarial sciences.</p>
<p>Definitely do that track. Actually, I’d recommend dropping the major or the minor and doing one or the other (or a double major with CS) or something. No need to be too spread out. Accounting is quite technical and doubling with that may be harder than necessary.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks for the help.</p>
<p>I am not a fan of “double” majoring. I am a fan of “dual” majoring where you take enough cross-listed courses (courses that are part of both majors) so that you still only take 120 semester/180 quarter credits.</p>