Business Administration Minor, Actuarial Track

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(counted as Minor in Business Administration)

Mathematics majors who wish to enhance their job marketability and improve their resumes may select one of the following Mathematics Career Tracks. Students earn a minor in a related field upon completion of their chosen track.

Actuarial Track
Students who complete the following 18 hours earn an Actuarial career track in preparation for becoming a certified actuary. A student completing the Actuarial Track will earn a minor in Business Administration.

Required Math Courses:

(will count toward the Mathematics major)

MTH 3210 Probability 3 Hours
MTH 3220 Mathematical Statistics 3 Hours

Requirements

ACC 2410 Accounting Principles I 3 Hours * (Transfer Students only) and
ACC 2420 Accounting Principles II 3 Hours (Transfer Students only)
or
ACC 2440 Integrated Accounting Principles I 3 Hours and
ACC 2450 Integrated Accounting Principles II 3 Hours
or
ACC 2430 Integrated Accounting Principles 6 Hours
ECO 2210 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Hours
ECO 2220 Principles of Microeconomics 3 Hours
FIN 3210 Business Finance 3 Hours
FIN 3460 Investment Portfolio Management 3 Hours

Suggested Additional Courses

ECO 3220 Money and Banking 3 Hours
ECO 4100 Introduction to Econometrics 3 Hours
FIN 3380 Insurance and Risk Management 3 Hours
FIN 4460 Investment Management 3 Hours

Total: 18 Hours

* Course will only be accepted if transferred into Belmont.

Mathematics Placement Test

Placement into Mathematics courses will be determined by the student’s Math ACT or Math SAT scores. Alternatively, students may take the Belmont Math placement exam, which is available on-line to all incoming first-year and transfer students during Towering Traditions. Math faculty members will be available to advise students about their Math courses during Towering Traditions, as well.

Questions about which courses taken at other colleges and universities may be substituted for Math requirements at Belmont should be directed to the chairperson of the Department of Mathematics/Computer Science or the associate dean of the School of Sciences.

Teaching Mathematics

Students who are interested in teaching mathematics at the postsecondary level, doing professional research in mathematics, or certain mathematics-related careers in industry will need to pursue a graduate degree in the field. The following recommendations will help prepare such a student for the rigors of graduate study. [Some substitutions to the suggested list may be appropriate for some students - please check with an advisor]

MTH 3000 Research in Mathematics 1-3 Hours
MTH 4120 Introduction to Analysis 3 Hours
MTH 4140 Abstract Algebra 3 Hours
MTH 4610 Advanced Topics in Mathematics 3 Hours