Asheville Citizen-Times

Appalachian State University will offer a degree in actuarial sciences beginning in August. The bachelor of science degree will be based in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

In addition to courses offered in the math department, students also will take courses from the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance.

“We have built this major from the ground up, following guidelines of the Society of Actuaries,” said Mark Ginn, chairman of Appalachian’s Department of Mathematical Sciences. “Currently, it’s the only one of its kind at any of the UNC system schools. Several have what we had in the past, where students who wanted to be actuaries majored in math and took business electives.” Read full story