actuarial science - help finding stuff

Pugman went and got me interested in looking deeper into the career of actuary. However I am unable to find any real actuarial science (bachelors) degrees online. I am also not finding statistics degrees either. I also read economics would be okay, but only found one of those at strayer.

I'd rather not do the testing out thing.. not really a good learning method for me. Anyone have suggestions?

 

I am in the insurance business and work with actuaries everyday.
I think the best route is to get a B. of Science in Mathematics and then start taking the Society of Actuary Exams, I think there are 10.
http://www.soa.org/ccm/content/
http://www.beanactuary.org/exams/
This is an excellent choice if you like math.
You'll always be employed and well paid.
A+

 

Nathe, I agree with Pilot regarding the enrolling in college courses first...and then taking the exams.

More specifically, when I was in school, I took the Calc sequence, then Exam 1. Then 2 stat classes for Exam 2....and so on resulting in a degree (and 5 passes).

For what it's worth, I would have never passed any of the actuary exams with out Actex study guides. The college courses were fine as a foundation - but one really needs Actex to pass. Kind of like cramming for CLEP credit...which brings up the issue of testing out of Math via Clep and perhaps sitting for Exam 1 (Just an Idea...)

Oh, I did find NorthEastern offers online actuarial courses.

Let me know if you have questions.

Greg

 

Pugman's link didn't work for me, try this one.

 

Barron's Guide to Distance Learning lists an Actuarial Science course at the University of Waterloo www.uwaterloo.ca . You might also look at degrees in Insurance.

 

Was an actuary - now teaching math. A degree in math will serve you well, as will a degree in statistics. Actuarial science is really just code for a math degree with a heavy emphasis in stats. There are online MS degrees in stats - Colorado State and RIT come to mind.