Program Overview

Master of Actuarial Science, MActSc

Program Overview & Highlights

The Master of Actuarial Science will prepare you for the professional exams necessary to become an Actuary in North America with accreditation accepted in many other parts of the world. You will study and live in Canada for approximately 16 months (4 academic terms) while enrolled in a total of 12 courses. The courses will include actuarial mathematics as required for the Society of Actuaries (SOA) professional exams.

As a professional graduate program, alumni of the M.Act.Sc program are well prepared for careers in insurance, pensions, and healthcare industries. Graduates can also participate in one of the regular offerings of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) exams offered on-site.

Actuarial science includes a number of interrelated subjects, including probability, mathematics, statistics, finance, economics, and mathematics of finance.

UWindsor receives regular company visits from Canada Life, Willis Towers Watson and others, and has an Active Actuarial Club with graduate and undergraduate students.

Experiential Learning

• World-Class Faculty
• Research Opportunities
• Career Development

Admission Requirements

Previous 4-Year Undergraduate Degree

• Average (73% Ontario) CGPA
• Statement of Interest
• Curriculum Vitae
• 2 references
• English proficiency requirements: IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 83 IBT / Duolingo 120 / UWindsor ELIP 3*

Language Requirements

• English proficiency requirements: IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 83 IBT / Duolingo 120 / UWindsor ELIP 3*

Career Tracks

• Actuary
• Financial Sector
• Financial Consulting
• Pension Consulting
• Insurance Underwriter
• Financial Analyst
• Pensions Analyst
• Data Scientist

Land Acknowledgement

The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.