统计系的所有学位课程（精算科学除外）均为公开报名。要攻读精算科学专业，学生必须通过精算学会（SOA）的一项考试，通常是FM考试，然后才能宣布精算科学专业。精算师是业务专业人员，他们分析风险的财务后果。精算师使用统计，数学和金融理论来研究不确定的未来事件，尤其是那些与保险和养老金计划有关的事件。他们评估了这些事件的可能性，并设计出创新的方法来降低可能性，并减少实际发生的不利事件的影响。他们的工作需要强大的分析技能，商业知识以及对人类行为的理解相结合，才能设计和管理控制风险的程序。<br> <br>职业机会-
An actuary is a statistician who analyzes the financial consequences of risk. Actuaries use statistics, mathematics, and financial theory to study uncertain future events, especially those of concern to insurance and pension programs. They evaluate the likelihood of those events and design creative ways to reduce the likelihood and decrease the impact of adverse events that do occur. Their work designing and managing programs that control risk requires a combination of strong analytical skills, business knowledge, and understanding of human behavior.