精算科学硕士课程建立在ASU的实力，经验和声誉之上。在保持核心技术学习成果不变的同时，它还包括一套新的，重点突出的专业学习成果，以适应不断发展的保险业的需求。这些课程通过课程作业，独立项目和课堂以外的机会来指导学生的专业能力发展，同时仍牢固地基于精算科学学术技术工作的坚实基础。该计划强调对保险业从业人员面临的当前问题以及精算师提供的创新解决方案的广泛认识和赞赏。<br> <br>精算师必须通过一系列密集的专业考试才能获得资格证书，并且该学位课程为学生做好了准备这些资格考试。
The MS program in actuarial science is designed to allow students to advance their knowledge base by applying mathematical and statistical concepts and data analytics to the disciplines of risk management, finance and insurance. It also includes a new focused set of professional learning outcomes aligned with the needs of the ever-evolving insurance industry, while keeping the core technical learning outcomes in place. These guide students' development of professional competencies through coursework, independent projects and opportunities outside of the classroom, while remaining firmly based on a strong foundation of scholarly technical work in actuarial science. The program emphasizes broad awareness and appreciation of current issues faced by insurance industry practitioners as well as innovative resolutions provided by actuaries. Actuaries must pass a series of intensive professional exams to become credentialed. Program graduates are prepared for the examinations required to become credentialed professionals by the Society of Actuaries or Casualty Actuarial Society and to be competitive employees in the insurance and finance industries.