BA/BS in Actuarial Science is a bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science programme taught at Université du Québec à Montréal in Montréal, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. It carries 90.0 credits. Tuition for international students is CAD 28,605 per year (CAD 3,118 per year for local students).
This 90-credit undergraduate program leads to a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in actuarial science, offered in French at the Montreal campus on a full-time or part-time basis, with regular and honours profiles. The curriculum covers actuarial mathematics, probability, statistics, financial mathematics, insurance, and risk modelling, examining how random events such as death, disability, and accidents affect financial outcomes. Coursework spans life insurance, general insurance, pension plans, and finance and investment mathematics, structured as 23 mandatory courses (69 credits) in mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, economics, finance, and accounting. The regular profile adds six optional courses (18 credits); the honours profile allows up to five optional courses (12 to 15 credits) with a research emphasis. Students may complete one paid, credited internship of about 15 weeks in their final year, and all students take one course in business or scientific communication. The program suits students with an aptitude for mathematics who are aiming for careers in actuarial science, quantitative risk modelling, or actuarial finance, with the honours profile oriented toward those considering graduate study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: All admission bases require prior completion of college-level Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus and Linear Algebra and Vector Geometry (or equivalent); candidates missing these are admitted conditionally on passing the remedial courses MAT0600 and MAT0341 (or MAT0343 and MAT0344) within their first year. Direct entry is via a DEC, pre-university or professional, with a minimum cote de rendement (cote R) of 24; a file below that threshold may still be reviewed. Applicants with relevant work experience must be at least 21 years old with 2 years applying mathematics in an industry or commercial setting. Those with prior university study need at least five university courses (15 credits) with a minimum average of 2.5/4.3, and those with a diploma from outside Quebec need at least 13 years of schooling with a minimum average of 12/20. All candidates must prove French proficiency through the DEC's uniform French exam, the Quebec ministry's written test, or UQAM's own written French test; francophone-university graduates are exempt. Admission is offered in the fall and winter trimesters.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Baccalaureat en actuariat (code 7363): automne 2027 1 mars (temps complet)/1 aout (temps partiel), hiver 2027 1 novembre 2026.
