Transferring to Actuarial Science
This is
something that many Mathematics students are interested in.
But there are also some misconceptions. Here is what you need
to know.
- It is not automatic. The
Actuarial Science Degree is run by AMS. This is a separate
department from the Mathematics Department and they
operate their own entry criteria. There is no automatic
right of transfer.
- Actuarial Science is
highly competitive and intellectually demanding. It is not
something that can be chosen on whim because you like to
the idea of earning big salaries --- so do a lot of other
people.
- Usually, transfers do
not occur until the end of the second year. In addition,
It would be expected that you would have been on the MSAS
programme in Mathematics for the first two years. This is
because the MSAS programme and the AMS programme are
essentially the same in the first two years.
- Before you would be
considered for transfer, you would have to show that you
were a strong MSAS student. In this context, strong means
that your average over the two years was at least 65%.
- As a first point of
contact, if transfer is something you are considering
being considered for, then please email John Phillips in
AMS j.phillips@hw.ac.uk