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Why pursue an actuarial science degree at North Central College?

As leaders in higher education, we have created this actuarial science degree program to deepen your knowledge in mathematical sciences, gain practical experience and pass an actuarial exam.

Our actuarial science program is recognized on the Society of Actuaries listing of Universities and Colleges with Actuarial Programs (UCAP), and we're also one of the few liberal arts institutions with a full-fledged actuarial science major offered jointly by two departments-mathematics and finance. This exposure to "both sides of the house" will vastly heighten, your educational experience and expand job prospects after graduation. And because we keep our classes small, you'll receive all the personal attention you need to prepare for the probability and financial mathematics exams you'll need to pass before working in the field. In the last three years, the pass rates for actuarial exams for our students are between 75 and 90 percent. In addition, students who have passed two exams and have a summer internship by their senior year have 100 percent job placement in the actuary industry.

You can also:

• Conduct research on mathematical sciences with your professors as early as your first year on campus.
• Attend local, regional, and national professional conferences.
• Gain hands-on experience by interning in the Naperville area and Chicago.
• Obtain extra help from a peer tutor—or become one yourself.
• Join the Actuarial Science Club and the mathematics honor society Pi Mu Epsilon.
• Take VEE courses approved by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) in applied statistical methods, economics, and corporate finance.
• Take courses that break down the preliminary and secondary actuarial exams.
• Have fees reimbursed if you pass an actuarial exam.

Since 1861, North Central has been a place where new ideas lead to unlimited possibilities. We’re an independent college dedicated to the power of the liberal arts and sciences to transform students into leaders both in their careers and communities. Our nearly 3,000 students study across more than 65 undergraduate and graduate programs, with their education, made richer by supportive faculty and staff, world-class facilities, and countless opportunities to learn beyond the classroom.

A College on the move

Building on the foundation of more than 150 years of excellence, North Central continues to grow with numerous new facilities, programs, and initiatives in the works.

The College opened with 40 students in a single two-story building in Plainfield, Illinois. Since then we’ve changed names twice (to North-Western, then North Central), moved once (from Plainfield to Naperville), and grown steadily (to about 3,000 students).

Over the years, thousands of dedicated students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends have helped us thrive through the toughest challenges – wars, economic crises, social upheavals, and more – and build a future brilliant with hope and promise.

We’ve met the changing needs of students from Civil War veterans to millennial entrepreneurs. And we’ve always stayed true to our heritage of moral courage and forward-thinking.

Today we’re a top-ranked private comprehensive college of the liberal arts and sciences. U.S. News & World Report counts us among “America’s Best Colleges,” one of the top six schools in the Midwest for a “strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.” Students choose from more than 55 undergraduate majors and five graduate program areas.

Although the College originally discouraged organized athletics as a distraction from weightier matters, our 26 intercollegiate sports in NCAA Division III make our athletic department the largest in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW). North Central is proud of its 32 team national championships and 123 individual national champions.

Though affiliated with the United Methodist Church, we welcome and encourage students and staff of all faiths. We are thoughtfully expanding our academic programs to respond to the needs of our ever-changing world, recently adding Middle Eastern and North African Studies, along with Arabic. And we’re transforming our facilities – most dramatically with a new interdisciplinary Science Center located at the corner of Brainard Street and Van Buren Avenue.

It’s been an amazing 150+ years. But it’s clear that the best is yet to come!