The Department of Mathematical Sciences provides advising, courses, and exam preparation sessions to support students interested in pursuing a career in actuarial science. The director of this program is Dr. Paul Pasles. His office is located in St. Augustine Center, Room 324. He can be contacted at 610-519-7345 or email paul.pasles@villanova.edu
Actuaries are people who deal with the financial risks involved in such life experiences as retirement, unemployment, accident, death, and other contingencies of living life. An actuary usually has strong mathematical, statistical, and business skills. A person becomes an actuary by passing a series of eight exams given by an actuary society. Villanova offers courses that prepare students for the first three exams:
| Exam | Courses to take |
| Exam #P | MAT 1500, 1505, 2500, 2705, and 4310 or 5700 |
| Exam #FM | ECO 1001, ECO 1002, MAT 2100, MAT 4550 |
| Exam #MFE | MAT 4550 |
