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Bond University

Gold Coast , Queensland ,Australia

Bachelor of Actuarial Science

Actuarial Science is a highly regarded profession, where you can be well rewarded for your analytical and problem solving skills, and ability to lead. This degree prepares you for a career as an actuary who can work anywhere in the world.

Bond is the only university in Queensland, and one of only seven in Australia, to offer the fully accredited Actuarial Science program by the Actuaries Institute, in addition to recognition agreements with the Society of Actuaries worldwide.The Bachelor of Actuarial Science is an innovative and immersive program that combines elements of economics, finance, statistics, data analytics and advanced mathematics to develop techniques for the management of risk and business decision making. The Bachelor of Actuarial Science is taught via smaller classes for personalised attention and unparalleled access to Bond University's Macquarie Trading Room and Bloomberg data-sourcing terminals. The program develops students’ skills in the challenge of crunching 'big data' numbers to create practical solutions for real world problems. Employment opportunities include working as an investment analyst, portfolio manager, actuarial consultant, insurance actuary, superannuation actuary, risk analyst, big data analyst, liability manager and high level manager. Successful completion of the program can lead to Part I qualification with the Actuaries Institute

Intakes

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Application Processing Time in Days: 14

Application Process

More information Required
10 Days
Possible interview call from Institution
10 Days
Provisionl/Unconditional offer
20 Days
Visa Process
30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Australia’s most desirable graduates

  • Australia’s highest employer satisfaction with graduates (2018 Employer Satisfaction Survey)
  • Rated five stars for employability (QS star ratings 2017-2019)
  • Australia’s #1 university for student experience for the past 14 years

Bond’s employability and career services span across four key areas, all of which can be tailored to your career goals and ambitions. 

  • Career guidance
  • Beyond Bond
  • Industry placements
  • The Employability Lab

 

PSW Opportunity

3 years of Post-study work visa

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

A minimum of three (the best three) A level grades are used for entry.
A maximum of two AS level subjects may be combined to substitute for one A Level subject.
Bachelor of Actuarial Science requires a minimum of 11.
Faculty of Law requires a minimum total of 10 points.
All other Faculties and programs require a minimum total of 5 points.
Points system:
A level subjects: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
AS level subjects: A=2.5, B=2, C=1.5, D=1, E=0.5

For India 

All programs (except Bachelor of Actuarial Science)
All Indian Secondary School Certificate (AISSC) or Indian School Certificate (ISC) - minimum 65% average in the best four subjects.

Minimum 70% average in the best four subjects for the following State Board Secondary Education exit awards:

  • Intermediate Certificate from the Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education
  • Pre University Certificate from the Karnataka Board of Pre-University Education
  • Higher Secondary certificate form the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
  • Higher Secondary certificate from the Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education
  • Intermediate Certificate from the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education

Bachelor of Actuarial Science
All Indian Secondary School Certificate (AISSC) or Indian School Certificate (ISC) - minimum 74% average in the best four subjects.

Minimum 74% average in the best four subjects for the following State Board Secondary Education exit awards:

  • Intermediate Certificate from the Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education
  • Pre University Certificate from the Karnataka Board of Pre-University Education
  • Higher Secondary certificate form the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
  • Higher Secondary certificate from the Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education
  • Intermediate Certificate from the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education
  • Bond University imposes a minimum age requirement of 17 years

Bond's programs are taught and assessed in English, so depending on your educational background and citizenship, you may be required to provide evidence that your English language ability meets our requirements. This may include submitting results from an approved English Language Test taken in the past two years - you can see the required results for the most common approved tests below. There are other ways to demonstrate English language proficiency and gain entry into this program, including demonstrating prior study in English, or other qualifications. If your qualification does not meet the English language requirements then you will need to provide an English proficiency test for admission.

INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM (IELTS) ACADEMIC
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Overall score 6.5 with no sub score less than 6.0
PEARSON TEST OF ENGLISH (PTE) ACADEMIC
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic Overall score 58 with no Communicative Scores below 50
TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERNET-BASED TEST (TOEFL IBT)
Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) Overall score 79 (no scores below 21 in Writing, 18 in Speaking, and 16 in Reading and Listening)