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I figured as much.</p>
<p>Actuaries have to pass a series of tests to become licensed/make more money. You can pass the first one or two just from taking Math 310 and 312 here at UVA, or so I believe I was told. Usually you are paid to work while you study for the other 5 or so (I think there are 7… Haven’t researched it in a while), but you need to pass the first 1 or 2 before you can get employed. They’re pretty tough from my understanding.</p>
<p>Here are some ideas about the kinds of things you would do and learn in each concentration:</p>
<p>Financial math (including actuary): Are you interested in applying calculus to things like statistics and economics and modeling economic situations?
Prob/stat concentration (including actuary): Are you interested in applying calculus to statistics and modeling all sorts of situations?
Graduate concentration: Are you interested in the distiguished majors program? Are you interested in graduate school? Do you love proofs? Do you love proving calculus and knowing why it works in every instance instead of knowing how to solve the problems with numbers?
Teacher ed: Do you want to teach math (nothing higher than calculus typically, and the lower range is usually pre-algebra or 6th grade)? The courses in this concentration are a nice sampling of everything the math department has to offer.
Basic concentration: Do you want to do something else with math and choose your own course requirements more freely?</p>
<p>You will need to decide your concentration when you get here, you can always put basic and change it later if you want to be more specified.</p>
<p>HTH and good luck with your spring courses and your transfer admissions.</p>