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They do, and they employ more actuaries than UCLA does.</p>
<p>[Course</a> Requirements: Applied Mathematics - UC Berkeley Department of Mathematics](<a href=“http://math.berkeley.edu/undergraduate_major_require_applied.html]Course”>http://math.berkeley.edu/undergraduate_major_require_applied.html)
[Cal</a> Actuarial League](<a href=“http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~caleague/]Cal”>http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~caleague/)</p>
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I haven’t taken a course at UC Berkeley but I’ve taken the equivalent at UCLA. Like Math 115A (UCLA) == Math 110 (Cal). We use the same texts, and of the exams I’ve viewed at Berkeley from prior semesters I can make the following conclusion: it really depends on the professor. Take an honors upper division course at either (or audit/take a grad course) and you won’t be disappointed if you are seeking rigor. </p>
<p>All in all, both Math departments are solid.</p>