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JS6729
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science 理學士(精算學)
BSc(Ac)
Short Description
The 6729 BSC(AC) programme is the only programme in Hong Kong accredited by the UK’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. It provides formal academic training to students who wish to join the actuarial profession. It is specifically designed to prepare students to sit the early actuarial examinations of the professional bodies for actuaries, thus allowing them to readily join the actuarial profession with internationally-recognised qualifications upon graduation.
Although actuarial science is a separate discipline with its own area of knowledge, modern actuarial training requires multidisciplinary knowledge in probability, statistics, economics, investment, finance, law, taxation and accounting. The HKU Actuarial Science curriculum reflects this requirement by incorporating various interdisciplinary courses into the basic yet comprehensive actuarial training.
The 6729 BSC(AC) programme aims to equip students with a solid background in actuarial science, and enable them to develop the confidence and analytical skills needed to define and tackle problems in actuarial science and related fields. Students should also be able to evaluate and measure various kinds of risk using effective quantitative methods, and become proficient in formulating and communicating practicable business strategies with professionalism as well as accuracy.
Remarks:
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Requirements
- Programme Entrance Requirements
- General Entrance Requirements
| Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| CHINESE LANGUAGE | 3 |
| CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT1 | Attained |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 4 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 | 4 |
Remark:
- Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting(s) will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
The result(s) of Liberal Studies, Combined Science and Integrated Science achieved in previous sitting(s) will also be considered.
| Core Subjects | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| CHINESE LANGUAGE | 3 |
| CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT3 | Attained |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART | 2 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) | 3 |
| ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING)4 | 3 |
| Or | |
| ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 | 3 |
Remark:
- "Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education” is referred to as “HKDSE”.
- "Attained with Distinction" obtained prior to 2018, or "Attained with Distinction (I)" or "Attained with Distinction (II)" obtained in or after 2018, in Applied Learning subjects (other than Applied Learning Chinese) will be used as additional supporting information. In the meantime, student learning experiences in Applied Learning subjects may be considered within the context of other learning experiences in their application.
- Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
- Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. The minimum requirement is Grade E.
Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination
In general, most of the programmes offered by HKU consider the best results achieved by candidates in different combination of sittings, except for a few programmes which only consider the latest results. Few programmes may also impose a penalty on HKDSE repeaters. Please refer to https://www.hku.hk/dse for details.
First Year Tuition Fee
HK$ 42,100
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Statistics
Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2023 | 171 | 77 | 140 | 161 | 152 | 701 |
| 2022 | 157 | 56 | 139 | 175 | 147 | 674 |
| 2021 | 163 | 81 | 127 | 195 | 151 | 717 |
| 2020 | 159 | 78 | 113 | 185 | 146 | 681 |
| 2019 | 191 | 87 | 150 | 158 | 170 | 756 |
| 2018 | 175 | 61 | 112 | 158 | 157 | 663 |
| 2017 | 149 | 58 | 113 | 131 | 159 | 610 |
| 2016 | 117 | 55 | 103 | 129 | 167 | 571 |
| 2015 | 98 | 57 | 110 | 152 | 168 | 585 |
| 2014 | 133 | 50 | 90 | 152 | 211 | 636 |
| 2013 | 129 | 37 | 90 | 116 | 206 | 578 |
| 2012 | 83 | 44 | 93 | 129 | 225 | 574 |
Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2023 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2022 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2021 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2020 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2019 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2018 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2017 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2016 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2015 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2014 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2013 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2012 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |