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JS6729

Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science 理學士(精算學)

BSc(ActuarSc)

Short Description

The HKU BSc(ActuarSc) programme is the only actuarial science programme in Hong Kong accredited by the UK’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. HKU is also a Center of Actuarial Excellence designated by the Society of Actuaries of the US. The programme 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, big data analytics, 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 HKU BSc(ActuarSc) 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.

Note:

Under the current agreements with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries of the UK and the Society of Actuaries of the US, students with a course or examination mark above a certain threshold in courses offered by the BSc(ActuarSc) programme may be exempted from taking specified professional actuarial examinations.

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Programme Website

https://saasweb.hku.hk/programme/as.php

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
MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2	4
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE)	3

Remark:

Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting(s) will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.

The calculation of programme score considers category A subjects and M1/M2 only. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.

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. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.
The result(s) of Combined Science and Integrated Science achieved in previous sitting(s) will also be considered.

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$ 44,500

Subject to approval

Contacts

School of Computing and Data Science

Email: cds.admission@hku.hk

Tel: 3917 2466

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year	Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D	Band E	Total
2024	239	105	154	198	162	858
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

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Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)

Year	Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D	Band E	Total
2024	54	0	0	0	0	54
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

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Footnote(s)

¹As the 2025/26 academic year is the beginning of the 2025/26 - 2027/28 triennium for which the allocation of UGC-funded places is still subject to the Government's approval, the number of intake places shown above is indicative only and subject to changes or confirmation.